EURETINA

Ritesh Narula, MBBS, MS, discusses phase 1 and early phase 2 results of the Eyestem subretinal stem cell study in geographic atrophy, including an 11-letter mean visual acuity gain maintained at 18 months.

At EURETINA 2026, Arshad Khanani, MD, FASRS, reviews sura-vec, 4D-150 and ixo-vec, 3 nAMD gene therapies in phase 3 with readouts expected over the next 12 months.

Ashish Sharma, MD, on what real-world data show about switching and long-term outcomes with retinal biosimilars.

João Pedro Marques, MD, MSc, PhD, FEBOphth, discusses the IRD-PT, a web-based Portuguese registry of roughly 2,400 patients with inherited retinal diseases that supports research and identifies patients for clinical trials.

At EURETINA 2026, Elon van Dijk, MD, PhD, FEBOphth, reviewed trial evidence favouring half-dose PDT over micropulse laser and eplerenone for central serous chorioretinopathy.

Paul Nderitu, MBChB, MPhil, MBCS, FRCOphth, PhD, gives an update at EURETINA 2026 on Global RETFound, a foundation model being built with 108 partners from more than 40 countries

Katherine Talcott, MD, discusses phase 2 VERONA results showing EYP-1901 plus aflibercept reduced supplemental treatment needs in DME, with early vision and anatomy gains and no significant safety signals.

At EURETINA 2026, Arshad Khanani, MD, FASRS, reviews 2-year SPECTRA data on 4D-150 gene therapy for DMO and the phase 3 4SIGHT trial comparing it with aflibercept.

Serena Salvatore, MD, discusses the retinal laser training gap, persistent laser myths, simulation and practical advice for safer laser at EURETINA 2026.

Ester Carreño, MD, PhD, explains how to tell retinitis pigmentosa from uveitis and why genetic confirmation now matters more.

Women’s systemic and ocular health associated with pregnancy is a focus at EURETINA 2026 in Vienna.

Three EURETINA 2026 e-posters examine OCT/OCTA biomarkers and real-world switching to faricimab or aflibercept 8 mg in nAMD.

Three studies use OCT and OCTA to track AMD treatment response, flag diabetic retinopathy before oedema and confirm ocular toxoplasmosis.

Francesca Cordeiro, PhD, MD, FRCOphth, explains how Detection of Apoptosing Retinal Cells (DARC) imaging predicted the speed and direction of GA growth and could help stratify patients for treatment.

Inherited metabolic diseases affect the retina even before the systemic diagnosis is established.

An industry symposium on intravitreal 4D-150 and a course on subretinal delivery lead gene therapy content at EURETINA 2026, alongside IRD courses and trial readouts.

EURETINA President Nicole Eter, MD, picks the sessions busy clinicians should follow at the 26th EURETINA Congress in Vienna, from durability data to AI. She also explains why early referral is still the most effective retina treatment.

Sessions at the 1-4 October Vienna congress address GA patient selection, AI-based functional prediction, imaging biomarkers, and surgical intervention.

Anat Loewenstein, MD, previews EURETINA 2026 Vienna: the Innovation Spotlight, 17 sessions, symposia, and more.

The 26th EURETINA Congress convenes in Vienna, Austria, from October 1–4, headlined by a new World Retina networking initiative and a revamped Free Paper Forum stage.

Reporting from the European Society of Retina Specialists annual congress

Dr Chhablani said "having multiple approaches to the same problem" is key for reaching the maximum number of patients with age-related macular degeneration

Dr Miere presented the ACTOR study, illuminating vascular remodeling in patients with neovascular AMD, and the HERMES study, investigating perfusion changes in central retinal vein occlusion

María Berrocal, MD, spoke about the Vit-Buckle Society (VBS), which has become a regular feature at the European Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting

Prof Romano stressed the importance of matching procedure to patient, not just mastering technical vitrectomy skills

Today, over 150 practitioners from 20 countries in Australia, Asia and Europe enter their patient data into the Fight Retinal Blindness! Registry

The current staging system fails to fully capture the neurovascular unit's status, said Stela Vujosevic, Md, PhD, FEBO

At the EURETINA congress, Prof Boon discussed controversies in treatment, some driven by critical prospective studies

Artificial intelligence is quickly expanding the breadth and depth of information clinicians can interpret, Prof Uy said