AAO Global Video Contest

Selected videos from this contest will be featured on the ONE Network, with the top video being declared the grand prize winner.

• Judges are looking for quality and depth of content, level of commentary, originality, novelty and educational value.
• Videos will be judged by a panel of experts from the Academy’s Global ONE Advisory Board.
• The grand prize winner will receive an iPad mini or $350 of Academy store credit, and receive mention in EyeNet magazine, Academy email newsletters and social media outlets.

• Any AAO member or member-in-training (under the supervision of an AAO fellow/member), international or U.S., may participate.
• Videos must be 5 minutes or less in length (< 2 minutes preferred).
• Authors retain the copyright of the video but should not have already transferred it to a peer-reviewed material publication like a surgical technique manuscript.
• If the video has been previously published in an open-access environment, that resource should be mentioned in the Notes field of the submission.
• By submitting a video, the author:
• Gives the Academy the right to post it on the ONE Network and reuse the video in any manner the Academy wishes.
• Agrees that all content in the video is his or her original work.
• Will cite the video, if it is published on the ONE Network, as such: “This video has been posted on the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s ONE Network International Section in 2017 (http://one.aao.org/international).”
• Videos must not already exist on the ONE Network.
• Videos must be submitted in English.
• Surgical or clinical videos of international interest will be accepted.
• "International interest” is defined as any topic of great interest outside the United States, but is not limited to surgeries, cases or presentations taking place internationally.
• Best-quality video files (uncompressed) are preferred.
• If the patient in the video is individually identifiable, the author will need to obtain written consent from the patient to publish the video on the Internet.
• The Global ONE Advisory Board will determine if a video meets all criteria.
• Participants may enter as many videos into the contest as they would like.

Submit your video below.

In the Notes field of the submission form, add the following:

• Date the event was recorded (approximate)
• "Global Video Contest"

3rd Annual Grand Prize Winner

• “Simple Limbal Epithelial Transplantation Technique and Outcomes” by Dr. Cristos Ifantides (United States)

2nd Annual Grand Prize Winner

• “Why Suture? Glued Capsular Hook” by Dr. Soosan Jacob (India)

1st Annual Grand Prize Winner

• “Surgical Management of Posterior Retinal Folds” by Dr. Leandro Zacharias (Brazil)