EyeCon 2026: ODs and MDs pull up a chair

Optometry and ophthalmology are sharing the table this fall. On September 26, EyeCon 2026 brings leading ODs and MDs together for a full day of virtual, high-impact education that will cover real-world clinical insight, candid conversation, and content built around one idea: better teamwork leads to better patient outcomes.

Attend from wherever you work, no travel required. EyeCon is built for today's eye care professionals and focused on strategies you can put to use right away. These include range from the newest diagnostic technologies to emerging therapies and the clinical trial data shaping where eye care goes next.

Who should attend

The day is designed for optometrists, ophthalmologists, and the broader community of eye care professionals.

What you'll take away

By the end of the day, you should be better equipped to:

• Diagnose common and rare ocular diseases earlier and more accurately
• Translate clinical trial results into real therapy decisions
• Weigh the efficacy and safety data behind therapies still under investigation
• Apply strategies that move the needle on vision outcomes, in both common and unusual cases

On the agenda

The program moves from cataracts to the retina and back, covering: challenging cataract cases, posterior segment masqueraders and the clinical pearls that catch them, dry eye disease from minor to major, the diagnostic technology reshaping comprehensive eye care, how weight loss medications are showing up in the eye, the Visionary in Eye Care Resident Recognition Awards, a non-CE product theater from Bausch & Lomb, comanaging anterior segment cases, the cardiovascular disease–eye connection, advances in inherited retinal disease, and treating cataracts and glaucoma together.

Conference highlight

A highlight of this event is the session that recognizes three outstanding residents in ophthalmology and optometry. These are the rising stars that are the future of the professions. Ophthalmology Times is planning a special article to announce their names before EyeCon commences. Stay tuned.

The faculty

The presenters who will bring their expertise to the table include Sruthi Arepalli, MD, Carlos Buznego, MD Jade Coats, OD, Janelle Davison, OD, Uday Devgan, MD, Maura Di Nicola, MD, Dorothy Hitchmoth, OD, Carolyn Majcher, OD, Ramiro Maldonado, MD, Adam Ramsey, OD, Lana Rifkin, MD, Bobby Saenz, OD, and Melissa Tawa, OD.

Why it matters

"EyeCon is a wonderful opportunity for ODs and MDs to come together, collaborate, and learn from one another," says Jade Coats, OD, FAAO, of Exclusive Eye in Fayetteville, AR. "Having the opportunity to lecture alongside and engage with other eye care professionals provides tremendous insight and perspective, ultimately strengthening the care we provide to our patients for generations to come."

The link to register for the EyeCon meeting is: https://registration.gotoper.com/eyecon-2026