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The 12th Aegean Retina Meeting will be held on the Island of Crete, Greece from July 8 – 10, 2011, in the picturesque area of Rethymno at Aquila Rithymna Beach. Many of us have attended this bi-annual meeting since its inception in 1989, when Evangelos Gragoudas of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Hospital and Ioannis Pallikaris of the University of Crete brought international retinal specialists together for a unique meeting in the Aegean region. We would like to invite you to join us at "The Aegean".

Aegean Retina is unique in that the tone of the meeting is distinctly casual, yet the content of the scientific program is typically novel and innovative. Since its inception, Aegean Retina attendees have presented the first scientific papers on photodynamic therapy (PDT), the use of digital images in ophthalmology, anti-VEGF strategies for macular degeneration, innumerable surgical innovations, and pearls regarding tumor management. Unlike many meetings, ample time is given for discussion during the sessions. The structure of our meeting also gives the participants ample time to explore the island of Crete, spend a leisurely day at the beach which is located right outside your door, and to participate in a social program that has been described as legendary. The weather is uniformly excellent this time of the year. Please come and join us.

We expect this year's meeting, the 12th of a successful series, to be memorable both in its scientific and social aspect. We encourage both young fellows and senior colleagues to present a paper in one of our sessions.

Looking forward to seeing you in Crete!

The Organizing Committee

Constantin Pournaras - Thomas Friberg – Dean Eliott - Miltiadis Tsilimbaris