December 1st- EURETINA have launched an exciting new initiative to support innovation across Europe in the development of new technologies in the field of retinal medicine. The EURETINA Innovation Awards for 2011 opened for applications on December 1st and will remain open until March 14th, 2011. The competition is open to all innovators with promising ideas on how to progress any aspect of patient care including new treatment strategies, diagnosis, instrumentation development, surgical tools and medical devices.