Thursday 1 October
10:45 - 11:45
Euretina Session 1 - VR 1: Eye Openers: High-stakes surgical cases
Cases
Chairpersons:
N. Eter (Germany) & P. Stanga (UK)
12:00 - 13:00
Euretina Session 2 - Neovascular Macular Degeneration
Chairpersons:
F. Bandello (Italy) & A. Loewenstein (Israel)
15:00 - 16:00
Euretina Session 3 - Diabetic Retinopathy & DME
Chairpersons:
T. Ach (Germany) & D.Zur (Israel)
Friday 2 October
08:30 - 09:30
Euretina Session 4 - Tumours
Chairpersons:
J. Kiilgaard (Denmark) & H. Heimann (UK)
11:00 - 12:00
Euretina Session 5 - Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairpersons:
P. Udaondo (Spain) & M. Romano (Italy)
12:15 - 13:45
Euretina Session 6 - Results of Clinical Trials & Late Breaking News Session
Chairpersons:
M. Zinkernagel (Switzerland) & A. Khanani (USA)
15:15 - 16:15
Euretina Session 7 - Retinal Vasculitis Unmasked: Integrating Multimodal Imaging, Systemic Evaluation and Biologic Therapies
Chairpersons:
C. Pavesio (UK) & B. Bodaghi (France)
16:30 - 17:30
Euretina Session 8 - IRD & Paediatrics
Chairpersons:
B. LeRoy (Belgium) & I. Audo (France)
Saturday 3 October
09:00 - 10:00
Euretina Session 9 - Myopia
Chairpersons:
K. Ohno-Matsui (Japan) & J. M. Ruiz-Moreno (Spain)
11:30 - 12:30
Euretina Session 10 - Non Neovascular Macular Degeneration
Chairpersons:
F. G. Holz (Germany) & S. Zweifel (Switzerland)
14:15 - 15:15
Euretina Session 11 - The Future of Retina: A Global Leadership Forum
Chairpersons:
A. Chang (Australia), D. Do (USA), Ken Nischal (USA), N. Eter (Germany), O. Okonkwo (Nigeria) & M. Amon (Austria)
15:30 - 16:30
Euretina Session 12 - Artificial Intelligence
Chairpersons:
P. Keane (UK) & M. Zinkernagel (Switzerland)
16:45 - 17:45
Euretina Session 13 - Robotics
Chairpersons:
N. Eter (Germany) & P. Stalmans (Belgium)
Sunday 4 October
09:00 - 10:00
Euretina session 14 - Diabetic Retinopathy and Vascular Diseases
Chairpersons:
E. Midena (Italy) & E. Pilotto (Italy)
10:15 - 11:15
Euretina Session 15 - VR Battle
Chairpersons:
K. Rezaei (USA) & N. Eter (Germany)
11:30 - 12:30
Euretina Session 16 - The global hot topics on imaging the retina
Chairpersons:
S. Vujosevic (Italy) & T. Peto (UK)
12:45 - 13:45
Euretina Session 17 - Congress Highlights
Chairpersons:
N. Eter (Germany), A. Loewenstein (Israel) & M. Zinkernagel (Switzerland)
Thursday 1 October
16:15 - 17:28
Opening Ceremony, Euretina Lecture
& August Deutman Awards
Chairpersons:
N. Eter (Germany), M Zinkernagel (Switzerland), A Loewenstein (Israel), J Kiilgaard (Denmark)
Thursday 1 October
10:45 - 11:45
Symposium – Retina and Systemic Disease: Associations and Diagnostic Clues
Chairpersons:
D. Sarraf (USA) & E. Souied (France)
12:00 - 13:00
Symposium – Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinal Diseases: When the Future Becomes the Present
Chairpersons:
P. Udaondo Mirete (Spain) & M. Zinkernagel (Switzerland)
12:00 - 13:00
Symposium – Advances in Tamponades for Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairpersons:
M. Romano (Italy) & D. Steel (UK)
12:00 - 13:00
Symposium – Intermediate AMD – New Approaches for Characterising Disease Severity and Progression
Chairpersons:
R. Guymer (Australia) & Z. Wu (Australia)
12:00 - 13:00
Symposium – The risk of visual impairment in high myopia: role of slowing strategies, diagnosis, and follow-up
Chairpersons:
A. Couturier (France) & K. Ohno-Matsui (Japan)
12:00 - 13:00
Symposium – Videotutorial: Retinal Detachment - Vitrectomy step by step
Chairpersons:
S. Priglinger (Germany), H. Heimann (UK), D. Yorston (UK) & G. Pertile (Italy)
15:00 - 16:00
Symposium – EMA Regulatory course – Basic principles and current clinical/methodological topics in medicines regulation in the EU
Chairpersons:
E. Wischnitzki (Austria) & H. Hijma (The Netherlands)
15:00 - 16:00
Symposium – Medical Retina Mystery Cases
Chairpersons:
A. Fung (Australia), W. Mieler (USA) & D. Sarraf (USA)
15:00 - 16:00
Symposium – Oculomics for neurodegenerative diseases of the brain
Chairpersons:
T. Peto (UK) & S. Wagner (UK)
15:00 - 16:00
Symposium – Retinal toxicity secondary to systemic treatments: a rapidly growing field. Key lessons for daily clinical practice
Chairpersons:
W. Tucker (UK) & S. Degli Esposti (UK)
Friday 2 October
08:30 - 09:30
Symposium – VR Surgery: Who Says There’s No Evidence?
Chairpersons:
A. Fung (Australia) & R. Hillier (UK)
08:30 - 09:30
Symposium – Case Club 1
Chairpersons:
A. Tufail (UK) & R. Schlingemann (The Netherlands)
11:00 - 12:00
Symposium – The Euretina Debate
Chairpersons:
R. Hussain (UK), S. Lesnik-Oberstein (UK), S. Zweifel (Switzerland) & L. Vajzovic (USA)
11:00 - 12:00
Symposium – Research Session 1- Imaging
Chairperson:
T. Ach (Germany), C Klaver (The Netherlands)
11:00 - 12:00
Symposium – Survival Guide for the Retina Specialist: When Retinal Diseases Pretend to Be Something Else
Chairpersons:
A. Fung (Australia) & M. Pellegrini (Italy)
12:15 - 13:15
Symposium – EuroVersion International Surgical video case content
Chairpersons:
M. Romano (Italy), M. Falcao (Portugal), S. Ozdek (Türkiye) & G. Caputo (France), S Saidkasimova (UK), A Laidlaw (UK), P Stavrakas (Greece), M Berrocal (USA)
12:15 - 13:15
Symposium – Global Perspectives on Diabetic Macular Edema: From Biomarkers and Imaging to Complex Surgical Management
Chairpersons:
D. Zur (Israel) & A. Loewenstein (Israel), M Iglicki (Argentina)
12:15 - 13:15
Symposium – Mastering Retinal Lasers: Practical Skills, Simulation, and Myth-Busting for Retina Specialists
Chairperson:
S Salvatore (UK), N. Lois (UK)
12:15 - 13:15
Symposium – AI Crash-course: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Ophthalmology
Chairpersons:
J. Zarranz-Ventura (Spain) & M. Fonseca (Spain)
15:15 - 16:15
Symposium – Retina Imaging A Window to Systemic Health
Chairpersons:
G. Corradetti (USA) & S. Sadda (USA)
16:30 - 17:30
Symposium – How Advances in Choroidal Imaging Are Redefining Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Pathogenesis and Management ?
Chairpersons:
E. Bousquet (France) & C. Boon (The Netherlands)
16:30 - 17:30
Symposium – Modern imaging and AI in diabetic retinopathy: biomarkers to bedside
Chairpersons:
A. Fawzi (USA) & A. Couturier (France)
Saturday 3 October
09:00 - 10:00
Symposium – Research Session 2 - Molecular, cell science
Chairperson:
J. Kiilgaard (Denmark), R Schlingemann (The Netherlands)
11:30 - 12:30
Symposium – ESASO Video session: Real-World Management of Challenging Cases of Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairpersons:
M. Romano (Italy) & A. Loewenstein (Israel)
11:30 - 12:30
Symposium – Retina International & Euretina Joint Session - Fostering Retinal Innovation in Europe through Structured Collaboration
Chairpersons:
F. Badura (Ireland) & N. Eter (Germany)
14:15 - 15:17
Symposium – Endophthalmitis Treatment: A Global Perspective
Chairpersons:
R. Velez-Montoya (Mexico) & M. Muqit (UK)
14:15 - 15:15
Symposium – From Data to Insights: Harnessing the Power of AI to Transform Drug Development and Clinical Care
Chairperson:
D. Ferrara (USA) & P. Keane (UK)
14:15 - 15:15
Symposium – Optimising Vision in AMD Patients with GA through surgical intervention
Chairpersons:
B. Stanzel (Germany) & A. Loewenstein (Israel)
14:15 - 15:15
Symposium – Experimental surgery in vitreoretina: how, when, and why it matters
Chairperson:
R. Anguita (UK) & G. Bhardwaj (Australia)
14:15 - 15:15
Symposium – When the Retinal Exam Is Not Enough: Ocular Drug-Related Adverse Effects from Systemic Medications
Chairpersons:
S. Rizzo (Italy) & M. Romano (Italy)
15:30 - 16:30
Symposium – New insights into uveitis pathophysiology: the host-pathogen interaction from infectious to autoimmune
Chairperson:
A. Agarwal (United Arab Emirates) & C. Pavesio (UK)
15:30 - 16:30
Symposium – DICOM, FHIR, OMOP, openEHR - Demystifying Data Standards in Eye Care
Chairpersons:
L. Fuhrmann (Germany) & M. Schargus (Germany)
15:30 - 16:30
Symposium – Surgical Options in Ocular Hypotony after Intraocular Surgery - an Overview on Pathogenesis and Surgical Options
Chairpersons:
A. Wolf (Germany) & S. Gotzaridis (Greece)
16:45 - 17:45
Symposium – Case Club 2
Chairpersons:
A. Tufail (UK) & R. Schlingemann (The Netherlands)
16:45 - 17:45
Symposium – Multimodal Imaging in Uveitis (MUV): Updates from IUSG on Non-Infectious Posterior Uveitis
Chairpersons:
A. Agarwal (United Arab Emirates) & V. Gupta (India)
16:45 - 17:45
Symposium – Vitreous Insights: Translating Degeneration into Surgical and Therapeutic Strategies
Chairpersons:
A. Schulz (Germany) & K. van Overdam (The Netherlands)
16:45 - 17:45
Symposium – More Than Machines: Elevating Patient Communication in the AI Era
Chairpersons:
T. Aslam (Germany) & A. Hawkins (UK)
Sunday 4 October
09:00 - 10:00
Symposium – Hot Seat Retina – What’s Your Next Move?
Chairpersons:
S. Priglinger (Germany) & P. Udaondo Mirete (UK)
09:00 - 10:00
Symposium – Volunteering as an Ophthalmologist in Low-Resource Settings: What to Do (and Not to Do)
Chairpersons:
T. Peto (UK) & P. Lanzetta (Italy)
10:15 - 11:15
Symposium – EVICR.net – European Vision Clinical Research Network
Chairpersons:
F. Bandello (Italy) & H. Scholl (Switzerland)
11:30 - 12:30
Symposium – Integrating Artificial intelligence based large language models in Vitreoretinal surgery
Chairpersons:
R. Anguita (UK) & P. Udaondo Mirete (Spain)
11:30 - 12:30
Symposium – Dome-Shaped Maculopathy: Everything You Need to Know in 60 Minutes
Chairperson:
F. March de Ribot (Spain) & A. Vaze (Australia)
12:45 - 13:45
Symposium – InTRIS symposium From Structure to Function: The New Era of Retinal Imaging
Chairpersons:
M. Munk (Switzerland) & G. Querques (Italy)
12:45 - 13:45
Symposium – Virtual Clinics in Retinal Care
Chairperson:
R. Anguita (UK) & A. Tufail (UK)
Thursday 1 October
10:45 - 11:45
Instructional Course – Practical Tips for Serous Detachments
Chairpersons:
Y. Subhi (Denmark) & E. van Dijk (The Netherlands)
10:45 - 11:45
Instructional Course – Becoming an Expert Grader in Vitreoretinal Surgical OCTs
Chairpersons:
R. Anguita (UK) & A. Couturier (France)
10:45 - 11:45
Instructional Course – Pachychoroid: Practical tips in diagnosis and management
Chairpersons:
A. Fawzi (USA) & G. Cheung (Singapore)
10:45 - 11:45
Instructional Course – Can you guess the IRD gene? A potpourri of pathognomonic features
Chairpersons:
F. Chen (Australia) & J.P. Holton (Norway)
10:45 - 11:45
Instructional Course – The Tumour Course Session 1: Vascular Tumours and Lymphoma
Chairpersons:
E. Kilic (The Netherlands) & J.F. Kiilgaard (Denmark)
12:00 - 13:00
Instructional Course – Optimizing patient selection with geographic atrophy for potential current and future therapies
Chairpersons:
R. Gallego-Pinazo (Spain) & J. Monés (Spain)
15:00 - 16:00
Instructional Course – The Euretina VR Section Highlights Reel – Video Analysis Of What Wins the Game in Macular Hole Surgery.
Chairpersons:
P. Udaondo Mirete (Spain) & M. Romano (Italy)
Friday 2 October
08:30 - 09:30
Instructional Course – Pediatric Retina I: Navigating the Complexities of Pediatric Retinal Surgery: Practical Insights
Chairpersons:
S. Agarwal-Sinha (USA) & S. Iyer (USA)
08:30 - 09:30
Instructional Course – A practical guide to the use of ultrasound diagnostics in vitreoretinal conditions
Chairpersons:
P. Skov Jensen (Denmark) & O. Zeitz (Germany)
08:30 - 09:30
Instructional Course – Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: New Insights into Pathogenesis, (Differential) Diagnosis & Evidence-Based Treatment
Chairpersons:
C. Boon (The Netherlands) & E. van Dijk (The Netherlands)
08:30 - 09:30
Instructional Course – Eight Critical Lessons That Retina Specialists Need to Know in Managing Uveitis
Chairpersons:
Q. Dong Nguyen (USA) & C. Or (USA)
08:30 - 09:30
Instructional Course – Setting Up a Clinical Trial in AMD: Key Methodological and Clinical Considerations
Chairpersons:
U. Chakravarthy (UK) & E. Borrelli (Italy)
08:30 - 09:30
Instructional Course – From Gene to Retina: How to Read and Act on a Genetic Report in Clinical Practice - Part I
Chairpersons:
M. Nassisi (Italy) & I. Audo (France)
11:00 - 12:00
Instructional Course – Surgical techniques for subretinal drug delivery
Chairpersons:
R. MacLaren (UK) & F. Nerinckx (Belgium)
11:00 - 12:00
Instructional Course – Optimising retinal vein occlusion management: Practical strategies for the modern retinal specialist
Chairpersons:
R. Anguita (UK) & D. Zur (Israel)
11:00 - 12:00
Instructional Course – Inherited Retinal Disease Course - Part 2
Chairpersons:
C. Hoyng (The Netherlands) & C. Boon (The Netherlands)
12:15 - 13:15
Instructional Course – Ten years of Carlevale IOL; what we have learned, and what we can do better.
Chairpersons:
C. Carlevale (Itals) & S. Gotzaridid (Greece)
12:15 - 13:15
Instructional Course – Oculomics and Artificial Intelligence in Retinal Diseases: The Retina as a Window to Systemic Health
Chairpersons:
D. Bacherini (Italy) & S. Rizzo (Italy)
12:15 - 13:15
Instructional Course – Inherited Retinal Disease Course - Part 3
Chairpersons:
C. Klaver (The Netherlands) & C. Hoyng (The Netherlands)
15:15 - 16:15
Instructional Course – Controversies and Innovations in Surgical Management of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Chairpersons:
P. Tyagi (UK) & A. Laidlaw (UK)
15:15 - 16:15
Instructional Course – The Macula Matters: Optimising Outcomes in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair
Chairpersons:
T. Williamson (UK) & A. Grabowska (UK)
15:15 - 16:15
Instructional Course – Focus on Type 3 Macular Neovascularization: From Pathoanatomy to Clinical Management
Chairpersons:
G. Querques (Italy) & U. Schmidt-Erfurth (Austria)
15:15 - 16:15
Instructional Course – Posterior staphyloma as driver of myopic macular degeneration
Chairpersons:
S. Yzer (The Netherlands), C. Klaver (The Netherlands) & F. Amoroso (France)
15:15 - 16:15
Instructional Course – Inherited Retinal Disease Course - Part 4
Chairpersons:
B. LeRoy (Belgium) & C. Boon (The Netherlands)
16:30 - 17:30
Instructional Course – Surgical Management of Refractory Macular Holes
Chairpersons:
D. Grewal (USA) & K. Kadonosono (Japan)
16:30 - 17:30
Instructional Course – Unexpected surgical Outcomes: Lessons and Prevention
Chairpersons:
R. Anguita (UK) & G. Pertile (Italy)
16:30 - 17:30
Instructional Course – Optimisation of acquisition and interpretation of optical coherence tomography angiography in neovascular AMD
Chairpersons:
U. Chakravarthy (UK) & D. Ferrara (USA)
16:30 - 17:30
Instructional Course – A Practical Approach to Adult Myopia and its Correlated Complications
Chairpersons:
J. Ruiz-Moreno (Spain) & L. Arias Barquet (Spain)
16:30 - 17:30
Instructional Course – The Tumour Course: Session 2: Management of Intraocular Pigmented Lesions
Chairpersons:
R. Hussain (UK) & H. Quhill (UK)
16:30 - 17:30
Instructional Course – Demystifying Retinal Dots and Spots: Differential Diagnoses and Management
Chairpersons:
A. Amato (Italy) & G. Iarossi (Italy)
Saturday 3 October
09:00 - 10:00
Instructional Course – Pharma Vitrectomy: Innovations and Applications
Chairpersons:
P. Lanzetta (Italy) & F. Boscia (Italy)
09:00 - 10:00
Instructional Course – Viscoelastic Agents in Vitreoretinal Surgery: From Basic Principles to Advanced Applications
Chairpersons:
A. Laidlaw (UK) & E. Pedrotti (Italy)
09:00 - 10:00
Instructional Course – Practical approach to management of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV)
Chairpersons:
A. Koh (Singapore) & R. Silva (Portugal)
09:00 - 10:00
Instructional Course – Microperimetry in Retinal Diseases: Diagnostic Role, Clinical Utility, and Future as a Regulatory Endpoint
Chairpersons:
G. Reiter (Austria) & R. Dolz Marco (Spain)
09:00 - 10:00
Instructional Course – The Tumour Course: Session 3: Management of Intraocular Amelanotic Lesions
Chairpersons:
HD. Chou (Taiwan) & R. Hussain (UK)
09:00 - 10:00
Instructional Course – In Focus: Case-Based Clinical Perspectives on Diabetic Macular Edema
Chairpersons:
A. Sharma (India) & B. Kuppermann (USA)
11:30 - 12:30
Instructional Course – AI in Clinical Practice: A Practical Patient-Centered Roadmap for Geographic Atrophy Management
Chairpersons:
R. Schwartz (UK) & C. Baumal (USA)
11:30 - 12:30
Instructional Course – New OCT Signatures Based on Clinical Case Presentations ; Understanding the New OCT Acronyms
Chairpersons:
D. Sarraf (USA) & E. Bousquet (France)
11:30 - 12:30
Instructional Course – Learning from Mistakes: Pitfalls in Diagnosis and Management of Uveitis - A Case-Based Approach
Chairpersons:
I. Testi (UK) & C. Pavesio (UK)
14:15 - 15:15
Instructional Course – The Art of Scleral Buckling: An A to Z Practical Guide
Chairpersons:
P. Petrou (Greece) & A. Chandra (UK)
15:30 - 16:30
Instructional Course – Proliferative vitreoretinopathy: Beyond surgical management.
Chairpersons:
A. Grabowska (UK) & J. García-Arumí (Spain)
15:30 - 16:30
Instructional Course – OCTA in Clinical Practice: When to Use, When to Skip - Interactive Case-Based Approach
Chairpersons:
P. Viggiano (Italy) & S. Vujosevic (Italy)
16:45 - 17:45
Instructional Course – Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 – New Insights and emerging Treatments Options
Chairpersons:
K. Pfau (Germany) & C. Egan (UK)
16:45 - 17:45
Instructional Course – Beyond Visual Acuity – metamorphopsia, aniseikonia, and quality of life in vitreoretinal disorders
Chairpersons:
D. Yorston (UK) & A. Pečaku (Canada)
Sunday 4 October
09:00 - 10:00
Instructional Course – Euretina Course: Beyond Beckman: Recognizing and Managing Atypical AMD Presentations
Chairpersons:
A. Tufail (UK) & C. Klaver (The Netherlands)
09:00 - 10:00
Instructional Course – From Structure to Function Course
Chairpersons:
O. Trivizki (Israel) & A. Loewenstein (Israel)
10:15 - 11:15
Instructional Course – Management of Macular Edema in Surgical Retinal Pathology: Novel Concepts
Chairperson:
A. Govetto (Italy)
10:15 - 11:25
Instructional Course – Choroidal Circulation: Anatomy, Imaging, Clinical Applications, and Management Strategies
Chairpersons:
M. Saravia (Argentina) & N. Holekamp (Switzerland)
10:15 - 11:15
Instructional Course – Uveitic Macular Edema in 2026: Imaging Biomarkers, Precision Therapy, and Practical Decision-Making
Chairpersons:
S. Touhami (France) & M. Munk (Switzerland)
11:30 - 12:30
Instructional Course – Vitelliform maculopathy: Different etiologies for one common pathway
Chairpersons:
C. Iovino (Italy) & D. Sarraf (USA)
11:30 - 12:30
Instructional Course – Retinal Vein Occlusion in 2026: Imaging Biomarkers, AI, Steroids, and Targeted Laser Beyond
Chairpersons:
R. Goldhardt (USA) & M. Falcao (Portugal)
12:45 - 13:45
Instructional Course – Towards a New Era of Precision: Intraoperative OCT and Robotic-Assisted Eye Surgery
Chairpersons:
M. Mete (Italy) & G. Pertile (Italy)
12:45 - 13:45
Instructional Course – Retinoblastoma: what a retinal specialist should know in 2026
Chairpersons:
M. Angi (Italy) & S. Frenkel (Israel)
Thursday 1 October
16:15 - 17:20
Euretina Lecture – The Dark Side of the Moon: New Horizons in Dry AMD
Speaker:
F. Holz (Germany)
Friday 2 October
11:00 - 11:30
Kreissig Lecture – Optimising Tamponades to Repair Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Speaker:
D. Steel (UK)
11:30 - 12:00
Gisbert Richard Lecture – Understanding Diabetic Tractional Retinal Detachment and Generating Evidence to Improve Patient's Care
Speaker:
N. Lois (UK)
Saturday 3 October
16:00 - 16:30
Ophthalmologica Lecture – Evidence-Based Treatment of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Speaker:
E.V. Dijk (The Netherlands)
Friday 2 October
11:00 - 12:00
Young Retina Specialists (YOURS) Session – Euretina-EBO Subspecialty Exam Course 1: Tumours
Chairpersons:
H. Quhill (UK) & C. Pagnacco (Italy)
12:15 - 13:15
Young Retina Specialists (YOURS) Session – Euretina-EBO Subspecialty Exam Course 2: Uveitis
Chairpersons:
S. Androudi (Greece) & O. Klefter (Denmark)
15:15 - 16:15
Young Retina Specialists (YOURS) Session – Euretina-EBO Subspecialty Exam Course 3: IRD
Chairpersons:
M. Pfau (Germany) & M. Moosajee (UK)
16:30 - 17:30
Young Retina Specialists (YOURS) Session – Euretina-EBO Subspecialty Exam Course 4: Diabetes and Vascular Eye Disease
Chairpersons:
E. Pilotto (Italy) & G. Midena (Italy)
Saturday 3 October
10:15 - 11:15
Young Retina Specialists (YOURS) Session – Coffee, Cookies and Mystery Cases
Chairpersons:
P. Kiraly (UK) & R. Anjos (Portugal)
11:30 - 12:30
Young Retina Specialists (YOURS) Session – Science Slam
Chairpersons:
R. D'Aloisio (Italy) & D. Jaggi (Switzerland)
14:15- 15:15
Young Retina Specialists (YOURS) Session – Rising Stars
Chairpersons:
O. Klefter (Denmark) & K. Pfau (Germany)
15:30 - 16:00
Young Retina Specialists (YOURS) Session – Fellowship Career Clinic: How to Plan, Apply, and Succeed
Chairpersons:
K. Pfau (Germany) & P. Kiraly (UK)
16:00 - 16:30
Young Retina Specialists (YOURS) Session – Ophthalmologica Lecture
Chairpersons:
O. Klefter (Denmark), R. D'Aloisio (Italy), K. Pfau (Germany), D. Jaggi (Switzerland), R Anjos (Portugal) & P. Kiraly (UK)
Thursday 1 October
08:30 - 10:35
Posterior Uveitis: Diagnosis, work-up and investigational procedures
Chairpersons:
C. E. Pavesio (UK) & C. P. Herbort Jr (Switzerland)
09:45 - 13:15
The Role of Multimodal Imaging in Retinal Diseases
Chairpersons:
G. Staurenghi (Italy) & M. Cozzi (Switzerland)
10:35 - 12:15
Posterior Uveitis: II. Main Entities - IIa. Infectious
Chairpersons:
C. E. Pavesio (UK) & C. P. Herbort Jr (Switzerland)
12:15 - 13:10
Posterior Uveitis: IIb1. Non-infectious
Chairpersons:
C. E. Pavesio (UK) & C. P. Herbort Jr (Switzerland)
13:15 - 17:30
142nd Retinal Detachment Course with Video Session & Quiz
Chairpersons:
T Boeker (Germany), I Kreissig (Germany), F Cabrita (Portugal), R Liegl (Germany), D Shroff (India), O Okonkwo (Nigeria),
14:00 - 15:40
Posterior Uveitis: IIb2. Non-infectious
Chairpersons:
C. E. Pavesio (UK) & C. P. Herbort Jr (Switzerland)
16:00 - 18:30
Posterior Uveitis: III. Complications and Treatment
Chairpersons:
C. E. Pavesio (UK) & C. P. Herbort Jr (Switzerland)
Thursday 1 October
10:45 - 11:45
Free Paper 2 - Myopia + Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairpersons:
S. Di Simplicio (UK) & F. Nerinckx (Belgium)
12:00 - 13:00
Free Paper 3 - Miscellaneous
Chairpersons:
A. Miere (France) & A. Fung (Australia)
12:00 - 13:00
Free Paper 4 - Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairpersons:
E. Maggio (Italy) & G Caputo (France)
12:00 - 13:00
Free Paper 5 - Inherited Retinal Disease
Chairpersons:
R. Ba-Abbad (Saudi Arabia) & M. Fischer (UK)
13:00 - 14:00
Free Paper 6 - Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairpersons:
E. Bali (Belgium) & M. Figueroa (Spain)
13:00 - 14:00
Free Paper 7 - AMD/CSC
Chairpersons:
J. Korobelnik (France) & S Zweifel (Switzerland)
15:00 - 16:00
Free Paper 9 - Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairpersons:
G. Pertile (Italy) & P. Kaiser (USA)
15:00 - 16:00
Free Paper 10 - Inherited Retinal Disease
Chairpersons:
R. MacLaren (UK) & T. Sujirakul (Thailand)
Friday 2 October
08:30 - 09:30
Free Paper 11 - Diabetes & Vascular Diseases
Chairpersons:
M. Rehak (Austria) C Egan
08:30 - 09:30
Free Paper 12 - Uveitis
Chairpersons:
C. Herbort Jr (Switzerland) & Z. Habot-Wilner (UK)
11:00 - 12:00
Free Paper 14 - AMD/CSC
Chairpersons:
R. Goldberg (USA) & U. Chakravarthy (UK)
10:45 - 11:45
Free Paper 15 - Miscellaneous
Chairpersons:
P. Ferrone (USA) & B. Gerendas (Austria)
12:15 - 13:15
Free Paper 16 - Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairpersons:
V. Dave (India) & R. Hillier (UK)
12:00 - 13:00
Free Paper 17 - Diabetes & Vascular Disease
Chairpersons:
A. Joussen (Germany) & L Toto (Italy)
12:00 - 13:00
Free Paper 18 - AMD/CSC
Chairpersons:
S. Sadda (USA) & S. Liakopoulos (Germany)
13:00 - 14:00
Free Paper 19 - Diabetes & Vascular Diseases
Chairpersons:
M. Paques (France) & A. Fawzi (USA)
13:00 - 14:00
Free Paper 20 - AMD/CSC
Chairpersons:
J. Monés (Spain) & S. Zweifel (Switzerland)
15:15 - 16:15
Free Paper 22 - Diabetes & Vascular Diseases
Chairpersons:
A. El-Asrar (Saudi Arabia) & S. Sivaprasad (UK)
15:15 - 16:15
Free Paper 23 - Imaging
Chairpersons:
S. Esposti (UK) & F. Sallo (Switzerland)
16:30 - 17:30
Free Paper 24 - AMD/CSC
Chairpersons:
F. Bandello (Italy) & A. Ambresin (Switzerland)
16:30 - 17:36
Free Paper 25 - Imaging
Chairpersons:
L. O'Toole (Ireland) & W. Tucker (UK)
Saturday 3 October
09:00 - 10:00
Free Paper 26 - Diabetes & Vascular Diseases
Chairpersons:
E. Midena (Italy) & J. Balciuniene (Lithuania)
09:00 - 10:00
Free Paper 27 - Imaging
Chairpersons:
M. Lukic (USA) & A. Ambresin (Switzerland)
09:00 - 10:00
Free Paper 28 - AMD/CSC
Chairpersons:
T. Ach (Germany) & E. Pilotto (Italy)
11:30 - 12:30
Free Paper 29 - Uveitis
Chairpersons:
P. Neri (Italy) & S. Androudi (Greece)
11:30 - 12:30
Free Paper 30 - Diabetes & Vascular Diseases
Chairpersons:
B. Kuppermann (USA) & P. Quinlan (Ireland)
14:15 - 15:15
Free Paper 31 - Diabetes & Vascular Diseases
Chairpersons:
L. Toto (Italy) & D. Ting (Singapore)
14:15 - 15:15
Free Paper 32 - Miscellaneous
Chairpersons:
A. Seres (Hungary) & T. Peto (UK)
14:15 - 15:20
Free Paper 33 - AMD/CSC
Chairpersons:
P. Rosenfeld (USA) & G. Corradetti (USA)
15:30 - 16:30
Free Paper 34 - Tumours
Chairpersons:
E. Kilic (Netherlands) & R. Hussain (UK)
15:30 - 16:30
Free Paper 35 - Diabetes & Vascular Diseases
Chairpersons:
D. Zur (Israel) & A. Sharma (India)
15:30 - 16:36
Free Paper 36 - AMD/CSC
Chairpersons:
S. Yzer (The Netherlands) & J. Chhablani (USA)
16:45 - 17:45
Free Paper 37 - Miscellaneous
Chairpersons:
B. Pal (UK) & S. Vujosevic (Italy)
16:45 - 17:45
Free Paper 38 - Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairpersons:
S. Natarajan (India) & S. Touhami (France)
16:45 - 17:45
Free Paper 39 - AMD/CSC
Chairpersons:
A. Carneiro (Portugal) & R. Silva (Portugal)
Sunday 4 October
09:00 - 10:00
Free Paper 40 - Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairpersons:
M. Mete (Italy) & A. Grabowska (UK)
09:00 - 10:00
Free Paper 41 - Uveitis
Chairpersons:
T. Barisani-Asenbauer (Austria) & W. Tucker (UK)
10:15 - 11:15
Free Paper 42 - AMD/CSC
Chairpersons:
C. Boon (The Netherlands) & T. Jackson (UK)
10:15 - 11:15
Free Paper 43 - Uveitis
Chairpersons:
T. Barisani-Asenbauer (Austria) & A. Agarwal (United Arab Emirates)
11:30 - 12:30
Free Paper 45 - Inherited Retinal Disease
Chairpersons:
H. Dollfus (France) & D. Lepore (Italy)
12:45 - 13:45
Free Paper 47 - Inherited Retinal Disease
Chairpersons:
E. Heon (Canada) & A. Rodriguez (UK)
Poster Sessions showcase the highest-scoring posters and provide an interactive opportunity for authors to present and discuss their research.
During the allocated session, posters will be displayed as single-page PDFs on large screens. Presenting authors will stand beside their poster and engage directly with attendees, with the option to zoom in on specific areas for discussion.
Thursday 1 October
Friday 2 October
Saturday 3 October
Friday 2 October
09:00 - 11:00
Wet Lab 1 – Basic Vitrectomy
Chairpersons:
K. Krepler (Austria), N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany) & U. Stolba (Austria)
13:00 - 16:00
Wet Lab 2 – Complicated Cataract Surgery and Dropped Lens
Chairpersons:
K. Krepler (Austria), N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany) & U. Stolba (Austria)
Saturday 3 October
09:00 - 11:00
Wet Lab 3 – Basic Vitrectomy
Chairpersons:
K. Krepler (Austria), N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany) & U. Stolba (Austria)
13:00 - 16:00
Wet Lab 4 – Intraocular Tamponades
Chairpersons:
K. Krepler (Austria), N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany) & U. Stolba (Austria)
Thursday 1 October
10:30 - 11:15
World Retina Session – EAO - Present and Future of DR Screening worldwide European Academy of Ophthalmology
Chairpersons:
F. Bandello (Italy) & A. Grzybowski (Poland)
10:45 - 11:45
World Retina Session – Ukrainian Society - Modern Surgical Approaches in War-Related Ocular Trauma: From Retina Preservation to Orbital Reconstruction Society of Ophthalmologists of Ukraine
Chairpersons:
I. Kolomiets (Ukraine) & N. Ulianova (Ukraine)
11:15 - 11:45
World Retina Session – DOG & SFO - Lamellar and Persistent Macular Holes – Evolving Strategies and Surgical Decision-Making A Joint Symposium of the German Ophthalmological Society and the French Society of Ophthalmology
Chairpersons:
L. Hattenbach (Germany) & C-F. Arndt (France)
12:00 - 12:30
World Retina Session – Turkish Association - Layer by Layer: Uncovering New OCT Signs in Retinal Disorders
Chairpersons:
F. Afrashi (Turkey) & S. Dundar (Turkey)
12:30 - 13:00
World Retina Session – DAOG - Retinal Hemorrhages — From Clinical Insights to Emerging Technologies German-Arab Ophthalmological Society
Chairpersons:
A. Abdin (Germany) & S. Mourad (Germany)
14:30 - 15:00
World Retina Session – Club Jules Gonin Novel trends in vitreoretinal and macular surgery, how to improve our visual acuity results
Chairpersons:
J. García-Arumí (Spain) & T. Wolfensberger (Switzerland)
15:00 - 15:30
World Retina Session – EVER - Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR): global insight and update 2026 European Vision & Eye Research Association
Chairpersons:
M. Gawęcki (Poland) & A. Grzybowski (Poland)
15:00 - 16:00
World Retina Session – Joint ESCRS–EURETINA Session
Chairpersons:
N. Eter (Germany) & M. Amon (Austria)
15:30 - 16:00
World Retina Session – SERV - Long-acting therapies for neovascular age-related macular degeneration Sociedad Española de Retina y Vítreo
Chairpersons:
L. Arias Barquet (Spain) & A. Garcia Layana (Spain)
Friday 2 October
08:30 - 09:00
World Retina Session – MSO - Myopia in Malaysia: Experience and Management of the VitreoRetina Complications Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology
Chairpersons:
M. Shunmugam (Malaysia) & M. Mustapha (Malaysia)
09:00 - 09:30
World Retina Session – AAO & SOE - Ethnic, Socioeconomic & Cultural Determinants of Diabetic Eye Care: U.S. & European Insights, AAO & SOE Joint Initiative American Academy of Ophthalmology & European Society of Ophthalmology Leadership Programs
Chairpersons:
K. Harris Nwanyanwu & S. Touhami (France)
11:00 - 11:30
World Retina Session – Ecuadorian VR society - Other indications of ANTI-VEGF injections: atypical neovascular membranes
Chairpersons:
V. Chacon (Ecuador) & G. Gabela (Ecuador)
11:30 - 12:05
World Retina Session – IAPB - Diabetic Eye Conditions - The Cost of Delay: Scaling Diabetic Eye Screening into National Systems The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
Chairpersons:
T. Peto (UK) & S. Resnikoff (Switzerland)
12:15 - 12:45
World Retina Session – Mexican Retina Association - Advancing DME Care in Emerging Health Systems: Clinical Innovations, Access Solutions, and Real-World Evidence
Chairpersons:
V. Peredo (Mexico) & P. J. Rodriguez-Valdes (Mexico)
12:45 - 13:15
World Retina Session – Korean Society - Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: Current Concepts and Treatments Up-to-date The Korean Retina Society (KRS)
Chairpersons:
K. Park (South Korea), W. Lee (South Korea)
15:15 - 15:45
World Retina Session – VRSI - Amazing Surgical tips from the VitreoRetina Society of India Vitreo Retinal Society of India
Chairpersons:
V. Gupta (India) & S. Natarajan (India)
15:45 - 16:15
World Retina Session – EAsDEC - Let's take a fresh look at diabetic eye disease research European Association for Diabetic Eye Complications
Chairpersons:
T. Peto (UK) & S. Vujosevic (Italy)
16:30 - 17:00
World Retina Session – ANZSRS - Understanding what you see on imaging - the future of clinico-pathological correlation in retinal disease Australian and NZ Society of Retinal Specialists
Chairpersons:
A. Chang (Australia) & F. March de Ribot (Spain)
17:00 - 17:30
World Retina Session – RWC -Retina World Congress Session
Chairpersons:
B. Kuppermann (USA) & K. Rezaei (USA)
Saturday 3 October
09:00 - 09:30
World Retina Session – Vit-Buckle Society Challenging Retinal Surgical Videos Symposium
Chairpersons:
D. Iannetta (Italy) & A. Rachitskaya (USA)
09:30 - 10:00
World Retina Session – International Retina Panel New Diabetes Treatments and Retinal Complications: What Retina Specialists Need to Know in 2026
Chairpersons:
R. Singh (USA) & D. Zur (Israel)
11:30 - 12:00
World Retina Session – TRS - Challenges in Managing Retinopathy and Maculopathy in Highly Myopic Patients Taiwan Retina Society
Chairpersons:
J. Chen (Taiwan) & S. Sheu (Taiwan)
11:30 - 12:30
World Retina Session – APVRS - International Consensus on Important Retinal Diseases from APVRS and other Internaitonal Ophthalmic InstitutesAsia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society
Chairpersons:
A. Chang (Australia) & P. Ruamviboonsuk (Thailand)
12:00 - 12:30
World Retina Session – Retina Society of Singapore - Pearls in the management of complications of pathological myopia: Insights from the myopia capital Singapore
Chairpersons:
G. Cheung (Singapore) & A. Koh (Singapore)
14:15 - 14:45
World Retina Session – Cabo Surgical Retina -Contemporary Challenges in Vitreoretinal Surgery. Techniques, Complex Pathologies and Technological Solutions
Chairpersons:
F. Lechuga Ortiz (Mexico) & V. Romero Morales (Mexico)
14:45 - 15:15
World Retina Session – EGVRS - Diabetic Retinopathy: Diagnostic and Surgical challenges! Egyptian Vitreoretinal Society
Chairpersons:
H. Hamza (Egypt) & M. Moussa (Egypt)
15:30 - 16:30
World Retina Session – ASRS - The Best of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)
Chairpersons:
K. Rezaei (USA) & A. Rachitskaya (USA)
15:30 - 16:00
World Retina Session – Africa Retina Society - Challenging Complications in Vitreoretinal Surgery: Tales from the Crypt
Chairpersons:
A. Kothari (India), O. Okonkwo (Nigeria) & A. Seneadza (Ghana)
16:00 - 16:30
World Retina Session – JRVS - Bridging East and West: Global Perspectives on Age-Related Macular Degeneration and the Pachychoroid Diseases Japanese Retina and Vitreous Society
Chairpersons:
Y. Morizane (Japan) & A. Tsujikawa (Japan)
16:45 - 17:15
World Retina Session – CRS - Challenges in the management of retinal detachment Canadian Retina Society
Chairpersons:
W. Lam (Canada) & B. Hurley (Canada)
16:45 - 17:45
World Retina Session – FLORetina - AI and VR: Precision, Insight, and the Future of the Operating Room
Chairpersons:
E. Crincoli (Italy), S. Rizzo (Italy), D. Bacherini (Italy) & F. Faraldi (Italy)
Sunday 4 October
09:30 - 10:00
World Retina Session – GIVRE - Secondary IOL Implantation: Choosing the Right Lens for the Right Eye — From Sutured Fixation to Optical Rehabilitation
Chairpersons:
F. Boscia (Italy) & G. Pertile (Italy)
09:30 - 10:00
World Retina Session – SFO - ROP in the Digital Era: The New Frontier of Screening and Care Société Française d'Ophtalmologie
Chairpersons:
G. Caputo (France) & T. Chapron (France)
10:15 - 10:45
World Retina Session – Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP): mastering medical, surgical and long-term care
Chairpersons:
D. Lepore (Italy) & K. Xue (UK)
10:45 - 11:15
World Retina Session – S.I.R - Artificial intelligence in diabetic retinopathy: from screening to clinical practice Società Italiana della Retina (Italian Retina Society)
Chairpersons:
E. Midena (Italy) & M. Parravano (Italy)
11:30 - 12:00
World Retina Session – BEAVRS - The impact of BEAVRS and its role as a National society for VR surgeons The British and Eire VR Society
Chairpersons:
R. Hussain (UK) & S. Winder (UK)
12:00 - 12:30
World Retina Session – GVRS - I used to learn it one way, but now I do it differently! Greek VitreoRetinal Society
Chairpersons:
E. Parikakis (Greece) & I. Georgalas (Greece)
Saturday 3 October
09:00 - 10:00
WSPOS X EURETINA – Paediatric Medical Retina/IRD
Chairpersons:
A. Tsai (Singapore) & S. Özdek (Turkey)
11:30 - 12:30
WSPOS X EURETINA – Paediatric Surgical Retina
Chairpersons:
A. Daruich (France) & W. Wu (Taiwan)
14:15 - 15:15
WSPOS X EURETINA – ROP
Chairpersons:
M. Pompe (Slovenia) & K. Xue (UK)
15:30 - 16:30
WSPOS X EURETINA – Free Papers
Chairpersons:
G. Tan (Singapore) & F. Nerinckx (Belgium)
16:45 - 17:45
WSPOS X EURETINA – Innovations? When Science meets Clinics?
Chairpersons:
K. Nischal (USA) & R. Henderson (UK)
Saturday 3 October
07:45 - 08:45
Women in Retina Networking Breakfast
Chairpersons:
N. Eter (Germany) & A. Loewenstein (Israel)