Updates in the Management of Diabetic Retinopathy: DME and PDR in the Middle East and Africa

Date: October 25

Time: 12 p.m. CT/1 p.m. ET

Sponsored by the ASRS International Affairs Committee, the Nigerian Vitreoretinal Society, and the Arab African Society of Retina Specialists

Experts from Africa and the Middle East will discuss treatments for diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy. 

Moderator:  Sunir Garg, MD

Panelist:  Ehab El Rayes, MD

Speakers and Talk Titles:

Noura Almansoori:  The successful treatment of diabetic macular edema; Are we there yet?

Alaa Fathi: Subthreshold laser in the treatment of DME

Nicola Ghazi: Surgical treatment of diabetic traction retinal detachment

Ahmed Khashab: DME with ERM to inject or to peel?

Ogugua Okonkwo: Tips for improving the outcome of vitrectomy for PDR