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posterior segment • innovation • enlightenment
10 | 06 | 2023
PIE M A G A ZINE ’ S D A ILY CONGR E S S NE W S ON T HE P O S T E RIOR S E GME N T
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Congratulations to candidates who passed the inaugural FEBOS-EURETINA (Subspecialty) Exam for retina specialists, to set the standard of knowledge and clinical acumen, and harmonize patient care across Europe.
Retinal Detachment and Macular Holes A new injection of evidence-based approaches is changing everything...
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EURETINA’s Diabetic Retina-o-Rama Rundown New inquiries into and knowledge about how diabetes affects the retina is more critical than ever...
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The 23rd
EURETINA Congress Opens in Historic
Amsterdam
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he 23rd Congress of the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA 2023) opened in the Netherlands, on Thursday at the RAI Amsterdam convention center, located only a short distance from the famous canals, museums and bustling center of the historic capital. The Congress is taking place in hybrid mode, with content available for streaming during and after the event. Thousands of delegates are attending this year’s live meeting held at the sprawling center in the Zuidas business district, with an exciting array of lectures and surgical skills training courses lined up daily until Sunday October 8, as well as the EURETINA exhibition featuring over 60 companies
by Hazlin Hassan
showcasing the latest in retina technologies and innovations.
EURETINA Lecture on OncoVR subspecialty Delegates at yesterday’s opening ceremony had the privilege to hear this year’s EURETINA Lecture by Professor Bertil Damato, consultant ocular oncologist at St. Erik Eye Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom. “It’s very hard to find someone who doesn’t speak extraordinarily highly of him,” EURETINA president Alistair Laidlaw said in introducing Prof. Damato. A highly-decorated professional, Prof. Damato provides expert, Cont. on Page 3 >>