Embracing Trainees at VBS 2026

This year’s trainee-focused day featured pearls on succeeding at work and home, advocacy, early career challenges, billing, and more.

Ogul E. Uner, MD, and Brian T. Cheng, MD

Beyond the Conventional: A Modified Yamane Technique

This trimmed haptic solution without glued scleral fixation may be beneficial for patients with bilateral aphakia, microcornea, nystagmus, and vitreous opacity.

Supanji Supanji, MD, MSc, PhD; Dewi Fathin Romdhoniyyah, MD, PhD; Aurelia Priscilla Regita Putri, MD; Hifdza Faza Felisha, MD; Vera Nurohmah Indrawati, S.Si; Ummi Noor Hasanah, S.Kep., Ns; Handayani, S.Kep., Ns; Nurul Imawati, MD; Darmawan M. Sophian, MD; Imam Tiharyo, MD, MSc; Mohammad Nafis Sabirin Mara, MD; Firman Setya Wardhana, MD, MSc; and Muhammad Bayu Sasongko, MD, MEPID, PhD

Therapies for IRDs: Moving Beyond Single-Gene Solutions

Emerging gene-agnostic strategies target shared pathways and offer options for IRD patients without mutation-specific therapies.

Aykut Demirkol, MD; Rajvir Solanky; Jayvin Hernandez-Reyes; Ilay Demirkol; and Kuzey Soydas