NEW TREATMENTS FOR RETINAL DISEASE

Chairpersons:

Dr. Olaf Strauss, Charite, University Medicine Berlin, Germany

Dr. Achim Krauss, GlaxoSmithKline, USA

 

Confirmed speakers:

Dr. Leopold Schmetterer, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Anti VEGF therapy – current concepts, unresolved questions and future directions

Dr. Achim Krauss, GlaxoSmithKline, USA

Topical Pazopanib Effect on VEGF-Induced Retinal Vascular Leakage and Neovascularization

Dr. Husam Younis, ISIS Pharmaceuticals, USA

Development of Antisense Oligonucleotides for Ocular Disease – Emphasis on Preclinical Ocular PK, Safety and Pharmacology and Clinical Translation

Dr. Ashwath Jayagopal, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, USA

Nanotechnology-Guided Targeted Therapy for Retinal Vascular Diseases

Dr. Olaf Strauss, Charite, University Medicine Berlin, Germany

The local renin-angiotensin-system under systemic influence: new targets for therapy

Dr. Francesca Doonan, University College Cork, Ireland

Neuroprotection of retinal photoreceptors by norgestrel, a synthetic progestin

29 January 2013