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The Eye Care Network team was on site to share key data and interview presenters at the annual meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.

Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD, from the New York University (NYU) Langone Health and the Grossman School of Medicine, spoke with the Eye Care Network at this year's AAO meeting held in Chicago, Illinois. She insights from the session, "Preventing and managing complications following vitreoretinal surgery."

Vikas Chopra, MD, from the Doheny Eye Institute of UCLA, caught up with the Eye Care Network at this year's AAO meeting held in Chicago, Illinois. He shared how technology has advanced ophthalmic surgery over the years and how hands on sessions at the meeting allow surgeons to train for rare complications that can arise during routine surgeries.

Alfredo Sadun, MD, PhD, is the chief of Ophthalmology at the Doheny Eye Institute of UCLA. At this year's AAO meeting held in Chicago, Illinois, he stopped by the Eye Care Network booth to share insights from the symposium "Professional Longevity 2.0: Assessing the Ophthalmologist," which he presented during.

Valerie Biousse, MD, from the Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, shared insights on how ocular imaging in the emergency department can provide timely, accurate diagnosis while also benefiting the on-call ophthalmologists.

In a paper presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in Chicago, Jonathan Tan, a third year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai detailed the study on ophthalmic eye drop waste in clinics, revealing 72% medication loss due to outdated 28-day expiration guidelines, resulting in significant financial waste. The study advocates following FDA expiration dates.

Jonathan Brugger, MD, shared insights on the correlation of central retinal vein occlusions, or branch retinal vein occlusions, in young adults who consume numerous energy drinks.

Glenn C. Yiu, MD, PhD, from the University of California David, shared insights from his presentation on suprachoroidal drug delivery in the real world at this year's AAO meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.

Henderson’s presentation touches on the shift in medical education from traditional learning to AI and robotics.

Alexander Fein, MD, spoke with the Eye Care Network to share how to approach a patient presenting with transient vision loss, what this type of vision loss can mean, and what additional testing might be needed to determine the best plan for care.

Meghan Berkenstock, MD, an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, provides insights on paper from the uveitis free paper section of AAO 2024, about the use of TriNetX database to assess for the incidence and prevalence of both uveitis and its complications.

Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA, shared insights from recent publications on teleretinal screenings for diabetic retinopathy. She will be presenting an overview of these findings at the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting being held in Chicago, Illinois during a talk entitled, "The use of teleretinal screening for diabetic retinopathy."

At this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting, Jonathan Brugger, MD, spoke about the changing approach to epimacular membranes and the use of brilliant blue in the procedure.

Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD, MSc, sat down with David Hutton of Ophthalmology Times to discuss his presentation on the risk of posterior capsular rupture in fellow eyes of cataract surgery at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting being held in Chicago, Illinois.

Thomas Aaberg, Jr, MD, Neurotech's Chief Medical Officer, shared some insights on the company's recent presentation as well as their upcoming presentations at the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting being held in Chicago, Illinois.

Steven Yeh, MD, discussed his recent presentation at the Retina Society meeting and shared what he is looking forward to presenting at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.

Ferhina S. Ali, MD, MPH, discusses the management of progressive geographic atrophy in an 84-year-old man, focusing on the significance of patient education in optimizing treatment outcomes and adherence.

Ferhina S. Ali, MD, MPH, discusses management and treatment considerations for an 89-year-old woman with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and geographic atrophy (GA), emphasizing the importance of monitoring for choroidal neovascularization and addressing the patient’s progressive vision loss.

Ferhina S. Ali, MD, MPH, discusses how to effectively manage geographic atrophy by considering treatment timing, utilizing imaging modalities, analyzing phase 3 trial data, and developing personalized treatment algorithms based on disease severity while highlighting the encouraging compliance of patients undergoing long-term therapies.

The e-poster came in 2nd place for the August Deutman award at the EURETINA Congress

Ali Erginay, MD, spoke about the important developments in retinal imaging, specifically the Red-Blue-Green (RGB) imaging modalities during his interview with Ophthalmology Times Europe, which took place at the EURETINA 2024 meeting held in Barcelona, Spain, on September 19-22, 2024.

Alfonso Savastano, MD, PhD spoke about the SING-IMT implant during his interview with Ophthalmology Times Europe, which took place at the EURETINA 2024 meeting held in Barcelona, Spain, on September 19-22, 2024.

Prof Bodaghi praises the ingenuity at this year's EURETINA Innovation Spotlight (EIS)

Taiji Sakamoto, MD, PhD, spoke about being a board member of EURETINA and his motivations to be a part of the cooperative work that is a hallmark of EURETINA. The interview took place at the EURETINA 2024 meeting held in Barcelona, Spain, on September 19-22, 2024.

Enrico Borrelli, MD, FEBO, speaks about opportunities in the retina space

Srinivas R. Sadda, MD, spoke about the EURETINA meeting, his presentation on ultra widefield imaging, and the value of the international community of retina clinicians connecting in person at meetings. The interview took place at the EURETINA 2024 meeting held in Barcelona, Spain, on September 19-22, 2024.

The general secretary of the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) says the future of AI is here