Announcements
19 March 2026
Medicina Webinar | Retinal Update 2026, 1 April 2026
The diagnosis and management of vitreoretinal diseases are rapidly evolving. Retinal Update 2026 intends to provide practical insights to clinicians and trainees. The faculty includes experts from the US and Europe on diverse topics including uveal melanoma, artificial intelligence, and subretinal hemorrhage.
Uveal melanoma remains the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, and there is no current consensus on standard treatment of small melanomas. However, recent advances in gene expression profiling have the potential to improve clinical outcomes, and a practical approach to the care of these patients will be presented.
The rapid development of multimodal artificial intelligence that incorporates multiple data modalities has the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy and assist treatment decisions in patients with vitreoretinal diseases, and many examples will be provided.
Despite recent advances in the care of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration, subretinal macular hemorrhage may result in severe visual loss, and there is no current consensus on standard treatment of this condition. However, various alternatives will be discussed in terms of clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness.
We hope that Retinal Update 2026 will provide practical insights that will improve clinical care.
Date: 1 April 2026
Time: 8:00–9:30 a.m. EDT | 2:00–3:30 p.m. CEST
Webinar ID: 867 7550 7735
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Webinar announcement: https://sciforum.net/event/Medicina-11?subscribe
Register now for free!
Program:
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Speaker/Presentation |
Time in EDT |
Time in CEST |
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Prof. Dr. Stephen G. Schwartz (Chair) |
8:00–8:10 a.m. |
2:00–2:10 p.m. |
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Dr. Victor M. Villegas |
8:10–8:30 a.m. |
2:10–2:30 p.m. |
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Prof. Andrzej Gryzbowski |
8:30–8:50 a.m. |
2:30–2:50 p.m. |
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Prof. Lyubomyr Lytvynchuk |
8:50–9:10 a.m. |
2:50–3:10 p.m. |
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Q&A Session |
9:10–9:25 a.m. |
3:10–3:25 p.m. |
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Prof. Dr. Stephen G. Schwartz |
9:25–9:30 a.m. |
3:25–3:30 p.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic or institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Feel free to still register; we will inform you when the recording is available.
Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Stephen G. Schwartz, Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Naples, FL 34103, USA;
- Dr. Victor M. Villegas, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936, USA;
- Prof. Andrzej Grzybowski, Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Foundation for Ophthalmology Development, Poznan, Poland;
- Prof. Lyubomyr Lytvynchuk, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Germany.
