• Friday, Oct. 11 - Tuesday, Oct. 15

    The AAO 2019 Virtual Meeting is a FREE online component of AAO 2019 that allows you to participate in sessions live from San Francisco. Approximately twenty (25) total hours of educational content will be streamed live over five days.

    After the meeting, you will be able to access archived sessions until January 31, 2020.

    Note: The AAO 2019 Virtual Meeting is not eligible for CME credit.

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    Streaming Content

    Below is the tentative schedule for 2019, subject to change. All times are in PDT. Note some simultaneous streams.

    Friday, Oct. 11

    9:13 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.  Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day: Corneal Laser Vision Correction–Beyond the Usual Knowledge

    11:05 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.  Retina Subspecialty Day: My Best Retina Medical Cases

    Saturday, Oct. 12

    9:48 a.m. - 10:23 a.m.  Retina Subspecialty Day: Neovascular AMD

    1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.  Academy Café: Private Equity

    3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.  Academy Café: Cataract

    3:59 p.m. - 5:09 p.m.  Glaucoma Subspecialty Day: Reaching 20/20 (Or Near That) With Cataract Surgery and Glaucoma

    Sunday, Oct. 13

    8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  AAO 2019 Opening Session and Business Meeting

    10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  2019 YO Program

    10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Spotlight on New Technology in Ophthalmology

    10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.  Academy Café: Glaucoma

    1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.  Academy Café: Retina

    3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.  Crosslinking for Corneal Ectasia: Real World Experience

    Monday, Oct. 14

    8:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.  Spotlight on Cataract: Complicated Phaco Cases- My Top 5 Pearls

    8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  Focus on Quality of Life in Glaucoma: Measuring and Optimizing Functional and Patient-Centered Outcomes

    9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.  Academy Café: Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus

    10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.  Hot Topics 2019

    2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.  Spotlight on Physician Extenders

    Tuesday, Oct. 15

    8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  The Millennial Movement: How Gender Equality, Big Data, and Technology will be Embraced by the Young Ophthalmologist

    10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.  Grand Rounds: Cases and Experts From Across the World

    Access More of the Meeting

    When you participate in the AAO Virtual Meeting, you will have access to:

    • Live webcasts of several educational sessions, including Q&A with experts.
    • View the AAO 2019 Exhibition online where you can browse the hundreds of companies exhibiting in San Francisco, showcasing the latest advances in ophthalmic devices, imaging and other technologies.
    • ePosters and Videos on Demand from AAO 2019.

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