The ASCRS Annual Meeting is Here!
The 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting begins Friday and has many exciting YES opportunities, including exclusive programming and discounted registration rates specifically for YES members.
Register now or onsite in Washington, D.C.
YES Skills Transfer Labs:
Seize the opportunity to take a deep dive and practice your skills in a variety of techniques, including Phaco, MIGS, DMEK/DSAEK, DALK, Refractive, the Yamane Technique, and ICLs. Labs will take place Friday, April 10, with one Yamane Technique lab on Saturday, April 11. This is your chance to learn from the experts! Separate registration is required for these labs.
YES Symposia:
Two YES symposia will be held on Saturday, April 11. The first will be a lunch symposium, offering a “Toolkit for Job Success.” This mentorship session will feature panel discussion and Q&A, covering a variety of topics, including fellowship, selecting and cultivating a practice, and working and innovating with industry.
The second YES symposium, “Surgical Resilience – Bouncing Back from the Unexpected Video Symposium 2026,” will be an interactive video session, with presenters showing difficult cases and complications. Each case will be followed by YES Clinical Committee members’ complicated cases videos, showing how they worked through similar complications.
YES Connect Dinners with Industry:
Attendees have the unique opportunity to learn about the benefits of ASCRS membership, the ins and outs of working with industry, work-life balance, leadership skills, global health, and more at YES Connect Dinners with Industry on Friday and Saturday evenings at the Annual Meeting. Separate registration is required for these events.
These YES-focused events are just some of the invaluable sessions and events you can experience at the ASCRS Annual Meeting. Learn more about all the YES opportunities and view the highlights flyer.
We can’t wait to see you in Washington, D.C., for another unforgettable Annual Meeting!
Plan Your Annual Meeting Experience
Get ready for an energizing experience filled with immersive education, innovative technology, and meaningful connections that will boost your outcomes and your practice's financial health.
Here’s your essential guide to making the most of every moment—so you arrive confident and prepared for all that ASCRS 2026 has to offer!
Do These 4 Things Before You Land
Set yourself up for success now:
- Download the ASCRS ASOA Meetings App
- Review real-time session details
- Build your custom schedule
- Start or join a Braindate
Know Where to Go
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Shuttle Schedule
Click here to access the ASCRS Shuttle Schedule.
Pick Up Your Badge Early
Skip the lines by bringing your confirmation email—and barcode—with you to the Convention Center—making more time for education and community. Your badge is your ticket to all sessions, the Exhibit Hall, and special events.
Registration Location: Hall D
Registration Hours:
- Thursday, April 9: 12:00–5:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 10: 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Saturday, April 11: 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, April 12: 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Monday, April 13: 7:00–11:00 a.m.
Use the ASCRS ASOA Meetings App to Navigate Everything
Your entire meeting—right in your pocket. Download the app now for:
- All session details and handouts
- Personalized schedule
- Real-time alerts and reminders
Prioritize What Matters Most
This year’s program is built for immediate impact and has so much to offer. Main Stage sessions offer powerful lectures, thought-provoking speakers, and dynamic symposia. Other symposia will focus on key topics across cataract, refractive, cornea, and glaucoma surgery, with specific sessions highlighting government topics (the FDA symposium and Government Relations symposium, both featuring guest speakers) and humanitarian eyecare (the ASCRS Foundation symposium).
Don’t miss the ASCRS Satellite CME sessions, other continuing education, instructional courses, paper sessions, posters, and more!
You can also use the Real-Time Program and look for sessions with a YES icon.
Experience the Exhibit Hall
This is where innovation meets connection.
- Hands-on access to the latest technology in the field
- Enjoy complimentary lunch Friday through Sunday
- Introducing the ASCRS Exchange Theater and Industry Expert Theater—more innovation, more pearls
- Network with friends and peers in the Tap Room
- Free headshots, Community Hub, and so much more!
Explore the Exhibitor Directory and Exhibit Hall Floorplan.
ASCRS is more than just a meeting—it’s a year-round community of ophthalmic surgeons dedicated to advancing their practice. Expand your network and recharge your passion:
- Meet new peers and reconnect with colleagues through Braindate—jump into the Topic Market now to join or start meaningful conversations.
- Kick off your Annual Meeting experience at the ASCRS ASOA Party for a Purpose on Friday, April 10. Check out the team leaderboard, pick your favorite, and help them to the top! Then join us for a celebration benefitting Operation Sight and have fun while making a difference.
Need help onsite?
Visit Attendee Central inside the Convention Center or ask any ASCRS staff member—our team will get you back on track quickly!
Submit Your Application to Join the YES Clinical Committee
Are you interested in joining the ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons (YES) Clinical Committee? Applications are now open!
The ASCRS YES Clinical Committee was established to serve as a source of timely information and education to residents, fellows, and surgeons in their first 5 years in practice. The YES Clinical Committee’s role is to generate special programming at the ASCRS Annual Meeting, ASCRS small meetings, virtual programming, and to contribute to membership engagement.
As a YES Clinical Committee member, you would be expected to participate in a variety of activities, such as webinars, roundtables, wet lab faculty, selecting best papers and posters, YES Connect EyeWorld quarterly articles, and as faculty at the Annual Meeting and smaller meetings. If chosen, the term appointment is 3 years.
For questions about the YES Clinical Committee or application process, please contact Nicole Hanson-Emerson at [email protected].
Take Advantage of These Educational Opportunities with ASCRS
- 'Closing the Gap’ webinar series: Several webinars in the “Closing the Gap” series, developed based on data from the ASCRS Clinical Survey, are now available. The first focuses on “Edge Cases – Managing Irregular Astigmatism.” Those completing this activity will earn 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. The second webinar in the series focuses on “Finishing the Job – Enhancements Following Lenticular Refractive Surgery.” Those completing this activity will earn 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. The third webinar focuses on “Getting Started with Refractive Cataract Surgery and How to Talk to Your Patients.” Those completing this activity will earn 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. A retina-focused webinar in the series, Review of Members’ 2025 Clinical Survey and Best Retina Related Practices, reviews the results of the ASCRS Clinical Survey and is tailored to the respondents’ clinical practices with regard to involvement of vitreoretinal colleagues. Those completing this activity will earn 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. A non-CME webinar in the series, Excimer in the Finishing Role: Therapeutic Regularization and Refractive Refinement, also focuses on refractive surgery.
- EyeWorld: Have you read this? The Spring issue of EyeWorld is available now! View individual articles or flip through the issue.
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