Nearly 600 ophthalmologists participate in ‘Reticon’Reticon, an initiative of Dr. Agarwal’s Retina Foundation, hosted the 11th edition of the annual conference on retinal surgery here on Sunday. This year’s theme was “navigating the new normal in retinal surgery.” The sessions revolved around medical retina, surgical retina and vitreo-retinal surgery. Dr. Agarwal said: “There are about 15 million blind people in India. “With rapid medical advances related to retinal diseases, their management and treatment are becoming much more affordable and effective. The Reticon conference aims to plug this gap by making the latest advancements and innovations available to all retinal surgeons to improve clinical outcomes,” Dr. Agarwal said.

Source: The Hindu October 10, 2021 19:18 UTC