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To maintain treatment quality and patient and staff safety in the SARS-CoV-2 era, it is important to minimize clinic visits and maximize the use of imaging modalities. In addition, extending treatment intervals with longer-acting agents is key to maximizing safety and patients’ vision outcomes.

Euan S. Thomson, PhD, global president of ophthalmic devices at Carl Zeiss Meditec, talks about the “Zeiss Virtual Experience” during the 2020 EURETINA virtual meeting, and how attendees can navigate the booth to find the must-see products Zeiss is highlighting.

Lars Risby, international sales and training manager, Oculus Surgical, discusses how the global pandemic has re-prioritized production lines to enhance sterile product offerings and how the company is working with others in industry to improve overall product lines.

Dr Grazia Pertile, head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Sacrocuore Hospital, Negrar-Verona, Italy, reveals two courses that will be taking place at this year’s EURETINA.

Dr M.M. Alberto Pestano explains how optic neuropathy can present as a masquerade syndrome. He highlighted a case of unilateral infiltrative optic neuropathy that presented as a masquerade syndrome in a man with esophageal adenocarcinoma.

According to Dr Jose Ignacio Fernandez-Vigo, follow-ups can be affected by comorbidities, anxiety about injections, and long waits in the clinic

Krysten Williams, head of global marketing and education at Heidelberg Engineering, describes what’s new in multimodal imaging and how Heidelberg plays a role in it, the company’s virtual academy, and they're promoting the “dynamic visualization” of the entire eye.

Hamadi El-Ayari, vice president, sales and marketing at Geuder AG, divulges details about the numerous product introductions the company is planning at the 2020 EURETINA virtual conference.

Dr Tunde Peto explains that the rate of blindness from diabetes continues to increase by 8% annually and the only way to prevent this may well rest with well-planned, evidence-based services.

A port delivery system with ranibizumab with dosing every 24 weeks has been shown in a Phase III trial to be equivalent to monthly intravitreal ranibizumab injection to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to Dr Carl Regillo, who reported on behalf of the Archway Trial investigators.

Mehran Nouroozian, Regional Manager at Oertli for the Middle East Region, India, and Turkey at Oertli, shows off the company’s newest product additions during this year's virtual meeting.

Prof. Frank Holz, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Bonn, Germany, highlights the topics, lectures, symposia and instructional courses that will take place at this year’s virtual EURETINA conference, and gives his insights on the hot topics of the dynamic retina field.

Heads-up surgery is moving into the next generation of vitreoretinal surgery, with novel technologies being developed for surgeons.

The first reported clinical results of a Phase I study following implantation of the 3-D neural interface retinal prosthesis showed it is safe in patients with end-stage retinitis pigmentosa.

Patrick Bussfeld, MD, VP, head medical affairs ophthalmology at Bayer Consumer Care AG, discusses the results from several treat-and-extend studies on aflibercept, and how Bayer is participating in the 2020 EURETINA virtual meeting.

Study offers a real-world scenario of a very specific, but frequent and crucial aspect of the care of patients with diabetes, suggests clinician

Investigational OCT system with AI-based image analysis holds promise

An interim analysis including data from almost 150 patients found an association between higher number of injections and increased risk of mild cognitive impairment.

Visual acuity outcomes at 6 months’ post-treatment were similar, regardless of the use of anti-VEGF therapy.

Modifier-25 same-day examinations are critical to the successful treatment and overall health and well being of these patients.

Measuring high-quality care cannot be a barrier to providing it, notes John T. Thompson, MD.

Study points to the possible role of addressing preprocedural anxiety

Investigators find that nanoparticles deliver gene therapy successfully in mice, rats

Automated assistance controls tremor, reduces fatigue, and helps avoid inadvertent injury

Agreement would include global rights for investigational treatment, risuteganib, expected to help reverse vision loss due to dry AMD

Evidence-based medicine can lead to personalized care, better results for patients

Ophthalmologists remain in touch with colleagues while maintaining social distancing