Retina Summit 2025

About The Conference

Retina Summit is an annual meeting for retina specialists, an initiative of Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya Chennai, held in the month of July every year. The conference is unique in having a focussed theme for every meeting. Here we discuss and share the scientific knowledge from the basics to recent advances in diagnosing and managing vitreoretinal disorders. The 7th annual meeting, ‘Retina Summit 2025’, would focus on “Posterior Segment Trauma”. The Vitreoretinal department at Sankara Nethralaya is happy to join hands with Asia Pacific Ophthalmic Trauma Society (APOTS) as a part of APOTS Retina meeting. The summit will bring together leading retina specialists from across the globe to share the latest insights and advancements in the field of vitreoretinal care, with a special focus on retinal trauma. It will feature thematic sessions designed to provide in-depth knowledge and practical insights on challenging clinical scenarios, cutting-edge research, and unanswered questions in retinal trauma management.
Chennai is the biggest city in South India and the capital of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the Coromandel Coast, off the Bay of Bengal. It is known for its industrial, educational, cultural, commercial interests and traditional food. Chennai has tropical climate and average temperature is around 36 degrees in July. Choosing the venue at our own Sankara Nethralaya premises, would be an opportunity to many of the delegates to visit ‘The temple of eye’ and also a home-coming for many of our alumnus.

Dr.Pramod Bhende

Message from the Organising Desk

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it gives me great pleasure and honor to invite you all to the 7th Retina Summit 2025,which will be held jointly in association with Asia Pacific Ophthalmic Trauma Society (APOTS) Retina Meet at Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India on 10 th , 11 th and 12 th July 2025.
We would like to thank Dr.R.Gangadhara Sundar, President, APOTS for accepting our request to jointly host the Retina Summit 2025 and the APOTS Retina Meet in Chennai. The conference will begin with a pre-conference programme that includes hands-on workshop and Cross Talk between various departments on 10th July, Thursday, followed by one and half days of main scientific deliberations spread on 11th and 12th July’25. Posterior segment trauma represents a frequent cause of emergency ophthalmic visits and has a significant impact on suffering, quality of life impairment and the reduction of workability. The conference would be focussing on challenges and nuances in the management of posterior segment trauma. The esteemed faculty is chosen based on their scientific contributions and expertise in the field. It will help all participants to establish, develop and execute the appropriate management of ophthalmic trauma based on medical context. Undoubtedly the conference will provide a stimulating platform for knowledge sharing and keeping abreast of challenges faced by the retina specialists and ophthalmologists in tackling this globally important issue. With mutual interaction, the meeting will be a great learning feast for all the practicing and budding ophthalmologist. We look forward to meeting you all in Chennai on 10,11and 12th July 2025.

Dr Gangadhara Sundar

Message from APOTS President

It is with great pleasure that I write this note to congratulate the organizers of the 7^th Retina Summit to be held on Jul 10, 11 & 12, 2025 at the Medical Research Foundation Sankara Nethralaya, in the historic and cultural city of Singara Chennai.
The Retina Summit 2025 promises to offer a scientific treatise on all things in retina with a special focus on Ophthalmic Trauma, the leading cause of preventable blindness especially in the young. I am gratified to hear that the scientific meeting, with contributions by an illustrious group of International and National faculty, shall address conceptual and cutting edge techniques in the primary and secondary management of globe injuries which will benefit the beginners, the practicing general ophthalmologists and vitreoretinal surgeons.

The late Sangam Senthamizh poet Thiruvalluvar wrote
“எண்ணென்ப ஏனை எழுத்தென்ப இவ்விரண்டும் கண்ணென்ப வாழும் உயிர்க்கு. “

Translated: Numbers and letters are the two eyes to live with.
Interpreted: Evidence based medicine based on data along with epidemiologic and experiential learning and deliberations, are the two eyes that give us the vision of knowledge … each of which will be addressed at this scientific congress.
On behalf of the Asia Pacific Ophthalmic Trauma Society, I wish all success to the organizers for putting together the 1st of series of Ophthalmic Trauma masterclasses paving the path for excellence in advancement of knowledge of the common man’s disease of Ophthalmic Trauma.
We also welcome the younger generation to take charge and inspiration from our predecessors and take up the challenge of preventing and better managing this global burden of trauma related disfiguration, disability and blindness.

With compliments and best wishes