Goals: To have a forum for the leadership of the Academy and allied organizations

• To identify and discuss critical issues facing ophthalmology, in order to provide input and advice to the Academy Board of Trustees;
• To educate and update participants about Academy activities so that they may better serve as effective Academy leaders and representatives; and
• To encourage cross-fertilization, communication, and cooperation among the leadership of ophthalmology.

Participants: All Academy members are welcome to attend Mid-Year Forum. 

In order to represent the broad spectrum of ophthalmology, the following individuals are invited to participate:

• The Board of Trustees and Academy Secretaries
• The Council (councilors or alternate councilors)
• Committee chairs and representatives
• Presidents, presidents-elect, other leaders, and executive staff of special interest groups, state societies, and subspecialty societies
• Members of the American Academy of Ophthalmic Executive Board of Directors
• Members of the Young Ophthalmologists Committee and Subcommittee on Advocacy
• Other invited members, outside experts, and staff