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Euretina president: Present times pose great challenges but offer advanced solutions
COPENHAGEN — In welcoming the audience gathered at the opening ceremony of Euretina, President Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD, PhD, evoked the image of the retina as a miniature, highly condensed universe, “with 90% of visual function residing in the tiny area of the macula, 1.5 mm large and 0.2 mm thick.” Minimal alterations in this universe, she said, immediately lead to severe visual defects affecting all tasks in life and impacting all levels of socioeconomic well-being and mental health.