2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting Preview Program Now Online
The 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting Preview Program is online now, offering your first look at the education, sessions, and experiences planned for ASCRS Subspecialty Day and the ASCRS Annual Meeting, taking place April 10–13 in Washington, D.C.
Inside the preview, you’ll find everything you need to plan your meeting experience:
- Program highlights across all therapies, plus practice management
- Subspecialty Day education designed for focused, in-depth learning
- Opportunities for connection, collaboration, and hands-on learning
Early-bird registration rates expire January 30. Registering now can save you hundreds and gives you time to plan your meeting agenda with confidence.
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Last Chance to Submit Your Case Video
Only 2 days left to submit your case videos in the targeted call for submissions for several symposia at the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting! This is your chance to get involved and be a part of the wide array of programming featured during the meeting, just by sharing a short video case. Submitting your videos can help educate your colleagues in various topics.
There are opportunities within:
- Get H.I.P. (High Impact Pearls in 90 seconds or less): This session will focus on “High Impact Pearls.” ASCRS is asking members to submit brief, short-form videos for inclusion in these sessions. Videos will be selected for presentation on stage and will be followed by panel discussion.
- Challenging and Complicated Cases in Cataract Surgery: This symposium, sponsored by the Cataract Clinical Committee, is searching for case videos that involve any aspect of phaco, femtosecond cataract surgery, and/or IOLs.
- Retina for the Anterior Segment Surgeon: The Retina Clinical Committee is looking for case videos that involve retina or vitreous and that are relevant to the anterior segment surgeon.
- Glaucoma Day—Reay of Hope: The Glaucoma Clinical Committee is in search of case videos that involve complicated cases, with an interesting teaching point, in the glaucoma space.
- Surgical Resilience—Bouncing Back from the Unexpected (YES Symposium): This symposium, sponsored by the YES Clinical Committee, is an opportunity for young eye surgeons to share unusual or challenging video cases from their practice.
- Submissions are due January 16. Submit your case here.
Start the year by contributing your expertise and helping advance education across the ASCRS community.
SightLine at ASCRS: What You Need to Know
SightLine at ASCRS returns Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Washington, D.C., ahead of the ASCRS Annual Meeting. This one-day program—presented by ASCRS and ASOA—brings together leaders across ophthalmology to examine the business, policy, and market forces shaping the future of the field.
Have questions?Read our FAQs.
The 2026 program focuses on how ophthalmology and government intersect, with insights from experts on CMS, FDA, FTC, and Congress. Attendees will also hear data-driven perspectives on the financial health of ophthalmic practices, how financial markets view ophthalmology, and opportunities beyond traditional patient care.
If policy, payment, and market dynamics impact your work, SightLine offers timely insights and high-level discussion you won’t want to miss.
Catch the Latest Episode of ASCRS Grand Rounds
The latest episode of ASCRS Grand Rounds is now available. Click here to see the most recent episode, presented by Emory Eye Center.
This episode covered treatment of keratoconus with CAIRS, presented by Brian Bowden, MD. A second case discussed MIGS, specifically canaloplasty and trabeculotomy, in the management of steroid-induced glaucoma and was presented by Tochukwu Ndukwe, MD. Kamran Riaz, MD, and Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD, chaired the session, with moderators Elizabeth Urias, MD, and Rebecca Neustein, MD, and panelists Sefy Paulose, MD, and Ahmed Z. Soliman, MD.
Watch the episode, which is eligible for CME, here.
New BPOS Webinar Now Online
Three BPOS webinars are now available. This non-CME webinar series highlights Best Paper of Session (BPOS) winners from the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting.
You can watch the Refractive webinar, the Glaucoma webinar, and the Cataract webinar now. The Cornea webinar is coming soon!
Multisociety HLD Task Force Survey
The multisociety HLD Task Force is requesting input from ophthalmologists on high-level disinfection (HLD) practices, with an anonymous survey about current cleaning and disinfection practices for laser and diagnostic lenses and devices. Completing this brief, anonymous survey should take less than 4–5 minutes and will clarify whether infections are occurring from insufficient disinfection of diagnostic and laser lenses and tonometry tips.
Regulatory agencies are increasingly citing clinics and surgical facilities for inadequate disinfection of tonometry tips, diagnostic (e.g., gonio) lenses, and laser (e.g., YAG) contact lenses after each use. Surveyors often mandate high-level disinfection (HLD) of these ophthalmic devices because of ocular surface contact. Facilities have had to purchase multiple additional diagnostic and laser contact lenses to enable autoclaving or chemical disinfection after each use. Many FDA-approved chemical disinfectants damage the lens surfaces and require extended soaking time. At least one ASC was required to notify every potentially exposed patient because of suspected inadequate HLD of a YAG laser lens. The multisociety HLD Task Force was formed to address this issue on behalf of AAO, ASCRS, AGS, ASRS, OOSS, and EyeSustain.
Important Resources
- ASCRS Annual Meeting: April 10–13, 2026 | Washington, D.C.
- SightLine at ASCRS: April 9, 2026 | Washington, D.C.
- Business of Interventional Glaucoma: April 9, 2026 | Washington, D.C.
- ASCRS Foundation 20/20 Wine Club Virtual Tasting: February 3, 2026
- CME 24/7: Your source for the latest online CME from ASCRS; member login required
- Calculators and Tools: Essential tools for your practice
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