International keynote by Prof. Marcelo Zas on modern macular surgery and advanced case management.
Event summary
The September 2025 Coimbatore Retina Meet centred on advanced macular surgery. Prof. Marcelo Zas (UBA) delivered a keynote on contemporary macular surgery techniques and instrumentation, with practical recommendations relevant to Indian practice. The scientific programme included complex case reports — optic nerve head pit maculopathy with post-scleral graft vasculitis, juxtafoveal lesion management, submacular haemorrhage treated with tPA, pneumatic vitreolysis for VMTS/FTMH, and PFCL use in complex detachments. The meeting offered a rare blend of international perspective and local case experience, with a strong emphasis on technical mastery, intraoperative imaging and postoperative rehabilitation. Panelists debated best practice algorithms and surgical decision frameworks.
Programme highlights
Guest Lecture: “Current Techniques in Macular Surgery 2025” — Prof. Dr. Marcelo Zas, MD, PhD
Case talks: Post scleral graft vasculitis in ONH pit maculopathy (Dr. Yoga Priyanka), JXLR management dilemmas (Dr. Ajax Jossy), Managing submacular haemorrhage with TPA (Dr. Kshitij Donimath), Pneumatic vitreolysis in VMTS & FTMH (Dr. Sourav), PFCL as tamponade in complex situations (Dr. Ajay Koushik)
Expert panel + vote of thanks
Key takeaways
Modern macular surgery benefits from integrated visualization and instrument advances (MIVS, intraoperative OCT).
Consider PFCL and staged tamponade strategies for complex detachments and giant retinal tears.
Pneumatic vitreolysis is a cost-effective option in select VMTS/FTMH cases.
TPA (with or without pneumatic displacement) remains a key option for acute submacular haemorrhage.
- Multidisciplinary preoperative planning improves outcomes in optic disc pit maculopathy.
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