We discuss the  use of intravitreal avacincaptad peg for the treatment of geographic atrophy in two randomized trials, Gather 1 and Gather 2 with Dr. Arshad Khanani, Sierra Eye Associates, Reno Nevada and Associate Clinical Professor University of Nevada Reno.

We discuss the role that en-face optical coherence tomography (OCT) can play in understanding the evolution of intermediate AMD and geographic atrophy with Dr. Philip Rosenfeld, Professor of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

We review the 24 month results of the Derby and Oaks trials, with emphasis on the safety of pegcetcoplan with Caroline Baumal, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology Tufts University School of Medicine and the New England Eye Center.

Dr. Dennis Marcus, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University discusses the value of ultra wide field imaging in assessing diabetic retinopathy worsening over time.

Dr. Michael Elman of Elman Retina Group, Baltimore, Maryland, presents 10 year data demonstrating that Preferential Hyperacuity Perimetry (the Foresee Device) is a valuable tool in early detection of neovascular AMD.

Dr. Susanna Park reviews current therapy of retinal branch and central vein occlusion and discusses a Phase I trial (the TRUST study) investigating the use of intravitreal autologous stem cells as a possible treatment for central vein occlusion. 

Dr. Susanna Park, Professor of Ophthalmology, Roth Endowed Chair in Visual Science at the University of California, Davis

We discuss a novel mechanism of action for the treatment of diabetic macular edema and neovascular AMD with Phase I/II trial results Dr. Raj Maturi, Midwest Eye Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine.

We review lesion progression in the eighteen month data with Roger Goldberg, MD, MBA of Bay Area Retina Associates, Walnut Creek, California.

We discuss the role that clinicians can play in fostering innovation in the retinal pharmacotherapy space with Dr. Eliot Lazar.

We discuss the 12 month results of the Phase I Davio Trial of an innovative TKI agent for the sustained treatment of neovascular AMD with Dr. Rishi Singh, Professor of Ophthalmology, Cole Eye Insitute, President, Cleveland Cllinic-Martin Hospital, Stuart, Florida.