Renowned eye surgeon and retinal specialist Dr Somdutt Prasad will be one of the notable faculties at Focus 2016, the XXIV annual conference of the Bombay Ophthalmologists' Association. The three-day conference will be held from August 19-21, 2016, at ITC Maratha, Hyatt Regency & Hilton, Sahar, Mumbai. During the conference Dr Prasad will speak on “Looking beyond Bio-similarity: Importance of patient safety.” He will present his views at Session 32 of the conference whose main theme is Diabetic Retinopathy. Given below are the other topics of discussion in the session along with their respective speakers:

• Surgical interventions in diabetic macular edema — Dr Mangat Dogra
• Diabetic Vitrectomy — Dr Lalit Verma
• Crusade against Diabetic Blindness in India — Dr N. S. D. Raju
• Getting around through the maze of Anti-VEGF Drugs — Dr Udayan Dixit
• ILM peeling perspective — Dr Prashant Agnihotri
• Role of FFA & OCT in Diabetic Retinopathy Management today — Dr Ajay Aurora
• DME management, nothing seems to work- Now what? — Dr Udayan Dixit
• Anti-VEGFs: Majority can’t follow regime — Dr Kamaljeet Singh
• Role of LASERS in management of DME in present era of anti-VEGF —Dr Vatsal Parikh
• Non-responding Diabetic Macular Edema —Dr Anupam Malpani
• Macular Pigment optical density- first data on North Indian eyes (Extended angiography) — Dr Malay Chaturvedi
• Retinal vascular occlusion —Dr Neeraj Sanduja
• Intravitreal OZURDEX: Is it "The Magic Potion" for Diabetic Macular Edema — Dr Nishikant Borse
• Diabetic Tambola: With jaldi 5, You May Hit The Jackpot — Dr Ashvin Bafna

[b]About Dr Somdutt Prasad[/b]
A well-known name in the ophthalmic world, Dr Somdutt Prasad is one of the leading retinal specialists in Kolkata adept in the treatment of common and chronic eye diseases. He heads i4vision, one of the top-notch eye care clinics in Kolkata and has participated in numerous conferences and events in India and across the globe. Visit http://www.somduttprasad.com/ to know more.

[b]For more information contact:[/b]
Focus 2016 Secretariat
101 Kasi Apartments, Plot no. 94,
Near Goenka Hall, J. B. Nagar,
Andheri (E), Mumbai 400059
Email: [email protected]

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