Agenda | Retina & Eye 2026

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Visionary Connections Await

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March 16th - March 20th, 2026

Conference Schedule

Time Label	Topic	Moderator	Speaker	Session Category	Day
7:45 - 7:50 AM	Course Introduction Anterior Segment	Frenkel	Frenkel	Glaucoma/Cataract	Monday, March 16
7:50 - 8:10 AM	Reimagining the Combined Procedure Without Lowering the Bar of Refractive Excellence		Sarkisian		Monday, March 16
8:10 - 8:25 AM	Discussion				Monday, March 16
8:25 - 8:45 AM	Surgical Planning Software for Cataract Surgery		Weikert		Monday, March 16
8:45 - 9:00 AM	Discussion				Monday, March 16
4:30 - 4:55 PM	Epstein Lecture: Practical Insights from Major Glaucoma Clinical Trials	Sarkisian	Skuta		Monday, March 16
4:55 - 5:05 PM	Discussion				Monday, March 16
5:05 - 5:20 PM	IOL Calculations in Atypical Eyes		Weikert		Monday, March 16
5:20 - 5:35 PM	Cataract Surgery After Corneal Refractive Surgery: What Do I Need To Know?				Monday, March 16
5:35 - 5:50 PM	Discussion of the previous two lectures				Monday, March 16
5:50 - 6:10 PM	Breaking the Algorithm: Two Decades of Disruption Toward Redefining Glaucoma Management		Sarkisian		Monday, March 16
6:10 - 6:20 PM	Discussion				Monday, March 16
6:20 - 6:35 PM	It's NOT another chalazion		Katowitz		Monday, March 16
6:35 - 6:45 PM	Discussion				Monday, March 16

Time Label	Topic	Moderator	Speaker	Session Category	Day
7:45 - 7:50 AM	Course Introduction	Frenkel		Retina	Wednesday, March 18
7:50 - 8:05 AM	Ultrawide Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography: The New Standard for Evaluation of Peripheral Lesions		Kiss	Retina	Wednesday, March 18
8:05 - 8:20 AM	Intraoperative OCT and Visualization: Current State and Future Opportunities		Ehlers	Retina	Wednesday, March 18
8:20 - 8:35 AM	Discussion			Retina	Wednesday, March 18
8:35 - 8:50 AM	Surgery for the Vitreomacular Interface		Bakri	Retina	Wednesday, March 18
8:50 - 9:00 AM	Discussion			Retina	Wednesday, March 18
4:30 - 4:55 PM	Gass Lecture: Update on Treatment MacTel	Ehlers	Bakri	Retina	Wednesday, March 18
4:55 - 5:10 PM	Discussion			Retina	Wednesday, March 18
5:10 - 5:35 PM	Mimickers of wet AMD		Modi	Retina	Wednesday, March 18
5:35 - 5:50 PM	Discussion			Retina	Wednesday, March 18
5:50 - 6:10 PM	Quantitative Ultra-widefield Angiography in Diabetic Retinopathy		Ehlers	Retina	Wednesday, March 18
6:10 - 6:30 PM	Ultra-widefield Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography: The New Standard for Evaluation of Peripheral Lesions		Kiss	Retina	Wednesday, March 18
6:30 - 6:45 PM	Discussion of above two talks			Retina	Wednesday, March 18

Time Label	Topic	Moderator	Speaker	Session Category	Day
7:45 - 8:05 AM	AI for clinical trials	Modi	Jaffee	Retina	Thursday, March 19
8:05 - 8:20 AM	Discussion			Retina	Thursday, March 19
8:20 - 8:45 AM	Machemer Lecture: Ellipsoid Zone Integrity in Retinal Disease: Emergency of a Key Endpoint		Ehlers	Retina	Thursday, March 19
8:45 - 9:00 AM	Discussion			Retina	Thursday, March 19
4:30 - 4:50 PM	Mimickers of Dry AMD	Jaffee	Modi	Retina	Thursday, March 19
4:50- 5:00 PM	Discussion			Retina	Thursday, March 19
5:00 - 5:25 PM	Schepens Lecture: Dry AMD - Evaluation and treatment: What's new in 2026?		Jaffee	Retina	Thursday, March 19
5:25 - 5:40 PM	Discussion			Retina	Thursday, March 19
5:40 - 6:00 PM	Photobiomodulation for Dry AMD		Ehlers	Retina	Thursday, March 19
6:00 - 6:15 PM	Discussion			Retina	Thursday, March 19
6:15 - 6:35 PM	Central Serous Retinopathy - What's Changed and What Still Matters		Bakri	Retina	Thursday, March 19
6:35 - 6:45 PM	Discussion			Retina	Thursday, March 19

Time Label	Topic	Moderator	Speaker	Session Category	Day
7:45 - 8:05 AM	Trends and Advances in Glaucoma Care: A Career Perspective	Skuta	Skuta	Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17
8:05 - 8:20 AM	Disciussion			Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17
8:20 - 8:40 AM	Managing a Modern Glaucoma Practice: What Works, What Scales, What's Next		Sarkisian	Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17
8:40 - 9:00 AM	Discussion			Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17
4:30 - 4:50 PM	Lessons Learned from Glaucoma Malpractice Claims	Patrick	Skuta	Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17
4:50 - 5:00 PM	Discussion			Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17
5:00 - 5:30 PM	Ridley Lecture: Pearls & Pitfalls in Biometry & IOL Selection		Weikert	Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17
5:30 - 5:45 PM	Discussion			Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17
5:45 - 6:00 PM	Glaucoma vs non glaucoma optic neuropathy the neuro-oph perspective		Kay	Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17
6:00 - 6:05 PM	Discussion			Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17
6:05 - 6:30 PM	Update on Private Equity Transactions		Anderson	Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17
6:30 - 6:45 PM	Discussion			Glaucoma/Cataract/Orbit/PE	Tuesday, March 17

Time Label	Topic	Moderator	Speaker	Session Category	Day
7:45 - 8:05 AM	Henkind Lecture: Gene Therapy for Prevalent Disorders - What Have We Learned and Where Are We Going?	Ehlers	Kiss	Retina	Friday, March 20
8:05 - 8:20 AM	Discussion			Retina	Friday, March 20
8:20 - 8:35 AM	RVO QUASAR Study Update		Frenkel	Retina	Friday, March 20
8:35 - 8:45 AM	Discussion			Retina	Friday, March 20
4:30 - 4:50 PM	NPDR - Treat or Observe?	Kiss	Bakri	Retina	Friday, March 20
4:50 - 5:05 PM	Discussion			Retina	Friday, March 20
5:05 - 5:20 PM	GLP-1 Agonists and the Retina: Is There Anything To Be Worried About?		Kiss	Retina	Friday, March 20
5:20 - 5:30 PM	Discussion			Retina	Friday, March 20
5:30 - 5:45 PM	Do VEGF Levels Rebound During Treatment in Wet AMD Patients?		Frenkel	Retina	Friday, March 20
5:45 - 5:55 PM	Discussion			Retina	Friday, March 20
5:55 - 6:10 PM	Anti IL6 Treatment		Bakri	Retina	Friday, March 20
6:10 - 6:20 PM	Discussion			Retina	Friday, March 20

Breakfast

Laughing during a Lecture

Trade Show

Networking

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