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