• Named Lectures

  • View the list of 2022 Named Lectures below. For past lectures, please refer to the Named Lectures Archives.

    Jackson Memorial Lecture

    Lecturer: Gerrit R.J. Melles, MD, PhD
    Lecture Title: How Would Nature See Our Corneal Triumphs?
    Session Title: Opening Session (SYM55)
    Session Cosponsored By: American Journal of Ophthalmology

    American Glaucoma Society Subspecialty Day Lecture

    Lecturer: Anne Louise Coleman, MD, PhD
    Lecture Title: Nature, Nurture, Neighborhood, Network, and Glaucoma
    Session Title: Glaucoma Subspecialty Day (GLA05)

    Leonard Apt Lecture

    Lecturer: Gregg T Lueder MD
    Lecture Title: Thirty Years of Pediatric Ophthalmology: Thoughts and Thanks
    Session Title: Pediatric Ophthalmology Subspecialty Day (PED03)

    Barraquer Lecture

    Lecturer: Graham D. Barrett, MBBCh
    Session Title: Treatment of Presbyopia (SYM33)
    Session Cosponsored By: International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)

    Castroviejo Lecture

    Lecturer: Carol L. Karp, MD
    Lecture Title: My Superpower! How High-Resolution Imaging Has Changed My Practice of Ocular Surface Oncology
    Session Title: I Can See: The Role of Anterior Segment Imaging (SYM21)
    Session Cosponsored By: Cornea Society

    C. Stephen and Frances Foster Lecture on Uveitis and Immunology (SYM34)

    Lecturer: Debra A. Goldstein, MD 

    William F. Hoyt Lecture

    Lecturer: Steven E. Feldon, MD
    Lecture Title: The Superior Colliculus: A Path to Neuro-Ophthalmology
    Session Title: Vision- and Life-Threatening Signs and Symptoms: Pearls From Neuro-Ophthalmology (SYM31)
    Session Cosponsored By: North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)

    Wendell L. Hughes Lecture

    Lecturer: Bita Esmaeli, MD, FACS
    Lecture Title: Multi-disciplinary Management of Eyelid and Orbital Cancers in the Era of Biologics and Immunotherapy
    Session Title: I’ve Been Waiting for Someone to Ask: Tips to Improving Your Oculofacial Plastic Clinic Exam & Surgical Outcomes (SYM30)
    Session Cosponsored By: American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS)

    Dr. Allan Jensen and Claire Jensen Lecture in Professionalism and Ethics (SYM12)

    Lecturer: Thomas H. Gallagher, MD, MACP
    Lecture Title: Professionalism and Accountability After Harm: Closing the Gap Between Principle and Practice
    Session Cosponsored By: American Academy of Ophthalmology Ethics Committee

    Jones/Smolin Lecture

    Lecturer: John K. G. Dart, MD
    Lecture Title: Acanthamoeba Keratitis Treatment; ODAK Phase III Trial Outcomes
    Session Title: Ocular COVID-19: Questions and Answers (SYM39)
    Session Cosponsored By: Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group (OMIG)

    Charles D. Kelman Lecture

    Lecturer: Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
    Lecture Title: 25 Years Evaluating New IOL Technology and Complications
    Session Title: Spotlight on Cataract: M&M Rounds—Learning from My Mistakes (SYM45)

    Michael F. Marmor Lecture in Ophthalmology and the Arts

    Lecturer: Scott Turlow
    Lecture Title: The Doctor’s Son: Medicine in My Novels
    Session Title: Opening Session (SYM55)

    Marshall M. Parks Lecture

    Lecturer: Susan H. Day, MD
    Lecture Title: ROP: From "Plus" Disease to "Plus" Contributions!
    Session Title: Retinopathy of Prematurity (SYM20)
    Session Cosponsored By: American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS)

    Parker Heath Lecture

    Lecturer: James L. Madara, MD
    Lecture Title: Thinking About the Future of Medicine
    Session Title: Innovations in Ophthalmology from Around the World
    Session Cosponsored By: the American Medical Association Ophthalmology Section Council (AMA)

    Ruedemann Lecture

    Lecturer: Kenneth V. Cahill, MD, FACS
    Lecture Title: Protecting the Inferior Cul-de-sac
    Session Title: Prosthetic and Surgical Management of Congenital Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia (SYM44)
    Session Cosponsored By: American Society of Ocularists (ASO)

    The Charles L. Schepens MD Lecture

    Lecturer: Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD
    Lecture Title: Rediscovering AMD with SS-OCT Imaging
    Session Title: Retina Subspecialty Day (RET04)

    Robert N. Shaffer Lecture

    Lecturer: Michael V. Drake, MD
    Session Title: Elevating Glaucoma Research Through Diversity (SYM04)
    Session Cosponsored By: Prevent Blindness

    Zimmerman Lecture

    Lecturer: Deepak Paul Edward, MD
    Lecture Title: Glaucoma Insights: An Ophthalmic Pathologist's Perspective
    Session Title: An Update on Efforts to Improve Mortality in Ocular Cancers (SYM40)
    Session Cosponsored By: American Association of Ocular Oncology and Pathology (AAOOP)