Make Your 2026 Annual Meeting Plans Now
Don’t miss out on the great opportunities the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting has to offer! Whether you’re a returning attendee or this is your first meeting, there are so many great sessions, events, and networking opportunities to experience!
The ASCRS Annual Meeting has many exciting YES opportunities, including exclusive programming and discounted registration rates specifically for YES members.
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 on 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 in Washington, D.C. 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.
Check the Real-Time Program for other symposia, courses, paper sessions, and more available onsite at the Annual Meeting. It provides in-depth information on the program schedule, session details, and speakers. It is searchable by session type, clinical topic, and speaker, or use the comprehensive search and filters to locate the most relevant educational sessions for your onsite experience,
Don’t forget to make your hotel reservations, available through onPeak, the official housing provider for ASCRS 2026. Book now to secure your preferred accommodations.
We can’t wait to see you in Washington, D.C., for another unforgettable Annual Meeting!
Don't Miss ASCRS Live! on Tour in 2026
ASCRS Live! is hitting the road across the U.S. in 2026. You have two chances to attend this month—Baltimore, Maryland on March 19 and St. Louis, Missouri on March 26!
🎸 Headliner: Rock the Vision – High-Impact Clinical Pearls
From preop planning to IOL selection to achieving postop satisfaction, this program delivers actionable pearls from leading experts—including faculty from your own region.
Price of Admission: FREE
- Earn CME credit
- Access bonus webinars on MIGS, refractive surgery, and more
- Complimentary gourmet dinner
- Connect with peers and ASCRS faculty
This is your chance to learn, connect, and tune up your cataract surgery skills.
Look out for these 10 remaining cities on the ASCRS Live! tour:
- Baltimore, Maryland
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Chicago, Illinois
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Detroit, Michigan
- Tucson, Arizona
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- New York, New York
- Birmingham, Alabama
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].
Unlock Exclusive Annual Meeting Content for a Limited Time
Can’t wait until April for Annual Meeting content? For a limited time, ASCRS is opening access to key sessions from the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting, offering you the chance to explore sessions across different subspecialties.
Select Refractive sessions will be open now through March 23.
View the open Refractive content now: Get H.I.P. (High Impact Pearls) – Refractive, Complications and Conundrums in Refractive Surgery, and Adopting Phakic IOLs to Correct High Myopia.
After the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting, content from the previous year will unlock for all members.
Take Advantage of These Educational Opportunities with ASCRS
- ASCRS Live! Roundtables: In addition to in-person events, ASCRS Live! also offers a virtual roundtable series. Three roundtables are now available, covering MIGS, cataract surgery in the setting of retinal disease, and a refractive update.
- 'Closing the Gap’ webinar series: Three 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™.
- BPOS webinars: This non-CME webinar series highlights Best Paper of Session (BPOS) winners from the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting. You can watch the Refractive webinar, Glaucoma webinar, Cataract webinar, and Cornea webinar now.
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