Complex retinal surgery: Pearls, pitfalls, & progress

Complex Retinal Surgery – SOS 2025 Retina Complex retinal surgery: Pearls, pitfalls, & progress Fri, Nov 14, 2025 15:40 – 16:16 Al Ula “Hall B” Moderator Abdulrahman AlSaedi Panelist Yahya Alzahrani Program Schedule 15:40 – 15:47 Subretinal gene therapy: Surgical technique – pearls, pitfalls and how to manage side effects Paulo Stanga, UK 15:47 – 15:53 Incidence and risk factors for retinal detachment following vitrectomy at a Tertiary Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Amr Alghamdi, KSA 15:53 – 15:58 Discussion 15:58 – 16:05 Natural history and management of hemorrhagic PVDs Rajendra Apte, USA 16:05 – 16:11 GRT surgery: “Bridging the retinal divide” Essam Rough, Qatar 16:11 – 16:16 Discussion Back to Full Program Download Full Program

Everyday challenges in retina:
Evidence, safety, and decision-making

Everyday Challenges in Retina – SOS 2025 Retina Everyday Challenges in Retina: Evidence, Safety, and Decision-Making Thu, Nov 13, 2025 16:18 – 17:10 Main Auditorium “Channel 2” Moderator Abdulrahman Alzaid Panelist Hanan AlShalan Program Schedule 16:18 – 16:24 Intraocular inflammation following intravitreal faricimab: A systematic review and Meta-analysis Hashem Abu Serhan, Qatar 16:24 – 16:30 Topical povidone Iodine 2.5% versus 5% for endophthalmitis prophylaxis during intravitreal injections Radwan Ajlan, USA 16:30 – 16:38 Cluster of transient visual loss, following unintentional intravitreal injection of biosimilar bevacizumab Abdulelah AlAbdullah, KSA 16:38 – 16:44 Discussion 16:44 – 16:54 Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV): Consensus nomenclature, non–indocyanine green angiography diagnostic criteria, and ethnic differences between asians and caucasians Alessandro Invernizzi, Italy 16:54 – 17:04 When it is not only an AMD Magdy Moussa, Egypt 17:04 – 17:10 Discussion Back to Full Program Download Full Program

Evolving paradigms in age-related macular degeneration and retinal care

Evolving Paradigms in Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Retinal Care – SOS 2025 Retina Evolving Paradigms in Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Retinal Care Thu, Nov 13, 2025 15:40 – 16:18 Main Auditorium (Ch 2) Moderator Abdulelah AlAbdullah Panelist Enas Magharbil Program Schedule 15:40 – 15:48 ACP reduces GA growth & EZ loss in highest risk group Paulo Stanga, UK 15:48 – 15:56 Impact of cataract surgery on patients receiving Anti-VEGF for macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO) Alessandro Invernizzi, Italy 15:56 – 16:04 Wet AMD: When to treat and when to observe? Magdy Moussa, Egypt 16:04 – 16:12 A journey through decentralization (Distribution of retina service) Nassra Al Habsi, Oman 16:12 – 16:18 Discussion Back to Full Program Download Full Program

The Present and Future of Gulf Retina Experience

Retina The Present and Future of Gulf Retina Experience Fri, Nov 14, 2025 13:00 – 14:00 Main Auditorium “Channel 2” Moderator Khalid Al-Sabti Program Schedule 13:00 – 13:07 Navigating the future, A look at Robotic assisted vitreoretinal surgery Khalid Al-Sabti, Kuwait 13:07 – 13:14 180 degrees subretinal bands, Take it or Leave it Mahmoud Alrabiah, Kuwait 13:14 – 13:21 Techniques for macular hole closure Alaa Al-Ali, Kuwait 13:21 – 13:26 Discussion 13:26 – 13:33 Retinal vascular occlusions, does surgery have a role? Khalid Al-Sabti, Kuwait 13:33 – 13:40 Retinal detachment with Giant Retinal Tear Mahmoud Alrabiah, Kuwait 13:40 – 13:47 How to manage the diabetic patient who presents late, what are the priorities! Talal Al-Abdul Jalil, Kuwait 13:47 – 13:54 Unilateral roth spots secondary to uterine leiomyoma Najla Al-Salem, Kuwait 13:54 – 14:00 Discussion Back to Full Program Download Full Program

Extreme holes: Optimizing outcomes

Extreme Holes: Optimizing Outcomes – SOS 2025 Retina Extreme Holes: Optimizing Outcomes Fri, Nov 14, 2025 10:08 – 11:00 Main Auditorium “Channel 2” Moderator Alaa Al-Ali Panelist Hatim Batawi Program Schedule 10:08 – 10:16 External limiting membrane integrity index in predicting visual outcome following idiopathic MH repair Nicola Ghazi, UAE 10:16 – 10:24 Optimizing the performance of the Ngenuity 3D visualization for macular surgery Hatim Batawi, KSA 10:24 – 10:32 Traumatic macular hole: A retrospective analysis at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital Saeed Alamoudi, KSA 10:32 – 10:38 Discussion 10:38 – 10:46 Macular hole after ILM peel: Salvage strategies and surgical solutions Hany Hamza, Egypt 10:46 – 10:54 Management of MH related RD after ILM peeling in sickle cell retinopathy Ahmed Alnabihi, KSA 10:54 – 11:00 Managing hard macular holes: From ILM flap to dry amniotic membrane graft with sub macular injection Amro Abukhashaba, KSA Back to Full Program Download Full Program

Advances in macular hole surgery

Advances in macular hole surgery Retina Advances in Macular Hole Surgery: Techniques, Pearls Fri, Nov 14, 2025 09:30 – 10:08 Main Auditorium “Channel 2” Moderator Waseem AlZamil Panelist Hassan Al-Dhibi Program Schedule 09:30 – 09:38 When to operate on lamellar macular hole Nicola Ghazi, UAE 09:38 – 09:46 Medical management of macular hole Abdulelah AlAbdullah, KSA 09:46 – 09:54 Epiretinal membrane – Is surgery required? Hassan Al-Dhibi, KSA 09:54 – 10:02 Refining ILM peeling: Clinical pearls for better outcomes Saad Waheeb, KSA 10:02 – 10:08 Discussion Back to Full Program Download Full Program

Pediatric surgical
vitreoretinal disorders

Pediatric Surgical Vitreoretinal Disorders – SOS 2025 Retina Pediatric Surgical Vitreoretinal Disorders Thu, Nov 13, 2025 14:20 – 15:20 Main Auditorium “Channel 2” Moderator Fadwa AlAdel Panelist Saleh Alamro Program Schedule 14:20 – 14:27 ROP current management Muhammad Amjad, Pakistan 14:27 – 14:34 FEVR management masterclass: The golden rules for saving sight Hany Hamza, Egypt 14:34 – 14:41 Clinical course and treatment outcomes of reactivated retinopathy of prematurity (ROP): A multi-center experience from Saudi Arabia Mustafa Alhamoud, KSA 14:41 – 14:46 Discussion 14:46 – 14:53 Management of Persistent Fetal Vasculature Mariam Al-Feky, Egypt 14:53 – 15:00 Coat’s updates Muhammad Amjad, Pakistan 15:00 – 15:07 Saudi Arabian telemedicine retinopathy of prematurity program: 6-year results Saleh Alamro, KSA 15:07 – 15:14 Role of vitrectomy in retinoblastoma Alaa Al-Ali, Kuwait 15:14 – 15:20 Discussion Back to Full Program Download Full Program

Navigating Endophthalmitis: A Comprehensive approach

Navigating Endophthalmitis: A Comprehensive Approach – SOS 2025 Retina Navigating Endophthalmitis: A Comprehensive Approach Thu, Nov 13, 2025 08:30 – 09:45 Main Auditorium “Channel 2” Moderator Abdulaziz Alshamrani Chairperson Faisal Saeed AlQahtani Program Schedule 08:30 – 08:40 Introduction to endophthalmitis Adel Alahmadi, KSA 08:40 – 08:50 Roadmap to endophthalmitis diagnosis Faisal Saeed AlQahtani, KSA 08:50 – 09:00 Anterior segment and uveitis mimickers of endophthalmitis Motazz Alarfaj, KSA 09:00 – 09:10 Emergency management of endophthalmitis Abdulaziz Alshamrani, KSA 09:10 – 09:20 Surgical management of endophthalmitis Abdullah Albahlal, KSA 09:20 – 09:30 Pearls for pars plana vitrectomy Faisal Saeed AlQahtani, KSA 09:30 – 09:45 Discussion Back to Full Program Download Full Program