THE EVENT | How are we going to connect points of view
The webinar series The art of vision: Unmet needs in wet AMD is developed to share international knowledge and experiences of Europen experts about the impact of wAMD, quality of life and unmet needs towards better vision.
Join us on this journey, listen to the experts sharing their real-world patient cases and how they reach a state of art on wet AMD management in their daily practice.
This webinar series has a total of 5 virtual meetings organized by a group of European countries.

SPEAKERS
PROF. CAREL HOYNG
THE NETHERLANDS
- Professor in Ophthalmology at the Radboud Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Ophthalmologist and retina specialist at the Bergman Clinics
- Board member of the Dutch Working Council Medical Retina of the Dutch Ophthalmology Association
PROF. CAREL HOYNG
THE NETHERLANDS
PROF. RUFINO SILVA
PORTUGAL
- Professor of Ophthalmology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra. Portugal (FMUC)
- Head of the Medical Retina Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, University Center of Coimbra Hospital, Portugal. (CHUC)
- Researcher at the Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research in Light and Image (AIBILI)
- Former president of the Portuguese Retina Study Group and the
- Actual President of the Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology
PROF. RUFINO SILVA
PORTUGAL
PROF. MARION MUNK
SWITZERLAND
- Uveitis and Medical Retina specialist at the Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland, Managing
- Author of > 150 scientific articles and book chapters
- Editorial Board member of IOVS, Acta Ophthalmologica, Ocular Inflammation and Infection, BMC Ophthalmology and EyeNet
- Research Chair of International Retinal Imaging Society (IntRIS)
PROF. MARION MUNK
SWITZERLAND
DR. DITA REJHOLCOVÁ
CZECH REPUBLIC
- Ophthalmologist at the Dept. of Ophthalmology, University hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague
- Head of the outpatient department of the Ophthalmology clinic (*National Postgraduate Medical Institute (IPVZ) Ministry of Health, Czech Republic)
- Participation in ophthalmological clinical trials, in particular on anti-VEGF
DR. DITA REJHOLCOVÁ
CZECH REPUBLIC
AGENDA | The art of vision: Unmet needs in wet AMD
19h00
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
PROF. CAREL HOYNG (THE NETHERLANDS)
19h10
IMPACT OF WAMD ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND UNMET NEEDS TOWARDS BETTER VISION
PROF. RUFINO SILVA (PORTUGAL)
19h20
THE UNMET NEED IN WET AMD FROM A PATIENT PERSPECTIVE
MRS. HELEEN SCHOOTS-WILKE (THE NETHERLANDS)
19h30
REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE ACROSS COUNTRIES
PROF. MARION MUNK (SWITZERLAND)
DR. YARA LECHANTEUR (THE NETHERLANDS)
DR. DITA REJHOLCOVÁ (CZECH REPUBLIC)
DR. YARA LECHANTEUR (THE NETHERLANDS)
DR. DITA REJHOLCOVÁ (CZECH REPUBLIC)
20h00
Q&A
ALL
20h30