Friday, December 4, 2026

Preliminary Agenda

0700 – 0745

Registration & Breakfast

0745 – 0800

Welcome & Introductory Remarks
Peter Kertes, Allan Slomovic, Bryan Wong

Session 1: Infections and Inflammation

Moderator: Josh Teichman

0800 – 0820

GRAHAM TROPE NAMED LECTURE
HZO, Lessons from the ZEDS Trial

Bennie Jeng

0820 – 0830

Treatment Modalities for Corneal Neovascularization and Opacities
Win Chamberlain

0830 – 0840

What I Wish My Cornea Colleagues Told Me About Infectious Keratitis
Shaikhah Abohaimed

0840 – 0850

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

0850 – 0900

Management of Fungal Keratitis
Josh Teichman

0900 – 0920

Episcleritis, Scleritis and PUK Management
Olivia Lee

0920 – 0930

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

0930 – 0940

HSV Keratitis Management Pearls
Waleed Alsarhani

0940 – 0950

Approach to Acanthamoeba Infections
Noa Kapelushnik

0950 – 1000

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

1000 – 1030

AM Networking Break with Exhibitors

Session 2: Keratoconus and Ectasia Management

Moderator: Neera Singal

1030– 1040

Topography and Tomography for Diagnosis of Ectasia and Progression
Julie Schallhorn

1040– 1050

Latest Data on Corneal Crosslinking (Epi on vs Epi Off)
Neera Singal

1050– 1100

Intrastromal Tissue Addition for Ectasia
Clara Chan

1100– 1115

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

1115– 1125

Topography Guided PRK Strategies
Ray Stein

1125– 1135

Scleral Contact Lens Update: Beyond Irregular Astigmatism
Stephanie Ramdass

1135– 1145

Combining ICL, IOL, and Femto Technology for Irregular Astigmatism
David Rootman

1145 – 1200

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

1200 – 100

Lunch Break with Exhibitors

Session 3: Advances in Surgical Cornea

Moderator: Clara Chan

1300 – 1310

Making Sense of the Corneal Transplant Alphabet Soup
Mauricio Perez

1310 – 1320

DETECT Trial: Summary of Learning Points
Win Chamberlain

1320 – 1340

WALTER WRIGHT NAMED LECTURE
Novel Therapies for Fuchs Dystrophy: What’s on the Horizon

Ula Jurkunas

1340 – 1350

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

1350 – 1400

Descemets Stripping Only
Stephan Ong Tone

1400 – 1410

Superficial Keratectomy Indications
Randall Ulate

1410 – 1420

Pterygium Surgery Tips and Tricks To Avoid Recurrence in Primary and Recurrent Cases
Win Chamberlain

1420 – 1430

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

1430 – 1440

Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of OSSN
Julie Schallhorn

1440 – 1450

Ocular Surface Stem Cell Transplantation for Surface Reconstruction
Olivia Lee

1450 – 1500

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

1500 – 1530

PM Networking Break with Exhibitors

Session 4: Ocular Surface Disease

Moderator: Allan Slomovic

1530 – 1550

JEFF HURWITZ NAMED LECTURE
Cancer Drugs and Their Effects on the Ocular Surface

Win Chamberlain

1550 – 1600

Autologous Serum for the Treatment of Ocular Surface Conditions
Bennie Jeng

1600 – 1605

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

1605 – 1625

Case Based Learning With Expert Panel: Making Sense of Dry Eye Topical Therapies and in Office Procedures
Yelin Yang

1625 – 1635

Novel Therapies for Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency: Cultivated Stem Cells and Beyond
Ula Jurkunas

1635 – 1645

Neurotrophic Keratopathy Diagnosis and Management
Bennie Jeng

1645 – 1655

Diagnosis and Management of Complex Ocular Surface Disorders
Ula Jurkunas

1655 – 1700

Cases and Q&A Panel Discussion With Audience

1700

Day 1 Adjourns