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Key lectures and awards at the AAO 2024 meeting
Author(s)Lynda Charters
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Key Takeaways
- The meeting highlights lectures on diverse topics, including surgical ethics, health care disparities, and pediatric keratoconus, showcasing advancements in ophthalmology.
- Notable sessions include discussions on ocular microsporidiosis, glaucoma uncertainties, and the integration of technology in ophthalmological education.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology 2024 annual meeting features key lectures and award sessions, highlighting advancements in ophthalmology from leading experts across the field.
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Some of the favorite events at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meetings are the lectures and award sessions that are sprinkled throughout the program. These events provide the opportunities for ophthalmologists to recognize and celebrate the best among them.
The following list shows what is in store for this year’s attendees. All events are listed in central time.
Friday, October 18
- 9:28 am – The Leonard Apt Lecture: “The Transition to Topical Anesthesia in Strabismus Surgery” - delivered by Rosario Gomez De Liano, MD
- Location: Grand Ballroom S100C
- 9:41 am - The Charles L. Schepens MD Lecture: “Systems Engineering at the Intersection of Technology and Technique” – delivered bySteven T. Charles, MD
- Location: ARIE Crown
- 11:30 am -- Troutman Prize: “Ocular Pain after Refractive Surgery: Interim Analysis of Frequency and Risk Factors” –delivered byJason Betz, BS
- Location: Grand Ballroom S100AB
- 11:36 am -- The American Glaucoma Society Subspecialty Day Lecture: “The Unknowable Truths of Glaucoma: Dealing With Uncertainty in Clinical Practice” – delivered by Pradeep Y Ramulu, MD, PHD
- Location: E345
Saturday, October 19
- 9:22 am – Laureate Award: Stanley Chang, MD
- Location: Grand Ballroom S100AB
- 9:37 am – The Jackson Memorial Lecture: “Histiocytosis Advancements Parallel Ophthalmic Innovation” -- delivered by Jasmine H. Francis, MD
- Location: Grand Ballroom S100AB
- 10:26 am –Jones/Smolin Lecture – “Ocular Microsporidiosis: An Enigma Worth Unraveling” – delivered by. Savitri Sharma, MD
- Location: E350
- 10:38 am – Marshall M. Parks Lecture – “Pediatric Keratoconus: When Treatment Can’t Wait” – delivered by Andrea Delia Molinari, MD
- Location: Grand Ballroom S100C
- 11:30 am -- Dr. Allan Jensen and Claire Jensen Lecture in Professionalism and Ethics – “Surgical Ethics and the Future of Ophthalmological Care” – delivered by Peter Angelos, MD, PhD, FACs
- Location: S406A
- 12:23 pm – Zimmerman Lecture: “A Key to Improving Outcomes Is Understanding and Addressing Health Care disparities—Even in Ocular Oncology” – delivered by Paul J. Bryar, MD
- Location: Grand Ballroom S100C
- 2:00 pm -- Michael F. Marmor Lecture in Ophthalmology and the Arts: “Ansel Adams: The Development of Vision” – delivered by Mary Street Alinder
- Location: Grand Ballroom S100C
- 4:30 pm — Parker Heath Lecture:“Update on AMA 2047 and Health Care Delivery” –delivered by Michael Suk, MD, JD, MBA, MPH
- Location: Grand Ballroom S100C
Sunday, October 20
- 8:05 am – Arnall Patz Lecture: “A New Method to Measure Blood Flow Velocity in the Retina and Choroid?” – delivered by Richard F. Spaide, MD
- Location: S406A
- 8:05 am – Wendell L. Hughes Lecture: “How Many Walls in the Orbit? Rethinking the Four-Wall Paradigm” – delivered by Robert A. Goldberg, MD
- Location: E450
- 10:30 am – The Artemis Award – Artemis Award Talk – delivered by Dominique Geoffrion, MD, PhD
- Location: S406B
- 11:30 am – C. Stephen and Frances Foster Lecture on Uveitis and Immunology - “Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Associated Uveitis: Lessons Learned and Future Directions” – delivered byJennifer E. Thorne, MD, PHD
- Location: S406A
- 11:30 am – Barraquer Lecture – “The Jose Ignacio Barraquer Factor – Combining Scientifically Driven Clinical Practice with Pioneering Innovation, Collaborative Excellence, and Educational Leadership in Refractive Surgery” – delivered by Dan Z. Reinstein, MD
- Location: Grand Ballroom S100C
- 12:19 am — The Ruedemann Lecture: “Lower Eyelid Retraction in the Anophthalmic Socket – A Challenge to the Oculoplastic Surgeon and Ocularist” – delivered by Marie-France Clermont, BCO
- Location: E350
- 12:20 pm – Whitney G. Sampson Lecture: “Microbial Keratitis and the Possibilities with Artificial Intelligence” – delivered by Maria A. Woodward, MD, MS
- Location E450
Monday, October 21
- 8:53 am – Castroviejo Lecture:“Peer-Reviewed or Poorly Reviewed” – delivered by Michael W. Belin, MD
- Location: E450
- 10:36 am – William F. Hoyt Lecture: “Ophthalmology in the Blink of an Eye!” – delivered by Randy H. Kardon, MD, PhD
- Location: E450
- 11:50 am – Kelman Lecture: “Enhancing the Paradigm of “See One, Do One, Teach One” with Technology” – delivered by Bonnie An Henderson, MD
- Location: Grand Ballroom S100AB
- 12:30 pm – Robert N. Shaffer Lecture:Thriving in Glaucoma Practice: Strategies for Excellence and Well-Being” –delivered by Ruth D. Williams, MD
- Location: Grand Ballroom S100C
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