Meeting Archives

Review the Meeting Program (PDF 14MB), a condensed program for AAO 2018, Subspecialty Day and the AAOE Practice Management Program.

Content includes:

• Scientific program listing,
• AAOE program listing,
• Subspecialty Day schedules,
• Exhibitor list.

The Academy does not mail out programs from past meetings.

The Annual Meeting Program Committee is responsible for the scientific program including instruction courses, symposia and the Spotlight on Cataracts session. View a listing of AAO 2018 committe member financial disclosures.

View a full listing of presenter financial disclosures for AAO 2018. (PDF 454KB)

Find information about awards presented at AAO 2018.

Online versions of the syllabi from all eight 2018 Subspecialty Day meetings are available to view and download:

• Cornea Subspecialty Day 2018: What’s Tried, True, and New (PDF 1.4MB)
• Glaucoma Subspecialty Day 2018: A New Renaissance (PDF 1.8MB)
• Ocular Oncology and Pathology Subspecialty Day 2018: Hot Topics in Ocular Pathology and Oncology—An Update (PDF 2.2MB)
• Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Day 2018: Oculoplastics Real World: Real Cases, Real Lessons, True Learning (PDF 1.6MB)
• Pediatric Ophthalmology Subspecialty Day 2018: Winds of Change in the Windy City (PDF 1MB)
• Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day 2018: Better Together—Lens- and Cornea-Based Surgery (PDF 5MB)
• Retina Subspecialty Day 2018: The Art + Science of Retina + Vitreous (PDF 10MB)
• Uveitis Subspecialty Day 2018: Uveal Blues in Chicago (PDF 1.5MB)

The Academy does not mail out syllabi from past Subspecialty Day meetings.

Find information about past Named Lectures, including lecturers and lecture titles, that take place during the Academy's annual meeting and Subspecialty Day.

During AAO 2018 Original Paper Sessions, authors present their paper followed by a panel discussion. The panel then selects the best paper from the session.

This year’s most highly rated papers are as follows:

Cataract (Part 1)
Intracameral Cefuroxime, Moxifloxacin, and Vancomycin: Their Doses, Abatement Rates, and Relative Efficacies in Preventing Postoperative Endophthalmitis (PA003)
Presenting author: Steve A. Arshinoff, MD

Cataract (Part 2)
Prediction Error Correlation Between Fellow Eyes Undergoing Cataract Surgery (PA101)
Presenting author: Steven M Naids MD

Cornea, External Disease (Part 1)
Comparative Evaluation of Intrastromal Injections of Voriconazole, Amphotericin B, and Natamycin in Fungal Keratitis (PA032)
Presenting author: Namrata Sharma, MD, MBBS

Cornea, External Disease (Part 2)
New Surgical Approach in the Management of Keratoconus: Intralamellar Strengthening Keratoplasty (PA077)
Presenting author: Rami Bagh, MD

Glaucoma (Part 1)
Differential Associations With Macular Nerve Fiber Layer and Ganglion Cell Complex Thickness in a Large Cohort (PA051)
Presenting author: Anthony P. Khawaja, MBBS

Glaucoma (Part 2)
Schlemm and Collector Channel Imaging (PA057)
Presenting author: Alex Ansun Huang, MD

Neuro-Ophthalmology
Long-term Efficacy of Fractionated Conformal Radiotherapy for the Management of Primary Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas (PA096)
Presenting author: Ravi Pandit, MD

Oculoplastics, Orbit
Rodent Xenograft Model of Lacrimal Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinom (PA088)
Presenting author: Van Ann Q. Tran, MD

Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus
Assessment of Pediatric Foveal Vasculature Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (PA041)
Presenting author: Stephanie Tammy Hsu, BA

Refractive Surgery
Novel Altered Stromal Molecular Pathways Associated With Post-SMILE Ectasia (PA024)
Presenting author: Pooja Khamar, MBBS, MS

Retina, Vitreous (Part 1)
Pigmentary Maculopathy Associated With Chronic Exposure to Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium (PA013)
Presenting author: Nieraj Jain, MD

Retina, Vitreous (Part 2a)
Outcomes of Eyes Lost to Follow-up With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy That Received PRP vs. Intravitreal Anti-VEGF (PA068)
Presenting author: Anthony Obeid, MD

Retina, Vitreous (Part 2b)
Photovoltaic Restoration of Central Vision in Atrophic Dry AMD (PA075)
Presenting author: Jose A. Sahel, MD

Uveitis, Intraocular Inflammation
Phase 3 Efficacy Data of Suprachoroidally Injected CLS-TA for Macular Edema due to Noninfectious Uveitis (PA034)
Presenting author: Rahul Khurana, MD

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The AAO 2018 Exhibition took place Saturday, Oct. 27 to Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

• 2018 Exhibitor List - By Company (PDF 1.6MB)
• 2018 Exhibitor List - By Booth Number (PDF 1.6MB)

Retina Subspecialty Day Exhibits

Those registered for Retina Subspecialty Day could visit the Retina Subspecialty Day Exhibits on Friday, Oct. 26.

• 2018 Retina Subspecialty Day Exhibitor List - By Company (PDF 95KB)
• 2018 Retina Subspecialty Day Exhibitor List - By Booth Number (PDF 95KB)