Talking Euretina

Episode 44: Second Eye Risk: Navigating Prophylaxis in Retinal Detachment, GRT, and Sticklers

In this episode, we hear from an expert panel as they delve into the critical topic of second eye risk of retinal detachment (RD) and discuss approaches to prophylaxis. With Alistair Laidlaw (UK), Patricia Udaondo (Spain) and David Steel (UK)

Episode 43: Spoilt for choice - the many treatments now available for AMD and DME

Following the approval of Aflibercept 8mg, clinicians in Europe now have 5 anti-VEGF treatments to choose from, not to mention biosimilars. How should we treat patients with so many options open to us? Sandrine Zweifel (Switzerland) and Stela Vujosevic (Italy) compare notes

Episode 42: A Guide to Radiation Maculopathy

In this podcast episode, we will dig into the subject of radiation maculopathy, the most common complication following the irradiation of intraocular tumours, with a panel of ocular oncologists from across Europe: Hibba Quhill (UK), Iwona Rospond-Kubiak (Poland), Emine Kilic (Netherlands) and Raffaele Parrozzani (Italy).

Episode 41: Ophthalmologica spotlight episode

In this episode we look at two very interesting papers published in the latest editions of Ophthalmologica - Martin Busch presents his work on using microRNA as biomarkers for retinal disease and the panel discuss Christina Weisheit's paper on Co2 emissions from the ophthalmic OR. Chaired by Patricia Udaondo, Matias Iglicki and Andreas Ebneter.

 

Links to papers: 

https://karger.com/oph/article/246/3-4/169/861433/High-Impact-Actions-to-Reduce-the-Carbon-Dioxide

https://karger.com/oph/article/246/3-4/227/861182/Circulating-MicroRNAs-as-Biomarker-for-Vessel?searchresult=1

Episode 40: Prof David Huang: The co-inventor of OCT

Fresh from his exciting win of the Lasker Award - often dubbed the American Nobel Prize - Professor David Huang (USA) - the inventor of optical coherence tomography (OCT) - joins Prof Pearse Keane (UK) and Tunde Peto (Hungary/UK) to talk about how he and colleagues developed the technology and about the impact it has had on retinal medicine

Episode 39: The Euretina Retinal Medicine Clinical Research Award

As applications open for the Euretina Retinal Medicine Clinical Research Award, we hear about the award from Euretina EVP, Dara Conlon. We also gain interesting insights from previous winners Camiel Boon (Netherlands) and João Pedro Marques (Portugal) to see how the award has furthered their research.

Episode 38: Preview of Euretina Congress 2023

In this podcast Euretina President, Mr Alistair Laidlaw and Euretina EVP Dara Conlon explore the highlights of this year's congress which is on track to be the biggest and most exciting meeting yet!

Episode 37: Blind Faith - How RP patients are being targeted with bad science across the world

In this episode, journalist Ramadan Younis and his executive producer Simon Cox tell us about their far-reaching BBC documentary. "Blind Faith" exposes the international practice of defrauding patients of Retinitis Pigmentosa with false hopes of treatment or cure with little or no evidence of efficacy. They are joined by Prof Robert McLaren of the University of Oxford, who consulted on the documentary and evaluated the scientific claims being made by bad actors in the programme. You can watch the documentary here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f95ky3

Episode 36: The Ophthalmologica Lecture: Maximilian Pfau

In this episode, we’re going to dig into the subject of this year’s Ophtalmologica lecture which will be delivered on the Saturday afternoon at this year’s congress in Amsterdam. Professor Maximilan Pfau is a clinician with a specialism in AMD and Inherited Retinal diseases in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Eye Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. He's joined by Editor in Chief of the Ophthalmologica Journal; Professor Martin Zinkernagel

Episode 35: Treating PCV and Pachychoroid in Different Populations

In this episode, we head to Asia to hear from colleagues in Japan, Singapore and South Korea about their experiences treating PCV and Pachychoroid in different populations. The podcast is chaired by Prof Taiji Sakamoto (Japan) and Prof SeungYoung Yu (South Korea) who are joined by Prof Gemmy Cheung and Prof Adrian Koh (Singapore)