Program Director:Grazia Pertile MD

Scientific support:

Department of Ophthalmology“Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria” HospitalNegrar (Verona) - Italysegr.oculistica@sacrocuore.it

Congress location:

Palazzo della Gran GuardiaPiazza Bra Verona - Italy

Registration and accomodation

Soluzioni Omnia Media

Fax +39 045 2109966 or +39 045 8021669

www.retinaldiseases2011.com

Registration fees:

Registration Fee includes the Welcome

Reception, attendance to scientific sessions,

coffee break and lunch, congress kit.

Ophtalmologists:

- € 360,00 before November 30th

- € 400,00 after November 30th

- € 450,00 on – site

Orthoptists and doctors in training*:

- € 170,00 before November 30th

- € 200,00 after November 30th

- € 225,00 on – site

* For doctors in training a certificate is

required along with the registration form

Gala Dinner: Friday, February 4th 2011, € 80,00

CME credits: the request for accreditation will be

submitted for italian CME credits

The Scientific Committee is pleased to receive abstracts for a Session of Scientific Posters. All posters submitted for selection should: 1. be case reports of particular interest2. be relevant to the main topic of each session3. present innovative and/or highly practical techniques The best poster selected by a jury will be rewarded.

Authors should submit an abstract for poster presentation.The deadline for poster submissions is 10-01-2011Please e-mail your abstract to:segr.oculistica@sacrocuore.it

Organizational contact:

Ufficio Formazione“Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria” HospitalVia Don A. Sempreboni, 537024 Negrar (Verona) - ItalyPhone +39 045 6013208Fax +39 045 7500480ufficio.formazione@sacrocuore.itsacrocuoredoncalabria.it

Congress language:

EnglishSimultaneous translation into Italian will be provided

Web-site: retinaldiseases2011.com

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PRESENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES IN SEVERE RETINAL DISEASESCan we move beyond present-day limitations?

From extreme vitreoretinal surgery to artificial vision: a view toward innovative drugs, gene therapy and retinal stem cells.

Dear Colleagues,

I take great pleasure in inviting you to attend our

congress on “Present and Future Challenges in Severe

Retinal Diseases” to be held in Verona, Italy on February

4 and 5, 2011.

As ophthalmologists, we are living in a very exciting

but challenging time. The treatment of ocular

diseases has advanced greatly over the past few

decades, with patients often well informed about the

pathologies they suffer from and the therapeutic options

available. As a result, many patients can barely accept

that there are still diseases that we are unable to treat.

We need to be able to answer questions like:

“Isn’t there someone in the world who can help me?”;

“Can stem cells be helpful in treating my disease?

“When will they be available?”

“What about gene therapy for my retinitis pigmentosa?”

“Where can I go to get an artificial retina?”

The aim of this meeting is to improve our expertise in

the diagnosis and treatment of severe retinal diseases

and to gain insights into the many therapeutic options

that are expected to be available in the near future.

With this goal in mind, my staff and I are looking forward

to welcoming you to the romantic city of Romeo and Juliet.

Grazia Pertile

Thursday, February 3rd 2011

Registration

Welcome Reception at the Gran Guardia Palace, Verona

LIVE SURGERY

Moderators: D. Wong, G. Gini, S. Huang

Satellite transmission from:

Negrar (Italy) Surgeons: C.Eckardt, J. Nadal, B.

Parolini, G.Pertile, S.Rizzo,

Barcellona (Spain) Surgeon: C. Mateo

Leuven (Belgium) Surgeon: P. Stalmans

Friday, February 4th 2011

GENE THERAPY AND RETINAL STEM CELLS

Moderators: A. Bird, S. Piermarocchi

• Hereditary Diseases A. Bird

• Role of Genetic Tests B. Leroy

Expert round table

Genetic Diseases: The Clinical Pathway to the Right

Diagnosis.

Moderator: A. Bird

Panel: P. Lanzetta, B. Leroy, R. Kuijpers, S.Piermarocchi,

F. Simonelli

• Gene Therapy: New Possibilities F. Simonelli

• Adult Human Muller Glia Cells as an Efficient

Source of Transplantable Rod Photoreceptors

V. Broccoli

• From Muller Glia Cells to photoreceptors:

the role of the retinoid acid C.Azzolini

• Potential Applications of Embrionic Stem Cells.

The London Project. L. Da Cruz

• Cell death mechanisms: new potential strategies

for neuroprotection A. Giani

8.00 -12.30

13.45 -15.30

11.00 -11.30 COFFEE BREAK

11.30 -13.00

MYOPIA

Moderators: B. Parolini, G. Panozzo

• OCT Findings in High-myopic Eyes S. Piermarocchi

• Identification of susceptibality genes for myopia R. Kuijpers

• Macular Buckle in High Myopia C. Mateo

• Surgical Guidelines for Tractional Complications of

Degenerative Myopia: The Japanese school, Y. Ikuno

18.00 -21.00

12.30 -13.45 LUNCH

Saturday, February 5th 2011

CHALLENGING SURGERY: VIDEO PRESENTATION

Moderators: M. Zemella, A. Castellarin

G. Beltrame, F. Boscia, G. Carlevaro, R. Cian, C. Forlini

F. Patelli, E. Rapizzi, G. Scarpa, M. Vecchi, M. Zemella,

S. Zenoni

8.00 - 9.15

AMD

Moderators: F. Boscia, A. Bird

• Imaging: The Clinical Relevance of Autofluoresence

G. Staurenghi

• SD-OCT in Assessing Regression and Recurrence

Pattern of Choroidal Neovascularization After Anti-

VEGF therapy A.Polito

• Brachitherapy in Wet AMD S. Rizzo

• Promising Treatments for Dry AMD E. Midena

• CNTF for Geographic Atrophy K. Zhang

• Novel Therapeutic Targets for Wet AMD A. Ciardella

• A Novel Surgical Approach to Enhancing Treatment

of Macular Disease S. Huang

• Genetics and Stem Cell Based Therapy for Age-Related

Macular Degeneration K. Zhang

• The Role of Surgery in Wet AMD: Choroidal Patch

Transplantation G. Pertile, M. Cereda

9.15 -11.0013.10 -14.15 LUNCH

PVR AND VITREOUS SUBSTITUTES

Moderators: C. Mateo, S. Rizzo

Expert round table

Surgical Approach for PVR: Tips and Tricks

Moderator: H. Mortada

Panel: L. Da Cruz, Y. Ikuno, C. Eckardt, J. Nadal, P. Stalmans

• Aqueous Flare – Predictor for Risk of PVR B.Kirchhof

• New Tamponades P. Szurman

TRAUMA

Moderator: C. Eckardt

Expert round table

Surgical Technique in Extreme Cases

Moderator: G.Pertile

Panel: D.Wong, P. Stalmans, A. Castellarin, P. Szurman,

C. Mateo, C. Eckardt

• Post-traumatic Corneal Conditions: Is There a Role

for Stem Cells? P. Rama

• Glaucoma Management in Trauma Cases G. Marchini

ARTIFICIAL VISION

Moderators: C. Azzolini, D. Wong

• Argus II retinal prosthesis: scientific basis M. Arsiero

• Argus II retinal prosthesis: clinical experience

L. Da Cruz

• Subretinal Implants for Retinitis Pigmentosa H. Sachs

15.00 -16.00

16.30 END OF THE MEETING

• Adjustable Tamponade C. Mariotti

• News in intraoperative adjuvants in retina surgery

C.Azzolini

Expert round table

Fluid-tamponade Exchange: Pitfalls

Moderator: B.Parolini

Panel: P. Szurman, R. Bellucci, Y. Ikuno, C. Mateo , D. Wong

16.00 -16.30

15.30 -16.00 COFFEE BREAK

Moderators: S. Huang, A. Ciardella

Expert round table

Decision Making in Exudative Diabetic Retinopathy

Moderator: F. Bandello

Panel: S. Huang, E. Midena, G. Panozzo, A. Polito,

G. Staurenghi

• Natural History in Diabetic Macular Edema

G. Panozzo

• Diabetic macular edema treatment: what the

evidence says and future perspectives

P. Lanzetta

• The Role of Vitrectomy for Diabetic Macular Edema

F. Romanelli

• The Role of Anti-VEGF Therapy in Proliferative

Diabetic Retinopathy A. Castellarin

Expert round table

Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Tips

and Tricks.

Moderator: C. Eckardt

Panel: S. Rizzo, Y. Ikuno, G. Gini, P. Szurman,

A. Castellarin, J. Nadal

20.30 GALA DINNER

• Past challenges in vitreoretinal surgery and future

perspectives R. Zivojnovic, indroduced by M.Stirpe

16.00 -17.40 DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

17.40 -18.10 LECTIO MAGISTRALIS

13.00 BEST POSTER SELECTION AND AWARD

19.00 -21.00

14.15 -15.00