Registration Information

AAO 2018, in conjunction with the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology, will be held Oct. 27 – 30, 2018 in McCormick Place, Chicago. Subspecialty Day will take place Oct. 26 & 27. Separate registration is required.

Register Now

You can still register for AAO 2018 and Subspecialty Day meetings, as well as purchase tickets and the Academy Plus course pass, online.

Registration Confirmation

When you register online you will receive an email confirmation.

You can also fax or mail in a registration form. An email confirmation is sent once the form is processed.

Badge Mailing/Registration Packets

To have your badge mailed to you, you must have register by:

• Sept. 4 for international attendees, or by
• Sept. 28 for U.S. attendees.

If you updated your registration after your badge was mailed, you may need to have your badge reprinted onsite. Only one badge is mailed per attendee.

If you did not receive your registration packet before traveling, or you registered online after the badge mailing deadline, pick up your materials at the Express Registration - Self Service area in South Hall A when you arrive at McCormick Place.

Note: When you purchase Academy Plus, you will not receive a separate "pass." Instead look for the Academy Plus symbol on your badge.

The course pass and tickets are non-transferable. View more registration and ticket policies.

Registering Onsite

Visit the registration area in South Hall A. 

Express Registration – Self Service

Thursday, Oct. 25: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26 & Saturday, Oct. 27: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 28: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit if you:

• Preregistered but did not receive your materials in the mail.
• Preregistered and would like to add a Subspecialty Day meeting, AAOE Coding Session or purchase an Academy Plus course pass.
• Did not preregister but you are an Academy or AAOE member.

Registration – Full Service

Thursday, Oct. 25: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26 & Saturday, Oct. 27: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 28 & Monday, Oct. 29: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 30: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Visit if you are:

• A nonmember who has not preregistered.
• A spouse or guest who has not preregistered.
• Registering for one day only.
• Making changes to your badge.
• Replacing your badge.

Ticket Sales

Thursday, Oct. 25: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26 - Monday, Oct. 29: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 30: 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Visit if you need to:

• Purchase tickets to AAOE Practice Management Master Classes, Breakfast With the Experts roundtables, Skills Transfer labs or special events.
• Purchase an Academy Plus course pass.
• Scan your badge for a course or session, or need assistance with evaluations.

More Information

Find specific information about:

• Registration Fees
• Registration Categories
• Policies
• Hotel Reservations

Members

Registration for the Academy's annual meeting is free for Academy and AAOE members.

Registration Benefits

Registration includes access to:

• 45+ symposia and Spotlight Sessions
• 750+ papers, posters and videos
• 500+ exhibiting companies
• 100+ informal and interactive learning opportunities

Purchase an Academy Plus course pass for unlimited access to an additional 350+ Academy and AAOE instruction courses.

Academy Plus does not cover sessions that require an individual ticket, including:

• AAOE Practice Management Master Classes;
• AAOE Coding Sessions;
• Breakfast With the Experts;
• Skills Transfer labs;
• Subspecialty Day meetings; and
• Specific special meetings and events.

Individual tickets must be purchased separately to attend these programs.

Fraud Alert

The Academy is aware that several fraudulent companies, pretending to be associated with the Academy and AAO 2018, may appear in web searches or may contact you via email. These companies are unaffiliated with the Academy, but claim that they can book hotel rooms and/or register you for the Academy's annual meeting. These sites may request deposits or even full pre-payment, but they often do not secure the rooms as promised. The Academy is working through legal channels to shut these false websites down, but new ones pop up every day.

It is very important that you only book hotel rooms and registration through the Academy’s website. If you do email or speak on the phone with an Academy representative, please note that Academy staff will never ask you to verify your membership by requesting both a member ID and password. If you are ever in doubt, please email meetings@aao.org or call 1.415.561.8500 to confirm before reserving a hotel room or registering.

Learn more about what you can do to spot housing poachers, provided by the Academy's official housing provider Expovision.