Workshop - Paulo Stanga, MD; Carlos Orduna, MD; Hakan Kaymak, MD;

Specializes in Medical and Surgical Retina: Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Vitreous Floaters, Cataracts, Advanced Imaging & Clinical Studies. Experience of over 30 years in Ophthalmology and 21 years in the NHS. Left the NHS and the University of Manchester in 2019. Clinical, Surgical and R&D activities at London Vision Clinic, with which he partnered in 2017.

Notable achievements: introduced OCT into clinical setting (UK, 1998), Pascal® Laser (EU, 2006), pioneered Optos® Ultra Wide-Field Imaging (Intl., 2006) & introduced Swept-Source OCT (EU, 2012) as well as Wide-Field OCT (Intl. 2019). Developed the new Hypersonic Vitrectomy technology for Bausch and Lomb Health from lab bench (2012) to FDA 510(k) clearance, First in Human (2017) and EU introduction (2018). Had set-up and was PI and Surgeon for a the first-ever Study of Artificial Vision and the Argus II in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Successfully implanted first-ever electronic retinal implants in AMD. Pivotal role for NHS England to fund & evaluate Argus II in Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) & its 1st use of Artificial (2016). Performed first Argus II implantations in RP in several countries helping set up artificial vision programs with which he continues to collaborate; i.e. Russia. Performed the First-Ever Gene Therapy surgery in the UK in the Independent Sector as part of a clinical study in Geographic Atrophy in Dry AMD (2020). Former UK CI and local Principal Investigator (PI) and Surgeon in a Gene Therapy Study in RP (RPGR); results published in Nature Medicine (2020).

Current Clinical Studies: Gene Therapy Surgery and Anti-Complement Intravitreal Injections in Advanced Dry AMD with Geographic Atrophy, Photo-Biomodulation light-therapy in Early/Intermediate AMD, Laser Ablation of Vitreous Floaters and Management of Vision Degrading Myodesopsia, Wide Field and Navigated OCT and Ultra-Wide Field Vitreo-Retinal Imaging, with several patient recruiting Industry-sponsored or Investigator-initiated Studies.
Actively publishes in peer-reviewed scientific journals with an H-Index of 33.
Received several international accolades, amongst others, the prestigious Achievement Award/American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).

Dr Carlos Orduna, Spanish ophthalmologist, medical director of the Orduna clinic. Specialist in medical and surgical retina. He has worked for more than 20 years in the treatment of diseases of the macula with non-invasive laser. He is one of the few ophthalmologists in the world who accumulates in his hands experience in the use of laser techniques based on the photomechanical, photothermal and photochemical effect using micro-pulsed, nano-pulsed and LED photobiomodulation lasers in retinal diseases.

Dr. Kaymak is a board-certified ophthalmologist & eye surgeon. He is head surgeon for the field of retina, macula and vitreous body surgery at Breyer, Kaymak & Klabe Eye surgery – one of the largest private ophthalmology practices / eye clinic in Germany.

He studied medicine at University of Tübingen and Heidelberg, then specialized as ophthalmologist and ophthalmologic surgeon. Since 2017 he is head of the medical retina department of Breyer, Kaymak & Klabe in Düsseldorf, where he started in 2010 as partner and senior consultant ophthalmologist.
Asides to his expertise in retinal diseases such as nAMD and diabetic retinopathy, he is also one of the leading experts for eye therapies including nano-laser treatment, innovative combination therapies and minimally invasive operations (such as G27).

Dr. Kaymak has a track record in research and holds strong experience in clinical trials ranging from phase 2 to phase 4 in various ophthalmologic specialties. He runs co-operations for the International Vision Correction Research Center Networks of the University Hospital Heidelberg and is head of the research institute International Innovative Ophthalmologic surgery (I.I.O.), Düsseldorf.
Next to research, he is also carrying out teaching activities at ophthalmology department of Saarland University since 2018.