Prague: Battleground in the Fight Against Retinal Diseases

Prague: Battleground in the Fight Against Retinal Diseases PR Newswire LUGANO, Switzerland, November 2, 2012 LUGANO, Switzerland, November 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- th12 International AMD and Retina Congress in Prague, 2-3 Nov 2012 ESASO, the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology, has opened the 12th AMD and Retina Congress in Prague. Following on from the 11th congress in Lisbon, which covered the whole spectrum of retinopathy, this year's meeting in the Czech Republic takes a significant step forward, demonstrating how international collaboration and exchange among ophthalmologists can facilitate therapeutic advancements. ESASO expects around 1000 delegates from 40 countries. Twenty-three plenary presentations are planned with 20 case studies, six meet-the-expert-sessions as well as panel discussions and a poster exhibition. The first session, will be chaired by Prof. Anat Loewenstein from the Tel Aviv Medical Center and Prof. Frank Holz from the University of Bonn, who will review therapeutic approaches to the treatment of retinal vein occlusion (RVO). In particular, this session will discuss the evidence for intravitreous aflibercept which has the potential to offer new treatment options for patients with RVO. A second session focuses on surgical treatment of macular diseases and will be chaired by Prof.