Challenge Buckets & Statements
Retina fellows are invited to reimagine retinal care through solutions that are innovative, impactful and implementable in real-world settings. Synergize advanced systems-level thinking with cutting- edge technological integration to develop transformative solutions that can redefine excellence in patient care. This is a call to transcend traditional boundaries and confront the most pressing challenges across the retinal landscape with bold, disruptive thinking.
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Theme for 2026: Diabetic Retinopathy
*Fellows are encouraged to submit a maximum of one solution in each challenge bucket
Solution Submission Deadline : 30th June, 2026
Awareness and Screening
1. How will you create a self propagating awareness drive in social media?
2. How can you increase referrals from physicians for screening using technology?
3. How can DR awareness be created in a rural scenario without significant access to social media but access to mobile phones?
Knowledge dissemination
1. How can treatment options and scenarios be explained to patient in a uniform way to create a common format of understanding nation wide?
2. How can patient expectations be managed by self explanatory resources?
3. How can patient feedback regarding treatment be harnessed for improvement of services?
Treatment maintenance
1. How can you use technology to maintain treatment schedules of anti VEGF?
2. How can you demonstrate outcomes of non compliance in a digital format?
3. How can you reduce patient loss of working days and expense for attending clinics for repeated interactions?
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