American Academy of Ophthalmology

10/23/2026

Dr. Elaine Chong and colleagues present a modified double-looped Canabrava Prolene fixation technique used to successfully stabilize freely rotating 1stQ AddOn lenses in a patient with difficult preoperative refraction, high myopia, and rotational instability in both eyes. The lenses were secured using single superotemporal scleral fixation of one haptic in each eye.

Watch: https://www.aao.org/education/clinical-video/single-point-fixation-to-stabilize-freely-rotating

Dr. Elaine Chong and colleagues present a modified double-looped Canabrava Prolene fixation technique used to successfully stabilize freely rotating 1stQ AddOn lenses in a patient with difficult preop

10/22/2026

Racing against vision loss: a boy with von Hippel–Lindau disease had a stable retinal lesion, but there were acute changes when he was 7 years old. What’s your diagnosis? [Academy Members]
https://ow.ly/2oNZ50ZUFoX

A boy with von Hippel–Lindau disease had a stable retinal lesion—but there was an acute change when he was 7 years old.

10/20/2026

Complex eyes call for a plan. Join the Academy’s 2026 Update in Cataract webinar on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 8:30 p.m. ET for expert-led discussions of challenging cases.

You’ll take away practical pearls and earn CME:
https://ow.ly/jhpy50ZXQ9x

10/19/2026

David Chang, Sam Masket, Julie Schallhorn, and Josh Teichman discuss immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery: its safety and the evidence. [Academy Members]

Read: https://www.aao.org/eyenet/article/isbcs-safety-and-evidence-part-1?october-2026

In Part 1 of 3, experts discuss the state of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery, and its safety in their own hands and in the literature.

10/19/2026

At , Academy CEO Stephen D. McLeod, and Chinese Ophthalmological Society President Prof. Xinghuai Sun, formalized our partnership on a Chinese translation of the Academy’s Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC), the global gold-standard curriculum for ophthalmology residency programs and continuing medical education. A meaningful milestone for ophthalmology around the globe!

10/17/2026

What keeps a young ophthalmologist coming back to AAO year after year?

At AAO 2026, Dr. David A. Ramirez shows the meeting through the eyes of a young ophthalmologist, from the Expo floor to the lounges and hallway reunions.

For more, visit aao.org/2026 and aao.org/young-ophthalmologists.

10/16/2026

What’s your diagnosis for this month’s Blink image? Comment with your best guess. [Academy Members]

Can you guess this month’s mystery image?

10/16/2026

What may develop in patients with glaucoma using topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors?

New Ophthalmology Journal Podcast: Andrew R. Carey, MD, & Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD, on the use of topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and depression and anxiety disorders.

Listen here: https://ow.ly/1qHx50ZYbvA

10/15/2026

Our Secretary for Annual Meeting, Cat Burkat, MD, looks back on a memorable filled with puppy time, a second line parade, great collaboration, and reconnecting with colleagues. Thanks for making it a wonderful meeting. See you in Las Vegas for !