From October 18 to 20, researchers and physicians from NYU Langone Health join colleagues from around the world at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).

This year, Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD, will be honored with the 2025 Castroviejo Award—the most prestigious accolade presented by the Cornea Society. This lifetime achievement award is given annually to a member whose contributions have profoundly advanced knowledge, research, and clinical understanding in the fields of cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery.

As part of this recognition, Dr. Colby will deliver the Castroviejo Lecture, titled “Innovation in Ophthalmology: Advances in the Management of Endothelial Dysfunction,” during the symposium on Novel Corneal Treatments. The session will take place on Sunday, October 19, from 9:45AM to 11:00AM ET, in room W311E.

Below are additional notable sessions featuring NYU Langone faculty and trainees. For a full list of presentations, visit the AAO website.

Friday, October 17

Session
Section VI: Vitreoretinal Surgery, Part I—Eye Transplant Surgery
Session: RET08
NYU Langone Presenter: Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD
Time: 11:31AM–1:56PM
Location: W415

Symposium
AI as a Clinical Learning Partner: Custom Chatbots, Prompting Strategies, Rubrics and More for Enhancing Medical Education—AI and Critical Thinking
Session: SYM01
NYU Langone Presenter: Joshua A. Young, MD
Time: 1:30–4:30PM
Location: W311CD

Saturday, October 18

Instruction Course
Evidenced-Based Guidelines From Recent Landmark Trials and Studies in Glaucoma
Session: 278
NYU Langone Instructor: Joseph F. Panarelli, MD
Time: 3:45–5:00PM
Location: W307CD

Skills Transfer
Pupilloplasty Techniques and Innovations in Iris Repair
Session: LAB105A
NYU Langone Instructor: Himani Goyal, MD
Time: 12:30–2:00PM
Location: W109B

Sunday, October 19

Instruction Course
New Treatments for MGD
Session: 465
NYU Langone Instructor: Mina Massaro, MD
Time: 2:00–3:15PM
Location: W209AB

Symposium
Novel Corneal Treatments—Castroviejo Lecture: Innovation in Ophthalmology: Advances in the Management of Endothelial Dysfunction
Session: SYM35
NYU Langone Presenter: Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD
Time: 9:45–11:00AM
Location: W311E

Monday, October 20

Symposium
Corneal Nerves in Health and Disease
Session: SYM55
NYU Langone Session Chair: Christina R. Prescott, MD, PhD
Time: 8:00–9:15AM
Location: W414CD

Skills Transfer
Microsurgical Suturing Techniques
Session: LAB137A
NYU Langone Instructors: Andrea Blitzer, MD; Himani Goyal, MD
Time: 10:30AM–12:30PM
Location: W110A