The purpose of this meeting is to give experienced minds in the field of retina, from all over the world, the opportunity to share their thoughts in a relaxed, collegial environment. The organizers feel that the audience has more to offer than a 'panel of experts', and that presentations should not be 'I talk and you listen', but rather a spring board for stimulating discussion. This is why each presentation will be followed by a long discussion, which is, most of the time, richer in terms of teaching than the presentation itself. At the conclusion of the meeting, the participants will be able to incorporate the pearls they learned to better care for their patients.
The participants should also leave the meeting refreshed, and enthusiastic with batteries charged to return to their practice, not exhausted from 10 hours of boring classroom-like listening where the hardest thing to do is stay awake. Formal presentations will end at noon to give the participants a chance to share ideas and make new friends from around the world. This is why additional super casual chat is often organized at 7pm around a bottle of tequila
The meeting will be four days. The exact content will not be known until cases and papers are submitted. In addition, depending to the length and the content of the presentations, additional presentation formats are being considered to make this meeting unique.
Regarding exhibits, we did not allow formal commercial exhibits but give each company a few minutes during the session to tell us what information they feel is important. We also encouraged them to attend the sessions and to make comments If they wished.