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n December 11, 2021, the Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society kicked off its firstever virtual congress (its 14th!) – the APVRS 2021 Virtual. This marks the first online event since the Society’s inaugural congress was held in Hong Kong in 2006. This year’s theme Beyond All Limits, serves to show the industry’s spirit to overcome the current setbacks and challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Day 1 of APVRS 2021 Virtual welcomed more than 1,500 registered participants with a virtual walk down memory lane, tracing the footsteps of past APVRS congresses throughout countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand. During the opening ceremony, Dr. Andrew Chang, organizing committee chair and APVRS secretary general, expressed his gratitude to everyone involved with this year’s Congress. He gave a special shout-out to APVRS Scientific Program Chair Prof. Paisan Ruamviboonsuk and the APVRS Organizing Committee, who together, assembled a stellar
line-up of programs and speakers covering the diverse subspecialties and topics in the field of vitreoretina. Prof. Dennis Lam, honorary congress president of APVRS 2021 Virtual and the APVRS immediate past president, conveyed a special thanks to all sponsors for their support, as well as gratitude to congress participants. “Your participation has made all the hard work worthwhile,” he said. For those unable to join the Congress virtually this weekend, scientific sessions will be available on-demand until March 2022 on the APVRS 2021 Virtual platform.
The APVRS 2021 Virtual Tano Lecture The APVRS Tano Lecture was established in 2009 in memory of Prof. Yasuo Tano, one of the Society’s founding presidents. Each year, APVRS honors an individual with the Tano Cont. on Page 3 >>