Program Highlights

The Opening Session will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4.

Eve J. Higginbotham, SM, MD, ML will deliver the 80th annual Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture. Dr. Higginbotham is the inaugural Vice Dean for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics and Professor of Ophthalmology specializing in glaucoma. She remains active in scholarship related to glaucoma, health policy, STEM, patient care and equity.

Perfect your technique and learn new skills at one of the 30 didactic lectures and 50 labs that make up the Skills Transfer Program.

Two new labs are available in 2023:

• Artificial Iris Prosthesis, Michael Snyder MD and Nicole Fram MD, Course Directors
• Periocular Rejuvenation, Aditi Mehta MD, Course Director

All lectures are included in your meeting registration, but Skill Transfer labs require the purchase of a separate lab ticket. Purchase your tickets early! 75% of labs sold out last year.

Your AAO 2023 meeting registration includes access to many educational options:

• AAO and AAOE instruction courses
• Symposia
• Original paper sessions
• Poster Theater presentations
• Informal poster discussions
• Video program
• American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses (ASORN) Program

Look for sessions in these hot topic areas:

• Techniques for secondary IOL fixation
• Managing unexpected complications during surgery
• Prosthetic and surgical reconstruction of the iris
• Endothelial keratoplasty
• Innovations in dry eye treatment
• Interventions for ocular pain
• Pediatric neuro-ophthalmology
• Use of OCT in pediatric cases
• Gene therapy
• Artificial intelligence
• New treatments for geographic atrophy

Your in-person registration also includes access to several non-CME educational options in the Expo:

• Learning Lounge where you can enjoy informal group discussions facilitated by key opinion leaders. New topics begin every 15 minutes.
• Industry Showcase sessions where companies give updates about their latest products and services. On Saturday and Sunday, look for 30 min. sessions in the morning and NEW! 18 min. TED Talks in the afternoon.