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EDITORIAL A WORD FROM OLIVER FINDL MD
QUALITY IN RESEARCH
Study outcomes pave way for first evidence-based clinical guidelines to prevent CME after cataract surgery in diabetic and non-diabetic patients
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he ESCRS PREvention of Macular EDema after cataract with the Serbian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, surgery (PREMED) study is the first international, from 9-11 February 2018. multi-centre, randomised, controlled clinical trial The Young Ophthalmologists Programme on Friday, 9 specifically designed to answer questions relating to the February, will once again feature the very popular “Learning from prevention of CME after cataract surgery in diabetic and the learners” interactive session on cataract surgery for trainees, non-diabetic patients. where young ophthalmologists can The study outcomes pave the way for the first evidencepresent their own video cases. The PREMED Study based clinical guidelines to prevent CME after cataract As always, I am very grateful to surgery in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. my co-chairpersons Simonetta presentation was one of In this issue of EuroTimes, we are pleased to Morselli and Kaarina Vannas, who the highlights of this year’s announce the results of the study. These results were will discuss these cases with the ESCRS Congress, which was presented by Rudy MMA Nuijts MD, PhD, Professor of trainees and also present their own Ophthalmology at the University Eye Clinic Maastricht pearls of wisdom. attended by more than UMC+, the Netherlands, and lead investigator of the Finally, a quick reminder to all 9,800 delegates from PREMED Study, and his colleague Laura Wielders MD, of our YOs that the very popular 120 countries at the XXXV Congress of the ESCRS in Lisbon, Portugal. John Henahan Writing Prize is now On behalf of the ESCRS, I would like to congratulate open for entries for 2018. The topic Prof Nuijts, Dr Wielders and all of the research team for the essay is ‘Do We Need a for their excellent work on this groundbreaking study. One Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial in Cataract Surgery?’ of the features of this study was that it was an independent The winner will receive a €1,000 travel bursary to attend the study, funded by the ESCRS, without the backing of the 36th Congress of the ESCRS in Vienna, Austria, and further pharmaceutical industry. information is available on: www.escrs.org. Of course, we rely on, and are grateful for, the support of Finally, as we look back on the old year and look forward to the industry in helping to fund research, but it is also gratifying to note next 12 months, I would like to wish all readers of EuroTimes a that it is possible for centres like University Eye Clinic Maastricht very happy and prosperous 2018. to carry out such a major trial together with several study sites throughout Europe. The PREMED Study presentation was one of the highlights of this year’s ESCRS Congress, which was attended by more than 9,800 delegates from 120 countries. As my friend and colleague ESCRS president Professor David Spalton pointed out, the record attendance was a testimony to the Society’s mission of bringing the very best in high-quality clinical research and education to its members. I am also glad to note that the YO programme at the annual congress in Lisbon was very well received by delegates and that it Dr Oliver Findl is Secretary of the ESCRS, Chairperson of the continues to go from strength to strength. ESCRS Young Ophthalmologists Committee, and Chief of the We are now looking forward to the 22nd ESCRS Winter Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria Meeting, which will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, in conjunction
MEDICAL EDITORS
Emanuel Rosen Chief Medical Editor
José Güell
Thomas Kohnen
Paul Rosen
INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL BOARD Noel Alpins (Australia), Bekir Aslan (Turkey), Roberto Bellucci (Italy), Hiroko Bissen-Miyajima (Japan), John Chang (China), Béatrice Cochener (France), Alaa El Danasoury (Saudi Arabia), Oliver Findl (Austria), I Howard Fine (USA), Jack Holladay (USA) , Soosan Jacob (India), Vikentia Katsanevaki (Greece), Anastasios Konstas (Greece), Dennis Lam (Hong Kong), Boris Malyugin (Russia), Marguerite McDonald (USA), Cyres Mehta (India), Thomas Neuhann (Germany), Rudy Nuijts (The Netherlands), Gisbert Richard (Germany), Leigh Spielberg (The Netherlands), Sathish Srinivasan (UK), Robert Stegmann (South Africa), Ulf Stenevi (Sweden), Emrullah Tasindi (Turkey), Marie-José Tassignon (Belgium), Manfred Tetz (Germany), Carlo Enrico Traverso (Italy), Roberto Zaldivar (Argentina), Oliver Zeitz (Germany)
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