ATLANTIC COAST RETINA CLUB AND MACULA 2026
Program Committee:
JULIA A. HALLER, MD, ALLEN HO, MD, CARL D. REGILLO, MD
CAROL L. SHIELDS, MD, ARUNAN SIVALINGAM, MD,
YOSHIHIRO YONEKAWA, MD, ALEXANDER J. BRUCKER, MD
ACRC, January 8-9, 2026, will include mystery case presentations presented by residents, fellows, and faculty in rapid succession with stimulating discussions to follow traditions established in the 1970s by giants of retina including Lawrence Yannuzzi and Jerry Shields.
Macula 2026, January 10, 2026, will feature world-renowned invited speakers who will present the latest innovations in imaging, medical retina, uveitis, tumors, retinal dystrophies, as well as pharmacologic and surgical therapies.
This landmark 50th anniversary event will provide a rich forum for education, collaboration, and innovation in the ever-evolving field of retina.
Program Chair: Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD
Program Committee: Julia A. Haller, MD, Allen Ho, MD, Carl D. Regillo, MD, Carol L. Shields, MD, Arunan
Sivalingam, MD, Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD and Alexander J. Brucker…
Events: Featured Event.
Thursday, January 8, 2026 – Saturday, January 10, 2026.
This milestone event will commence at Wills Eye Hospital on January 8, followed by two full days of programming at The Union League of Philadelphia on January 9–10.
For more info visit mcpi.cventevents.com. Resident Core Lecture: Vickie and Jack Farber Vision Research Center
Evaluating the Literature (First Years)
Gadi Wollstein, MD and Leslie Hyman, PhD.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Thursday, January 8, 2026, 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM.
VRC Conference Room, 15th Floor.
Glaucoma Rounds
Faculty Led Journal Club
Glaucoma Faculty.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Friday, January 9, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
8th Floor Classroom.
Resident Skills Lab: Cornea Clinic Procedures (First Years)
Christopher J. Rapuano, MD.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Monday, January 12, 2026, 7:15 AM – 8:20 AM.
MOST Lab.
Resident Core Lecture: Quality 60 Seconds
Mark Blecher, MD.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM.
Auditorium.
Retina Imaging
The Wills Eye Retina Imaging Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our first year Retina fellows present multimodal imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6304374725542056031. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Resident Core Lecture: Neuro-Ophthalmology
Shruthi Harish, MD.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM.
Auditorium.
Visiting Professor Lecture in Refractive Surgery
WILLIAM F. WILEY, MD
Medical Director Cleveland Eye Clinic
Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve/
University Hospitals
Cleveland, OH.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/59177264136952918. Events: Visiting Professor Lecture.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Auditorium.
Grand Rounds
Presentations by Wills Eye residents.
Events: Visiting Professor Lecture.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Auditorium.
Resident Core Lecture: Retina
Retina Surgery (Second Years)
Sonia Mehta, MD.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM.
Auditorium.
Resident Core Lecture: Vickie and Jack Farber Vision Research Center
Evaluating the Literature (First Years)
Gadi Wollstein, MD and Leslie Hyman, PhD.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM.
8th Fl. Classroom.
Chiefs Rounds
During Chiefs Rounds, residents present two mystery cases to the Service Chiefs and attending physicians. Join us as Wills Eye's world-renowned ophthalmologists discuss the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of these challenging cases. There is only one rule: No resident can be asked a question.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3465554447318697055. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, January 16, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.
Glaucoma Rounds
Glaucoma Research Center Meeting
Glaucoma Faculty.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Friday, January 16, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
8th Floor Classroom.
Resident Core Lecture: Oculoplastics
Thyroid Ophthalmopathy
Nina Boal, MD.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM.
Auditorium.
Retina Imaging
The Wills Eye Retina Imaging Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our first year Retina fellows present multimodal imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/606547140732432733. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Resident Core Lecture: Ocular Pathology
Pathology of the Orbit
Tatyana Milman, MD.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM.
Auditorium.
Resident Core Lecture: CPEC
Cataract Surgery in Special Situations
Mark F. Pyfer, MD.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM.
Auditorium.
Chiefs Rounds
During Chiefs Rounds, residents present two mystery cases to the Service Chiefs and attending physicians. Join us as Wills Eye's world-renowned ophthalmologists discuss the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of these challenging cases. There is only one rule: No resident can be asked a question.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5598721354413437788. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, January 23, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.
Glaucoma Rounds
Glaucoma Fellows.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Friday, January 23, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
8th Floor Classroom.
OPHTHALMOLOGY FOR PEDIATRICIANS, PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Program Chair: Bruce M. Schnall, MD.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3974949388436000347. Events: Saturday Update.
Saturday, January 24, 2026, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Auditorium.
Resident Core Lecture: Pediatric Ophthalmology
Pediatric Glaucoma/Management
Javaneh Abbasian, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmologist specializing in Glaucoma
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
VIA Zoom.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Monday, January 26, 2026, 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM.
Shields Ocular Oncology Rounds
Carol Shields, MD and Sara Lally, MD, Ocular Oncology Service.
Online Location: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89965332787?pwd=VaEakhwLzJElJxHbcteZbEn53YOHlX.1#. Events: Shields Oncology Rounds.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Retina Imaging
The Wills Eye Retina Imaging Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our first year Retina fellows present multimodal imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8663247180563403359. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Resident Skills Lab
Core Vitrectomy (Second Years)
David Xu, MD.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 7:15 AM – 8:20 AM.
MOST Lab.
Chiefs Rounds
During Chiefs Rounds, residents present two mystery cases to the Service Chiefs and attending physicians. Join us as Wills Eye's world-renowned ophthalmologists discuss the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of these challenging cases. There is only one rule: No resident can be asked a question.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3393857493094703712. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, January 30, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.
Glaucoma Rounds
Glaucoma Fellows.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Friday, January 30, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
8th Floor Classroom.
Retina Imaging
The Wills Eye Retina Imaging Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our first year Retina fellows present multimodal imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3059626851533271389. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Retina Surgical Conference
The Wills Eye Surgical Retina Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our second year Retina fellows present video imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2152866209201601877. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 6:30 AM – 7:15 AM.
Chiefs Rounds
During Chiefs Rounds, residents present two mystery cases to the Service Chiefs and attending physicians. Join us as Wills Eye's world-renowned ophthalmologists discuss the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of these challenging cases. There is only one rule: No resident can be asked a question.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2704893611525627227. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, February 6, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.
GLAUCOMA UPDATE
Program Chair:
MICHAEL J. PRO, MD and DILRU AMARASEKERA, MD.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/673479908573480789. Events: Saturday Update.
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Auditorium.
Retina Imaging
The Wills Eye Retina Imaging Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our first year Retina fellows present multimodal imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8473342830748852058. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
THE JOSEPH CHARLES FLANAGAN VISITING PROFESSOR LECTURE IN OCULOPLASTIC SURGERY
RICHARD C. ALLEN, MD, PHD, FACS
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3440425108687681115. Events: Visiting Professor Lecture.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Auditorium.
Grand Rounds
Presentations by Wills Eye Residents.
Events: Visiting Professor Lecture.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Auditorium.
Chiefs Rounds
During Chiefs Rounds, residents present two mystery cases to the Service Chiefs and attending physicians. Join us as Wills Eye's world-renowned ophthalmologists discuss the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of these challenging cases. There is only one rule: No resident can be asked a question.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7449486396495332957. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, February 13, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.
Shields Ocular Oncology Rounds
Carol Shields, MD and Sara Lally, MD, Ocular Oncology Service.
Online Location: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89965332787?pwd=VaEakhwLzJElJxHbcteZbEn53YOHlX.1#. Events: Shields Oncology Rounds.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Retina Imaging
The Wills Eye Retina Imaging Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our first year Retina fellows present multimodal imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8519003349627143518. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Chiefs Rounds
During Chiefs Rounds, residents present two mystery cases to the Service Chiefs and attending physicians. Join us as Wills Eye's world-renowned ophthalmologists discuss the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of these challenging cases. There is only one rule: No resident can be asked a question.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2329060745942512218. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, February 20, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.
Wills Eye Ophthalmology Review Course
Program Chair: Ralph C. Eagle Jr. MD
T H I S A N N U A L live, in-person course is a comprehensive and
intensive review of ophthalmology for practicing ophthalmologists and
ophthalmology residents and fellows. Topics taught by our world-
renowned faculty include anatomy, corneal diseases, eyelid, glaucoma,
imaging, immunology, neuro-ophthalmology, oncology, orbit, ocular
pathology, ophthalmic tumors, optics and refraction, pediatric
ophthalmology, pharmacology and therapeutics, physiology, retina and
vitreous, strabismus and amblyopia.
Registration includes
• High-quality lectures preparing attendees for exams
• 45.5 hours of course content
• Downloadable 1000+ page syllabus
• Access to faculty for questions
• One-year access to the OnDemand Review Course.
Events: Featured Event.
Saturday, February 21, 2026 – Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
Wills Eye Hospital.
Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series
Amnion in Ocular Surface Reconstruction
Harminder Dua, MD
Panelists: Marisa Schoen, MD, Zeba Syed, MD.
Events: Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series.
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Retina Imaging
The Wills Eye Retina Imaging Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our first year Retina fellows present multimodal imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1446119926051089754. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Chiefs Rounds
During Chiefs Rounds, residents present two mystery cases to the Service Chiefs and attending physicians. Join us as Wills Eye's world-renowned ophthalmologists discuss the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of these challenging cases. There is only one rule: No resident can be asked a question.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2980719297492800341. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, February 27, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.
Retina Imaging
The Wills Eye Retina Imaging Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our first year Retina fellows present multimodal imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1986255013196064601. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Retina Surgical Conference
The Wills Eye Surgical Retina Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our second year Retina fellows present video imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3581311034077966168. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Monday, March 9, 2026, 6:30 AM – 7:15 AM.
Retina Imaging
The Wills Eye Retina Imaging Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our first year Retina fellows present multimodal imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7211310190248073046. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Retina Imaging
The Wills Eye Retina Imaging Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our first year Retina fellows present multimodal imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3782264376214699102. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Chiefs Rounds
During Chiefs Rounds, residents present two mystery cases to the Service Chiefs and attending physicians. Join us as Wills Eye's world-renowned ophthalmologists discuss the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of these challenging cases. There is only one rule: No resident can be asked a question.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3678992744014314842. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, March 20, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.
Orbital Update
Program Chairs:
ROBERT B. PENNE, MD and JURIJ R. BILYK, MD.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5496121527109847387. Events: Saturday Update.
Saturday, March 21, 2026, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Auditorium.
JOEL AND ROBERTA PORTER VISITING PROFESSOR IN CATARACT AND PRIMARY EYE CARE
JOHN PALMER BERDAHL, MD
Partner, Vance Thompson Vision
Professor, Sanford School of Medicine.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6472484552931166809. Events: Visiting Professor Lecture.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Auditorium.
Grand Rounds
Presentations by Wills Eye Residents.
Events: Visiting Professor Lecture.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Auditorium.
78th Annual Wills Eye Conference - Research Symposium
Conference Chair: Zeba A. Syed, MD
Information: willsconference.org.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9211059055241790296. Events: Featured Event.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Wills Eye Hospital.
78th Annual Wills Eye Conference - Free Paper Session
Conference Chair: Zeba A. Syed, MD
Information: willsconference.org.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1717459601925179735. Events: Featured Event.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Wills Eye Hospital.
78th Annual Wills Eye Conference - Physician, Technician, and Administrator Programs
Conference Chair: Zeba A. Syed, MD
Physician Program: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Technician Program: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Administrator Program: 7:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Information: willsconference.org.
Events: Featured Event.
Friday, March 27, 2026.
Philadelphia Marriott Old City
One Dock Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Retina Imaging
The Wills Eye Retina Imaging Conference is an interactive and engaging forum during which our first year Retina fellows present multimodal imaging of interesting cases and their management to Wills Eye attending physicians.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3724557607942528088. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Chiefs Rounds
During Chiefs Rounds, residents present two mystery cases to the Service Chiefs and attending physicians. Join us as Wills Eye's world-renowned ophthalmologists discuss the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of these challenging cases. There is only one rule: No resident can be asked a question.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7009255134873435222. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.