Meeting Archives

Review the Meeting Program (PDF 9MB), a condensed program for AAO 2017 and Subspecialty Day.

Content includes:

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

The Academy does not mail out programs from past meetings.

Find information about awards presented at AAO 2017.

Online versions of the syllabi from all seven 2017 Subspecialty Day meetings are available to view and download:

• Cornea Subspecialty Day 2017: Keeping the Old, or Breaking the Mold? (PDF 2MB)
• Glaucoma Subspecialty Day 2017: Inspirations and Innovations: New Insights in Glaucoma Care (PDF 1.8MB)
• Neuro-Ophthalmology Subspecialty Day 2017: When Should I Worry? Dangerous Signs, Symptoms, and Findings in Neuro-Ophthalmology (PDF 1.7MB)
• Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Day 2017: Clinical Challenges and Surgical Technique—Strategies for Success in Oculofacial Plastic Surgery (PDF 590KB)
• Pediatric Ophthalmology Subspecialty Day 2017: Sightseeing in New Orleans—For the Pediatric Ophthalmologist (PDF 1.7MB)
• Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day 2017: Linking to the Expanded World of Refractive Surgery (PDF 4.7MB)
• Retina Subspecialty Day 2017: Retinal Mardi Gras (PDF 7MB)

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

Opening Session & Annual Business Meeting

Jackson Memorial Lecture
"Intravitreal Therapy for Retinal Diseases: From CMV to CNV"
Daniel F. Martin, MD

Michael F. Marmor Lecture in Ophthalmology and the Arts
"One Man's Vision"
Henry Butler

SYM09 - From Ground Zero to the Moon: How Intracranial and Intraocular Pressure Disparities Relate to Vision
Cosponsored by the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)

William F Hoyt Lecture
"More Than Meets the Eye: What an Ophthalmologist Needs to Know About Migraine and the Eye"
Kathleen B. Digre, MD

SYM10 - Molecular Pathology of Ocular Diseases: Implications for Targeted Therapy
Cosponsored by the American Association of Ophthalmic Oncologists and Pathologists (AAOOP)

Zimmerman Lecture
"Electron Microscopy: An Invaluable Diagnostic Adjunct in an Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory"
Seymour Brownstein, MD

SYM17 - Infections, Corneas, and Contact Lenses
Cosponsored by the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (CLAO)

Whitney G Sampson Lecture
"Corneal Crescents and Patches"
Sheraz M. Daya, MD

SYM22 - Volume Augmentation: Fillers, Grafts, and Implants
Cosponsored by the American Society of Ocularists (ASO)

Ruedemann Lecture
"Enucleation in the Management of Primary Choroidal Melanoma"
James J. Augsburger, MD

SPO2 - Spotlight on Cataracts

Charles D Kelman Lecture
"Phaco at 50: The Collision of Cataract and Glaucoma (Plus)"
Alan S. Crandall, MD

SYM25 - Genetic Disorders in Pediatric Ophthalmology
Cosponsored by the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS)

Marshall M Parks Lecture
"Curing Heritable Blindness"
Edwin M. Stone, MD, PhD

SYM27 - Current Management of Neovascular AMD
Cosponsored by the Macula Society

Arnall Patz Lecture
"DRCR Network: Accomplishments and Vision for the Future"
Neil M. Bressler, MD

SYM28 - The ABCs of MTAs (Molecularly Targeted Agents) in Oculoplastic Surgery
Cosponsored by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS)

Wendell L Hughes Lecture
"The Forces That Affect Upper Eyelid Movement, Position, And Contour During Ptosis Surgery"
John W. Shore, MD

SYM29 - Management of Chronic and Recurrent Anterior Segment Disorders
Cosponsored by the Cornea Society

Castroviejo Lecture
"Advances with Randomized Clinical Trials in Corneal Transplantation"
Jonathan H. Lass, MD

SYM33 - C Stephen and Frances Foster Lecture on Uveitis and Immunology

"Idiopathic Ocular Inflammatory Disease: Lessons From Deep DNA Sequencing"
Russell N. Van Gelder, MD, PhD

SYM41 - Dr. Allan Jensen & Claire Jensen Lecture in Professionalism and Ethics
Cosponsored by the Ethics Committee

"Practical Ethics in Ophthalmology"
Thomas S. Harbin, MD

SYM44 - Hot Topics for Minimizing Infections in Cataract Surgery
Cosponsored by the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group (OMIG)

Jones/Smolin Lecture
"Converting Concepts Into Cures"
Herbert E. Kaufman, MD

SYM47 - Development of New Antiglaucoma Medications and Drug Delivery Systems
Cosponsored by Prevent Blindness

Robert N Shaffer Lecture
"Glaucoma Genes and New Opportunities for Therapy"
Janey Lee Wiggs, MD, PhD

SYM51 - Presbyopia: The Next Frontier in Refractive Surgery?
Cosponsored by the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)

Barraquer Lecture
"Refractive Indexing: A Revolutionary Approach to Refractive Surgery"
Scott M. MacRae, MD

During the Academy's annual meeting Original Paper Sessions, authors present their paper followed by a panel discussion. The panel then selects the best paper from the session. Best original papers from AAO 2017:

OP01 - Cataract 
"Novel IOL Design to Prevent Negative Dysphotopsia" (PA005)
Samuel Masket, MD

OP02 - Retina, Vitreous 
"Utilization of Teleretinal Imaging to Detect Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema in an Urban Population" (PA016)
Rishabh C. Date, MD

OP03 - Cornea, External Disease 
"Characterization of Tear Film Proteins in Patients with Dry Eye Disease: A Comparison of Nonautoimmune Dry Eye Syndrome and Sjögren" (PA020)
Chongiin Kim, BA

OP04 - Oculoplastics Original Papers: Ocular Pathology, Oncology 
"Aqueous Humor as a Surrogate Liquid Tumor Biopsy in Retinoblastoma" (PA027)
Jesse L. Berry, MD

OP05 - Oculoplastics Original Papers: Orbit, Lacrimal, Plastic Surgery 
"Lacrimal Nerve vs. Anterior Ethmoid Nerve Stimulation to Increase Aqueous Tear Secretion" (PA030)
Andrea N. Kossler, MD

OP06 - Refractive Surgery 
"Clinical Outcomes and Sensitivity to Centration after Implanting a Shape-Changing Corneal Inlay" (PA039)
William F. Wiley, MD

OP07 - Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus 
"Early Immunosuppressive Therapy Reduces Need for Surgery in Pediatric Uveitis" (PA042)
Crystal Sin Yi Cheung, MD

OP08 - Neuro-Ophthalmology 
"Optic Disc Edema in Autoimmune Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy" (PA054)
John J. Chen, MD, PHD

OP09 - Glaucoma Part I 
"Predictive Value of Pointwise Sensitivities on Future Rate of Global Visual Field Progression in Early-to-Moderate Glaucoma" (PA058)
Alex Ansun Huang, MD

OP09 - Glaucoma Part II 
"Somatostatin Receptor-2 Expression in Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas of the Lacrimal Gland: Immunohistochemical Study" (PA065)
Aakriti Garg, MD

OP10 - Cornea, External Disease 
"Prestained and Preloaded Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Donor Tissue: Surgical Technique and Early Clinical Results" (PA077)
Lara R. Newman, MD

OP011 - Uveitis 
"Quantitative Assessment of the Iris Vasculature in Acute Anterior Uveitis with OCT Angiography" (PA085)
Francesco Pichi, MD

OP12 - Cataract 
"Endophthalmitis Reduction with Intracameral Moxifloxacin Prophylaxis: Analysis of 1 Million Surgeries" (PA092)
Aravind Haripriya, MBBS

OP13 - Retina, Vitreous 
"Phase 3 Trial Update of Voretigene Neparvovec in Biallelic RPE65-Mediated Inherited Retinal Disease" (PA095)
Stephen Richard Russell, MD

View past annual meeting and Subspecialty Day attendance statistics.

The AAO 2017 Exhibition took place Saturday, Nov. 11 – Tuesday, Nov. 14.

View a list of AAO 2017 Exhibitor List (PDF75KB).

Retina Subspecialty Day Exhibits

Those registered for Retina Subspecialty Day could visit the Retina Subspecialty Day Exhibits on Friday, Nov. 10.

View a list of exhibitors:

• Retina Subspecialty Day 2017 Exhibitor List by Company (PDF 52KB)
• Retina Subspecialty Day 2017 Exhibitor List by Booth (PDF 64KB)