Reticon, an initiative of Dr Agarwals Retina Foundation, meets to disseminate knowledge about recent advancements in diagnosing and managing vitreoretinal disorders. Reticon 2025, the 15th scientific meet, many Ophthalmologists practicing in India and around the world attend and witness the happenings in vitreoretinal disorders.
The primary goal is to bring together more than 10,000 vitreoretinal specialists and fellows to acquire an update on the latest techniques and technologies for the management of vitreoretinal disorder, which is constantly evolving. It also provides an opportunity for postgraduates and general ophthalmologists to take a quick look at the progress in diagnostics and treatment in vitreoretinal specialty.
Medical retina is a broad terminology that covers many retinal conditions...
The surgical retina is a broad terminology for diseases of the vitreous and/or retina...
Hands on Wetlab course...
The potential to be a highlight of the entire event...
| Time | Topic | Chair / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:08 | OCT and OCTA in diagnosis of retinochoroidal tumors | MAHESH SHANMUGAM |
| 09:08 - 09:16 | Paediatric Uveitis:A practical approach to diagnosis and treatment | PARTHOPRATIM MAJUMDAR |
| 09:16 - 09:24 | Non invasive imaging for diagnosis of PCV | MAHESH G |
| 09:24 - 09:32 | OCTA in DR / Deep retinal Plexus Ischaemia in retinal vascular diseases: Imaging and prognostic Pearls | RUPAK ROY |
| 09:32 - 09:45 | Long term results of Luxterna for RPE 65 associated Lebers Congenital Amaurosis. | JESSE SENGILLO |
| 09:45 - 10:10 | Panel Discussion |
| Time | Topic | Chair / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:10 - 10:18 | Surgical Management of IRD | VINOD AGARWAL |
| 10:18 - 10:26 | Telescreening, AI, widefield photography- Is this the way forward? | ANAND VINEKAR |
| 10:26 - 10:34 | Surgery for Retinal Detachment and Myopic traction retinopathy | DEEPENDRA VIKRAM SINGH |
| 10:34 - 10:42 | ROP Like Retinopathy | DEEKSHA KATOCH |
| 10:42 - 10:50 | Surgery under Silicon Oil-how to optimise it | LINGAM GOPAL |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 10:10 - 11:30 | TEA BREAK |
| Time | Topic | Chair / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 - 11:42 | TBA: Roche | GAVIN TAN |
| 11:42 - 11:54 | TBA Novartis: | PRASHANT BHAWANKULE |
| 11:54 - 12:06 | TBA Novartis: | ANNIRUDH AGARWAL |
| 12:06 - 12:18 | TBA :Bayer | DINESH TALWAR |
| 12:18 - 12:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | INAUGURATION | |
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Lunch | |
| Time | Topic | Chair / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:45 - 13:55 | Medical Adjuncts (Intravitreal Methotrexate/Tranexamic acid) in VR Surgery | NARESH BABU |
| 13:55 - 14:05 | Innovations in Macular hole surgery:HAM Toolkit | DARAIUS |
| 14:05 - 14:15 | Utilization of Wide-Field OCT and Wide-Field OCT Angiography in Clinical Practice | RITESH NARULA |
| 14:15 - 14:25 | Potential New Drugs for Age - related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) | MUNA BHENDE |
| 14:25 - 14:35 | Innovations in Vitreoretina :DIY | AJAY AURORA |
| 14:35 - 15:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION |
| TEAM A | TEAM B |
|---|---|
| SHASHANK RAI GUPTA | ROSHNI MOHAN |
| DIVYANSH MISHRA | ALOK SEN |
| SRINIVAS JOSHI | VISHAL AGARWAL |
| SUNIL GANEKAL | ADITYA MAITRAY |
| ANAND RAJENDRAN | SACHIN MAHULI |
| Time | Topic | Chair / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Do AntiVEGF injections increase risk of Nephropathy in Diabetics | KUMAR SAURABH VS TANDAVA KRISHNAN P |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Macular displacement following RD surgery: Truth or Hype? | APOORVA GURUPRASAD AYACHIT VS DHAIVAT SHAH |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Pneumatic retinopexy vs PPV for single break pseudophakic RD | RAMESH VENKATESH VS ABHISHEK KOTHARI |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Laser to all persistent avascular retina is a must / I prefer to watch | SRIKANTA KUMAR PADHY VS SIMAR RAJAN SINGH |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | VOTE OF THANKS | |
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