Wills Eye "Meet & GREET" at AAO 2025 - BOOTH 2001
Wills Eye Residency Program “Meet & Greet” with Assistant Ophthalmologist-in-Chief Mark H. Blecher, MD.
Events: Featured Event.
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Exhibit Hall
Orange County Convention Center
Booth 2001.
Wills Eye "Meet the Experts" at AAO 2025 - BOOTH 2001
SATURDAY, October 18, 2025 - The Future of Vision: Insights & Breakthroughs, Presentations take 15-20 minutes followed by Q & A.
11 AM
VR Perimetry: Is It Time to Switch?
Jonathan S. Myers, MD
12 PM
Could My Patients Visual Symptoms Be Alzheimer’s Disease? How To Suspect the Diagnosis and To Manage the Visual Problems
Robert C. Sergott, MD
1 PM
ABCs of OCTs of Intraocular Tumors
Carol L. Shields, MD
2 PM
AI for Glaucoma
Joel S. Schuman, MD
3 PM
IOL Exchange: Mundane to Insane
Brandon D. Ayres, MD.
Events: Featured Event.
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Exhibit Hall
Orange County Convention Center
Booth 2001.
Wills Eye "MEET & GREET" at AAO 2025 - BOOTH 2001
Wills Eye Residency Program “Meet & Greet” with Assistant Ophthalmologist-in-Chief Mark H. Blecher, MD.
Events: Featured Event.
Sunday, October 19, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Exhibit Hall
Orange County Convention Center
Booth 2001.
Wills Eye "Meet the Experts" at AAO 2025 - BOOTH 2001
SUNDAY, October 19, 2025 - Advancing Innovation: The Retina Revolution, Presentations take 15-20 minutes followed by Q & A.
11 AM
Retinal Vein Occlusion 2025
Julia A. Haller, MD
12 PM
The Current Evolution and Future Revolution of Gene Therapy for Retinal Diseases
Allen C. Ho, MD
1 PM
Cataract Surgery in Patients with Uveitis
James P. Dunn, MD
2 PM
New Concepts in Endophthalmitis Prevention and Management
Sunir Garg, MD
3 PM
How Histopathology Guides the Management of Retinoblastoma in 2025
Ralph C. Eagle Jr. MD
Wills Eye Residency Program “Meet & Greet”
Saturday and Sunday, October 18 & 19
9 AM–10 AM.
Events: Featured Event.
Sunday, October 19, 2025, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Exhibit Hall
Orange County Convention Center
Booth 2001.
Resident Core Lecture: Pediatric Ophthalmology
Amblyopia, Visual Development and Sensory Adaptation for Strabismus
Bruce Schnall, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmology Service.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Monday, October 20, 2025, 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM.
Auditorium.
Cataract Conference (Wills Residents Only)
Robert S. Bailey Jr. MD, CPEC Service.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Zoom.
Resident Core Lecture: Glaucoma
IOP and Aqueous Dynamics
Tina Xia, MD, Glaucoma Service.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM.
Auditorium.
Resident Core Lecture: Cornea
Corneal surface disease: dry eye syndrome, blepharitis, SJS, OCP (BCSC p. 44-66, 180-191)
Brenton Finklea, MD, Cornea Service.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Thursday, October 23, 2025, 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/9206963374518385494. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, October 24, 2025, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.
Fellow Glaucoma Rounds
Management of blebitis, bleb-associated endophthalmitis, and tube exposure
Ali Salimi, MD, Glaucoma Service.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Friday, October 24, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
8th Floor Classroom.
Special Guest Lecture: John Cropsey, MD
Wills Eye alumnus John Cropsey, MD, will discuss the impact of global ophthalmology as well as most beneficial training pathways beyond residency to participate in global opportunities.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8230475004629505120. Events: Featured Event.
Monday, October 27, 2025, 7:30 AM – 8:20 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, October 28, 2025, 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/2321433434152133472. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Resident Core Lecture: Ocular Pathology
Pathology of Retinitis/Endophthalmitis
Ralph Eagle, MD and Tatyana Milman, MD, Ocular Pathology Service.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 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/2350463839288649047. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, October 31, 2025, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.
Fellow Glaucoma Rounds
Selective laser trabeculoplasty versus eye drops for first-line treatment of ocular hypertension and glaucoma (LiGHT)
Mohit Jethi, MD, Glaucoma Service.
Events: Resident Lecture, Conference, Rounds, Lab.
Friday, October 31, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
8th Floor Classroom.
CANCELLED! OCULOPLASTIC UPDATE: EYELID & LACRIMAL PROBLEMS
Program Chair: Michael Rabinowitz, MD.
Events: Saturday Update.
Saturday, November 1, 2025, 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/373948752221364058. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
JOEL PORTER, MD, WILLS EYE RESIDENT, CL ASS OF 1970, VISITING PROFESSOR LECTURE IN PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STR ABISMUS
ERICK D. BOTHUN, MD
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Quality Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1571498333538153563. Events: Visiting Professor Lecture.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Auditorium.
Grand Rounds
Presentations by Wills Eye Residents.
Events: Visiting Professor Lecture.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Auditorium.
42nd Annual Joseph H. Calhoun, MD Pediatric Ophthalmology Forum
Program Chair: Kammi Gunton, MD
Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Service
Information: cme@willseye.org.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5515286014112951901. Events: Featured Event.
Friday, November 7, 2025.
Wills Eye Hospital
8th Floor Auditorium.
Retina Surgical Conference
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1542825270722775127. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 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/543506639363969367. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series
Endothelial Dysfunction and Replacement
Jod Mehta, MD
Panelists: Christopher Rapuano, MD, Brenton Finklea, MD.
Events: Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
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/7722108105579011168. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Auditorium.
Edward A. Jaeger, MD Endowed Lectureship
Featuring Gil Kliman, MD, MBA
Managing Partner, InterWest Partners.
Events: Featured Event.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Wills Eye Hospital
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/8862950375814807133. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
25th Biennial Cornea Conference
This conference is designed to update comprehensive ophthalmologists and cornea
specialists on current concepts and recent advances in a wide range of topics related
to external disease, cornea transplantation, cataract surgery, anterior segment
reconstruction, and refractive surgery. The conference will feature didactic lectures,
point/counterpoint discussions and audience interaction designed to help participants
integrate the tools and techniques discussed into practice.
Program Chairs: Beeran Meghpara, MD and Christopher J. Rapuano, MD.
Events: Featured Event.
Friday, November 21, 2025 – Saturday, November 22, 2025.
Wills Eye Hospital
8th Floor 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, November 25, 2025, 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/3311289667778474583. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 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/2755151188891248991. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
RICK & KAREN WILSON VISITING PROFESSOR LECTURE IN GLAUCOMA
BENJAMIN Y. XU, MD, PHD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Clinical Scholar
Chief, Glaucoma Service
Director, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
USC Roski Eye Institute
Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA.
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7237247666607440734. Events: Visiting Professor Lecture.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Auditorium.
Grand Rounds
Presentations by Wills Eye Residents.
Events: Visiting Professor Lecture.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Auditorium.
Retina Surgical Conference
Online Location: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3900467372232616277. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 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/7531754055508680535. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, December 12, 2025, 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/2851466208461182038. Events: Retina Imaging/Surgical Conference.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 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/6220181819106790235. Events: Chiefs Rounds.
Friday, December 19, 2025, 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, December 23, 2025, 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM.
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.
Events: Featured Event.
Thursday, January 8, 2026 – Saturday, January 10, 2026.
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.
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.