19th Vitreoretinal Symposium

Program

22 Mar 2026

Plovdiv,

Grand Hotel Plovdiv

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Program

March 22, 2026

Sunday

9:00 – 9:30

Opening Ceremony

9:30 – 11:10

First Session

Moderators: N. Sivkova (Plovdiv), I. Petkova (Sofia)

9:30 – 9:45

(1) Why Is the Incidence of Retinal Detachments Increasin

H. Helbig (Regensburg)

9:45 – 10:00

(2) Modern Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents

B. Dobreva-Yatseva (Plovdiv)

10:00 – 10:15

(3) Vitreous Hemorrhage – Diagnosis and Treatment in the Era of Modern Ophthalmology

Y. Zdravkov (Sofia)

10:15 – 10:30

(4) The Vitreoretinal Surgeon’s Perspective on Retained Lens Fragments

I. Petkova (Sofia)

10:30 – 10:45

(5) The Challenge of Endophthalmitis With or Without an Intraocular Foreign Body

N. Sivkova (Plovdiv)

10:45 – 11:00

Discussion

11:00 – 11:20

Coffee Break

11:20 – 12:20

Second Session

11:20 – 11:35

(6) Bayer Corporate Symposium

Speaker: D. Koleva-Georgieva (Plovdiv)

Why and How is Eylea 8 mg Different?

11:35 – 11:50

(7) Sandoz Corporate Symposium

Speaker: N. Sivkova (Plovdiv)

Afqlir by Sandoz – The Power of Biosimilars in Support of Vision

11:50 – 12:05

(8) IMD Corporate Symposium

Speaker: K. Bratanov (Sofia)

REVO/LUTION/OCT in Clinical Practice – From Screening to Artificial Intelligence

12:05 – 12:20

(8A) Avanzanite Bioscience Company Presentation

Speaker: Chr. Grupcheva (Varna)

Rare, but Now Treatable: Acanthamoeba Keratitis and the First Approved Therapy

12:20 – 13:30

Group Photo and Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:30

Third Session

Moderators: D. Koleva-Georgieva (Plovdiv), V. Daskalov (Sofia)

13:30 – 13:45

(9) Retinal Necrosis

V. Mitkova-Hristova (Plovdiv)

13:45 – 14:00

(10) Epiretinal Membrane – When Is Surgery Indicated?

V. Daskalov (Sofia)

14:00 – 14:15

(11) ROP and PAR – Yet Another Challenge

V. Marinov (Plovdiv)

14:15 – 14:30

(12) Metabolic Control in Diabetes Mellitus

B. Orbetsova (Plovdiv)

14:30 – 14:45

(13) Prevention of Blindness in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

D. Koleva-Georgieva (Plovdiv)

14:45 – 15:00

(14) Contemporary Aspects of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

S. Georgieva (Plovdiv)

15:00 – 15:15

(15) Central Serous Chorioretinopathy – Retina, Choroid, Sclera… Quo Vadis?

V. Katsarov (Plovdiv)

15:15 – 15:30

Discussion

15:30

Closing of the Symposium