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2026 Conference Schedule

Two days of expert ophthalmology education, networking, and CME credit opportunities.

Board of Directors Meeting and Welcome Reception.

Full-day CME program with leading ophthalmology faculty.

  1. Board of Directors Meeting

    Steamboat Room

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  2. Exhibits

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  3. Welcome & Announcements

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  4. Thomas Mendel, MD

    A New Path for Inherited Retinal Disease Gene Therapy

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  5. Break

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  6. Bradford Tannen, M.D., J.D., M.B.A.

    Cornea and AI ... Where We Are and What the Future Holds

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  7. Vahid Mohammadzadeh, M.D.

    Resident Research Challenge – “Application of Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Glaucoma Progression”

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  8. Break

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  9. Collin McClelland, MD

    Dogma, Pitfalls and Pearls: Updates in the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis

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  10. Legislative Update – Presented by Senator Stephen Meredith; Kate Hall, Lobbyist, Commonwealth Alliances; John Franklin, MD; OPTHPAC Update – Jeremy Clark, MD; KOPAC Update – Garrett Oberst, MD

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  11. Business Meeting – Full Membership

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  12. Exhibits

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  13. Welcome Reception, Legislative Meet & Greet, Bourbon Tasting & Silent Auction for KOPAC

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