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  • Annual Meeting Attendance Figures

      2022
    Chicago    		 2021
    New
    Orleans    		 2020
    Virtual
    Meeting*    		 2019
    San
    Francisco    		 2018
    Chicago    		 2017
    New
    Orleans
    Domestic Physicians 5,401 3,830 6,687 7,863 8,690 8,105
    International Physicians 2,002 612 2,033 4,267 4,260 3,728
    Health Professionals 1,557 1,166 564 2,103 2,283 2,281
    Spouses/Guests 837 542 n/a 1,300 1,174 1,284
    Exhibitors 5,401 3,752 2,630 7,125 7,742 7,473
    Total Attendance 15,198 9,902 11,914 22,658 24,149 22,871
    Virtual Meeting Registration 3,237 5,117 n/a n/a n/a n/a
    No. of Exhibiting Companies 400 302 118 499 537 537
    Square Feet of Exhibit Space 179,600 166,800 n/a 217,500 224,900 233,300

    Subspecialty Day Attendance Figures

      2022
    Chicago    		 2021
    New
    Orleans    		 2020
    Virtual
    Meeting    		 2019
    San
    Francisco    		 2018
    Chicago    		 2017
    New
    Orleans
    Cornea 658 486 * 1,033 1,069 992
    Glaucoma 863 552 * 1,150 1,310 1,171
    Neuro-Ophthalmology n/a 141 n/a 313 n/a 313
    Ocular Oncology and Pathology n/a n/a * n/a 138 n/a
    Oculofacial Plastic Surgery 252 143 * 330 364 356
    Pediatric Ophthalmology 302 192 * 372 483 363
    Refractive Surgery 652 437 * 976 1,132 1,029
    Retina - - * 3,376 3,435 3,175
    Day 1 2,207 1,089 * n/a n/a n/a
    Day 2 2,182 1,125 * n/a n/a n/a
    Uveitis 181 n/a * n/a 305 n/a
    Total Attendance 7,297 4,165 * 7,550 8,236 7,399
    Virtual Subspecialty Day Registration 2,326 3,905 n/a n/a n/a n/a

    *AAO 2020 Virtual: Registration for the virtual meeting was all-inclusive. All attendees could view any session, course, Subspecialty Day meeting or skills transfer course within the virtual platform without restriction. The attendance figures for the Academy's annual meeting and Subspecialty Day meetings are therefore the same.