PROGRAM
All Times are ET
Program is subject to change
Saturday, October 31, 2026
| 3:00 - 5:00 pm | Early Registration |
Sunday, November 1, 2026
| 7:50 am | Registration and Light Breakfast |
| 8:50 | Welcome Remarks Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD, Guillermo Amescua, MD, and Carol L. Karp, MD |
| Cataract I Moderator: Allister G. Gibbons, MD |
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| 9:00 | My Tips for Intraocular Lens Exchange Gerardo C. Valvecchia, MD |
| 9:10 | Incision Placement in Cataract Surgery Allister G. Gibbons, MD |
| 9:20 | Cataract Management in Humanitarian Campaigns – Fighting Blindness Gerardo C. Valvecchia, MD |
| 9:30 | Panel Discussion Panel: Juan F. Batlle, MD; Allister G. Gibbons, MD; Gerardo Valvecchia, MD; Zeba A. Syed, MD |
| 9:45 | Anterior Segment Reconstruction Zeba A. Syed, MD |
| 10:05 | Cataract Surgery Juan F. Batlle, MD |
| 10:15 | Panel Discussion Panel: Juan F. Battle, MD; Allister G. Gibbons, MD; Gerardo C. Valvecchia, MD; Zeba A. Syed, MD |
| Imaging Moderator: Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD |
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| 10:30 | Introduction Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD |
| 10:35 | Imaging for Glaucomatous Eye Disease Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH |
| 10:50 | Imaging Ocular Tumors Maura Di Nicola, MD |
| 11:10 | Fundamentals of Neuro-Ophthalmic Imaging Joshua Pasol, MD |
| 11:25 | Ultrasonography – New for the Ophthalmologist Yale L. Fisher, MD |
| 11:45 | Questions and Discussion |
| 12:00 pm | Group Photograph |
| 12:30 | Exhibits / Lunch |
| Retina I Moderator: William E. Smiddy, MD |
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| 2:00 | Why Should We Be Using Anticomplement Treatments? Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS |
| 2:15 | Complications of Anticomplement Agents Jaclyn L. Kovach, MD |
| 2:30 | Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Injections Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD |
| 2:40 | Cost Analysis of Anticomplement Agents William E. Smiddy, MD |
| 2:50 | Photobiomodulation Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD |
| 3:00 | CURSO Clinic Panel: Raquel Goldhardt, MD; Jaclyn L. Kovach, MD; Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD; Nicolas Yannuzzi, MD; Luis J. Haddock, MD |
| 3:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Retina II Moderator: Luis J. Haddock, MD |
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| 4:00 | Common IRDs, Therapy, and Clinical Trials Ninel Z. Gregori, MD |
| 4:15 | Imaging Findings in IRD and Genetics Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD |
| 4:30 | Prophylactic Surgery in Pediatric Patients with IRD Hong-Uyen Hua, MD |
| 4:45 | Retina Referrals with IRDs Luis J. Haddock, MD |
| 5:00 | Case Presentations Panel: Ninel Z. Gregori, MD; Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD; Hong-Uyen Hua, MD; Luis J. Haddock, MD |
| 5:30 | Opening Ceremony and Raffle |
Monday, November 2, 2026
| 7:00 am | Light Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Glaucoma Surgical Videos Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD, Elena Bitrian, MD, Juan Batlle, MD, and Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD |
| Glaucoma I Moderators: Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD, Elena Bitrian, MD, and Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD |
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| 9:00 | Use of OCT to Diagnose and Monitor Glaucoma Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD |
| 9:12 | My Mistakes in Treating Patients with Glaucoma Over 44 Years Richard K. Parrish, II, MD |
| 9:24 | Twenty Years of Experience with Deep Sclerectomy Elena Milla, MD, PhD |
| 9:44 | Management of Hypotony Arindel S. Maharaj, MD, PhD |
| 9:57 | Translating Quality of Life Research into Better Quality of Life for our Patients Pradeep Ramulu, MD, PhD |
| 10:10 | Advances in Glaucoma Drainage Devices and Their Complications Elena Milla, MD, PhD |
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Glaucoma II Moderators: Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD, Elena Bitrian, MD, and Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD |
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| 11:00 | X-Files: Glaucoma Cases that Teach Elena Bitrian, MD, Juan F. Batlle, MD, and Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD |
| 11:20 | Glaucoma Teaching Pearls: My Favorite Tips and Insights Elena Bitrian, MD, Juan F. Batlle, MD, and Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD |
| 11:40 | Francisco E. Fantes, MD Distinguished Lecture Applications of Molecular Genetics in Glaucoma Clinical Practice Elena Milla, MD, PhD |
| 12:20 pm | Questions and Discussion |
| 12:30 | Exhibits/Lunch |
| Cornea and External Diseases Moderator: Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD |
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| 2:00 | Introduction Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD |
| 2:08 | Update on Corneal Dystrophies Angela Y. Zhu, MD |
| 2:16 | Infectious Keratitis Masqueraders Despoina Theotoka, MD, MSc |
| 2:24 | Medical and Surgical Options for Recalcitrant Infectious Keratitis Andrea Naranjo, MD |
| 2:32 | Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD; Zeba A. Syed, MD; Angela Y. Zhu, MD; Despoina Theotoka, MD, MSc; Andrea Naranjo, MD |
| 2:45 | Management of the Failed Graft Zeba A. Syed, MD |
| 2:53 | The Bascom Palmer Approach to High-Risk Corneal Transplantation Victor L. Perez, MD |
| 3:01 | Pre-loaded versus Pre-cut Tissue in Endothelial Keratoplasty Florence A. Cabot, MD |
| 3:09 | Novel Approaches in the Treatment of Endothelial Dysfunction – Where Are We Now? Ellen Koo, MD |
| 3:17 | Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD, Zeba A. Syed, MD; Victor L. Perez, MD; Florence A. Cabot, MD; Ellen Koo, MD |
| 3:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Ocular Surface Diseases Symposium Moderator: Victor L. Perez, MD |
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| 4:00 | DEWS III TFOS Report on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dry Eye Disease Alfonso L. Sabater, MD, PhD |
| 4:10 | Update on the Evaluation and Management of Ocular Pain Anat Galor, MD, MSPH |
| 4:20 | Use of Hemoderivative Products in Ocular Surface Diseases Carolina L. Mercado MD |
| 4:30 | Role of Surgery in Ocular Surface Diseases: What to Do and Not to Do Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD |
| 4:40 | Common and Difficult Cases of Ocular Surface Diseases Zeba A. Syed, MD |
| 4:50 | Questions and Discussions |
| 5:30 | Raffle |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | "Young" Curso Film Festival |
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
| 7:00 am | Light Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Cataract Videos Pankaj R. Lande, MBBS |
| Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology Moderator: Felipe Medeiros, MD, PhD |
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| 9:00 | Opening Remarks Felipe A. Medeiros, MD, PhD |
| 9:04 | Large Language Models and Clinical Informatics in Ophthalmology Swarup S. Swaminathan, MD |
| 9:15 | Oculomics, Foundation Models, and Multimodal AI in Ophthalmology Siamak Yousefi, PhD |
| 9:26 | AI for Glaucoma: Detection, Progression, and Personalized Monitoring Felipe A. Medeiros, MD, PhD |
| 9:37 | AI in Cornea and Anterior Segment Disease Carol L. Karp, MD |
| 9:48 | AI, Wearable Diagnostics, and Computer-Augmented Vision Mohamed Abou Shousha, MD, PhD |
| 9:59 | AI-Enabled Virtual Care and Remote Monitoring: Extending Ophthalmology Beyond the Clinic Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MS |
| 10:10 | Panel Discussion: What Will AI Actually Change in Ophthalmology Over the Next 5 Years? Moderator: Felipe A. Medeiros, MD, PhD Panel: Swarup S. Swaminathan, MD; Siamak Yousefi, PhD; Carol L. Karp, MD; Mohamed Abou Shousha, MD, PhD; Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MS |
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Refractive Surgery Moderator: Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS |
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| 11:00 | Refractive Experience with the PureSee Lens Gerardo C. Valvecchia, MD |
| 11:10 | Predictors and Determinants of Visual Quality in Refractive Surgery Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS |
| 11:20 | Keratorefractive Lenticular Extraction (KLEX)-50 Years of Progress William W. Culbertson, MD |
| 11:30 | Premium Lenses and Ocular Surface Disease: Are They Even Candidates? Carolina L. Mercado, MD |
| 11:40 | Presbyopia Drops: Hype, Hope or Game Changer? Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD |
| 11:50 | Management of Epithelial Ingrowth: Lifting, Scraping, and Beyond Florence A. Cabot, MD |
| 12:00 pm | Posterior Chamber Phakic IOLs for the Correction of High Ametropia Ernesto Otero, MD |
| 12:10 | LAL in Practice: Patient Selection, Pearls, and Pitfalls Zubair Ansari, MD |
| 12:20 | Panel Discussion Panel: Gerardo C. Valvecchia, MD; Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS; William W. Culbertson, MD; Carolina L. Mercado, MD; Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD; Florence A. Cabot, MD; Ernesto Otero, MD; Zubair Ansari, MD |
| 12:30 | Exhibits / Lunch |
| Cataract II Moderator: Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD |
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| 2:00 | Introduction Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD |
| 2:05 | How to Choose the Premium Lens in Patients with Cataracts – The Science, Psychology, and Availability Juan F. Batlle, MD |
| 2:15 | Approach to the Black Cataracts Ernesto Otero, MD |
| 2:25 | Cataract Surgery in the Presence of a Corneal Scar Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD |
| 2:35 | Cataract Surgery in Patients with Autoimmune Disease Andrea Naranjo, MD |
| 2:45 | Management of Posterior Polar Cataract Zeba A. Syed, MD |
| 2:55 | Aphakia Solution with Modified Yamane Technique Gerardo C. Valvecchia, MD |
| 3:05 | When Patients Cannot Lie Completely Flat: Practical Solutions for Cataract Surgery Guillermo Amescua, MD |
| 3:15 | Panel Discussion Panel: Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD; Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD; Juan F. Batlle, MD; Ernesto Otero, MD; Andrea Naranjo, MD; Gerardo C. Valvecchia, MD; Zeba A. Syed, MD; Guillermo Amescua, MD |
| 3:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Pediatric Ophthalmology Moderators: Hilda Capo, MD and Craig A. McKeown, MD |
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| Día de los Muertos: Honoring Experience, What We’ve Learned in Pediatric Ophthalmology |
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| 4:00 | Introduction Hilda Capo, MD, and Craig A. McKeown, MD |
| 4:05 | Día de los Vivos - Avoiding Life-Threatening Situations in Pediatric Ophthalmology Ta Chen Peter Chang, MD |
| 4:13 | Guiding the Flow: Advances in Pediatric Glaucoma Implants Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD, MSc |
| 4:21 | ¡Hasta La Vista, Myopia! Strategies To Slow Myopia Progression Kara M. Cavuoto, MD |
| 4:29 | Sudden Shifts: Understanding Acute Acquired Comitant Esotropia Stephanie Tillit, MD |
| 4:37 | The Return of Alignment: Botulinum Toxin for the Management of Strabismus Michelle M. Falcone, MD |
| 4:45 | Dual Surgical Paths to Alignment: Symmetric or Recess–Resect Procedures? Hilda Capó, MD |
| 4:53 | Spirits, Skulls, and Ocular Torsion Craig A. McKeown, MD |
| 5:01 | Guiding the Smallest Eyes: Updates in Retinopathy of Prematurity Hong-Uyen Hua, MD |
| 5:09 | Family Matters: Inherited Retinal Diseases Update Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD |
| 5:17 | Threads That Bind: Familial Eye Disease in the Pediatric World Audina M. Berrocal, MD |
| 5:25 | Questions and Answers |
| 5:30 | Raffle |
| 6:00 | Cocktail Reception |
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
| 7:00 am | Light Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Best of Grand Rounds Videos |
| Oculoplastics Moderator: Thomas E. Johnson, MD |
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| 9:00 | Introduction Thomas E. Johnson, MD |
| 9:02 | Ophthalmology 2040 - Preparing the Trainee of the Future Chris R. Alabiad, MD |
| 9:11 | New Treatments for Thyroid Eye Disease Sara T. Wester, MD |
| 9:20 | Adult Onset Asthma with Periocular Xanthogranuloma (AAPOX), A Case Series Thomas E. Johnson, MD |
| 9:29 | Immunotherapy for Periocular Cancer Brian C. Tse, MD |
| 9:38 | Ptosis Pearls: Patterns, Pitfalls, and Pointers Marissa K. Shoji, MD |
| 9:47 | MEGA: Is Whole Eye Transplant Possible? David T. Tse, MD |
| 10:17 | Questions and Answers |
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Ocular Oncology Moderator: Carol L. Karp, MD |
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| 11:00 | Welcome and Introduction Carol L. Karp, MD |
| 11:05 | The Case That Taught Me Never to Trust First Impressions Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD |
| 11:11 | Discussion / Questions and Answers |
| 11:16 | My Most Challenging Ocular Oncology Case Maura Di Nicola, MD |
| 11:22 | Discussion / Questions and Answers |
| 11:27 | The Case I Learned the Most From Carol L. Karp, MD |
| 11:33 | Discussion / Questions and Answers |
| 11:38 | A Zebra in Disguise: The Case That Surprised Everyone Steven Yeh, MD, FASRS |
| 11:44 | Discussion / Questions and Answers |
| 11:49 | When the ‘Routine’ Case Became Anything But Basil Williams, MD |
| 11:55 | Discussion / Questions and Answers |
| 12:00 pm | The Diagnosis I Almost Missed Carolina L. Mercado, MD |
| 12:06 | Discussion / Questions and Answers |
| 12:11 | The Case that Changed My Clinical Practice Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD |
| 12:17 | Discussion / Questions and Answers |
| 12:22 | Pathology Pearls: What the Microscope Revealed Sander R. Dubovy, MD |
| 12:25 | Final Panel Discussion/Questions and Answers |
| 12:30 | Exhibits / Lunch |
| Uveitis Moderator: Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS |
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| 2:00 | Before the Joints: Uveitis as an Early Indicator of Rheumatoid Arthritis Anat Galor, MD, MSPH |
| 2:10 | Beyond the Surface: Clues in Unexpected Places Stephanie Llop, MD |
| 2:20 | Too Early, Too Late, or Just in Time? Raquel Goldhardt, MD |
| 2:30 | Herpetic Anterior Steroid-Dependent Herpetic Uveitis: To Immunosuppress or Not to Immunosuppress Victor L. Perez, MD |
| 2:40 | Birds, Not Birdshot Janet L. Davis, MD |
| 2:50 | Checkpoint Inhibitors and Uveitis Thomas A. Albini, MD |
| 3:00 | Ophthalmic Manifestations of Ebola, Mpox, and Emerging Infectious Diseases: Disease Surveillance and Management Steven Yeh, MD, FASRS |
| 3:20 | Panel Discussion |
| 3:30 | Refreshment Break |
| Neuro-Ophthalmology Moderator: Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD |
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| 4:00 | Opening Remarks Liliana Rosello, APRN |
| 4:05 | Challenging Case in Neuro-Ophthalmology I Joshua Pasol, MD |
| 4:15 | Challenging Case in Neuro-Ophthalmology II Hong Jiang, MD, PhD |
| 4:25 | Challenging Case in Neuro-Ophthalmology III Maja Kostic, MD, PhD |
| 4:35 | Challenging Case in Neuro-Ophthalmology IV Daniela Teijeilo, MD |
| 4:45 | Challenging Case in Neuro-Ophthalmology V Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD |
| 4:55 | Challenging Case in Neuro-Ophthalmology VI Byron L. Lam, MD |
| 5:05 | Questions and Answers, Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD |
| Teleophthalmology | |
| 5:15 | Reimagining Vision Care: Where Ophthalmology and Technology Meet Artificial Intelligence Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MSc, FATA |
| 5:30 | Raffle |