FACULTY International Dr. Ingrid E Zimmer-Galler, M.D. Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Dr. Paolo Antonio S. Silva, MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Joslin Diabetes Center/Beetham Eye Institute One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215 Dr. Peter Louis Gehlbach, M.D., Ph.D Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Dr. Rupesh Agrawal, FRCS, FAMS, MMED Consultant Ophthalmologist National Healthcare Group Eye Institute Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433 Dr. Sobha Sivaprasad, MD Consultant ophthalmic surgeon Moorfields Eye Hospital, London Dr. Usha Chakravarthy, MD, Ph.D Professor, Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK

VIDEO CONFERENCE Dr. Lloyd Paul Aiello, MD Prof of Ophthalmology Joslin Diabetes Centre, Boston, USA Dr. Jennifer K Sun, M.D. Associate Professor Joslin Diabetes Centre, Boston, USA

National Faculty & Faculty from Aravind Eye Hospitals, Narayana Nethralaya & LV Prasad Eye Institute

1, Anna Nagar, - 625 020, , India, Phone: +91- 452 - 435 6100 ; Fax : + 91- 452 - 2530 984 Dear Colleagues, Topics to be covered Aravind Eye Hospital is honoured to welcome you to its popular biennial • Understanding the pathogenesis of DR using OCT angiography 7th Symposium on Diabetic Retinopathy. This year it is being cohosted by • Current status of diabetic retinopathy in India the other 3 major eye institutes of South India - Sankara Nethralaya, LVPEI and Narayana Nethralaya. • UK-EMR Study of diabetic macular oedema • Retina wide-markers for Diabetic Retinopathy In today’s world, there are several exciting developments taking place rapidly in the management of diabetic retinopathy. There is a Paradigm • Management of Diabetic macular edema - Current update shift in the management of retinopathy from Lasers to a whole gamut of • Choroidal vascularity index in Diabetic Retinopathy Pharmacotherapy. You will be hearing directly from the very people doing • Impact of ultra wide field imaging in the management of diabetic the cutting edge research. The eminent faculty members from leading retinopathy research centres in USA, UK & Singapore will share their views on current developments and future trends in this field. This meeting will focus only • Telemedicine in DR screening on diabetic retinopathy discussing from the basic of DR to the treatments • Surgical innovations in the management of diabetic retinopathy that are out in the horizon. • Robotics in Diabetic Retinopathy surgery With the advent of Pharmacotherapy, even the general ophthalmologists • RBC biomechanics in diabetes and diabetic retinopathy are treating DR and so it becomes all the more important for every ophthalmologist to learn all aspects of DR management. • Inflammation and diabetic retinopathy - live imaging of labelled corpuscles in retinal circulation. We invite you to join us, in this prestigious symposium that promises to be stimulating and rewarding for all participants. & Many More

Dr. R. Kim Scientific Programme Organising Secretary - DR 2018 Chief - Retina Vitreous Services Dr. Anand Rajendran Dr. Bhanu Pangtey Chief Medical Officer Head - Retina Vitreous Service Medical Officer Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai Aravind Eye Hospital, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai

DATE, TIME & Venue January 6 : 8.00 am to 5.00 pm January 7 : 8.00 am to 4.30 pm Venue : Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai Registration Starts at 8.00 am

Online: For online information, please visit the following link http://www.aurovikas.co.in/dr2018/index.aspx