NYU Langone Health experts will join colleagues from around the globe at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2026 Annual Meeting.
Below are notable sessions featuring our faculty and trainees. For the full list of presentations, visit the conference website.
Cornea and Eye Banking Forum
Friday, October 9
Oral Presentation
Phase 3 Trials of Ripasudil in Patients with Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Undergoing Descemet Stripping Only
Session: III
Presenter: Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD
Time: 1:44–1:54PM
Location: Sheraton New Orleans
Oral Presentation
Real-Time Ultra-Widefield Mosaics of the Corneal Endothelium from Contact Specular Microscopy Video
Session: III
Presenter: Ved Shivade, MS
Time: 2:39–2:49PM
Location: Sheraton New Orleans
Oral Presentation
Beyond Xerophthalmia: Non-Xerotic Corneal Disease Associated With Adult Vitamin A Deficiency
Session: IV
Presenter: Mohammad H. Dastjerdi, MD
Time: 4:15–4:25PM
Location: Sheraton New Orleans
AAO
Saturday, October 10
Instruction Course
New Therapies for Corneal Endothelial Diseases
NYU Langone Instructor: Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD
Time: 8:00–9:15AM
Location: 286–287
Instruction Course
Conquering Corneal Neovascularization: Old and New Strategies for Success
Senior Instructor: Mohammad H. Dastjerdi, MD
Time: 11:30AM–12:45PM
Location: 286–287
Skills Transfer
Pupilloplasty Techniques and Innovations in Iris Repair
NYU Langone Instructor: Himani Goyal, MD
Time: 12:30–2:00PM
Location: 354
Instruction Course
Preventing and Managing Complications Following Vitreoretinal Surgery
NYU Langone Instructor: Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD
Time: 2:00–3:15PM
Location: R02
Instruction Course
Learning the DMEK Procedure: An Introductory Course
NYU Langone Instructor: Andrea Blitzer, MD
Time: 3:30–5:30PM
Location: 356
Sunday, October 11
Instruction Course
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemmas in Neuro-Ophthalmology
NYU Langone Instructor: Steven L. Galetta, MD
Time: 9:45–11:00AM
Location: 283-285
Session
Section XIII: Retinal Vascular Diseases
NYU Langone Panelist: Dimitra Skondra, MD, PhD
Time: 10:40–11:31AM
Location: New Orleans Theater
AAOP Technician Course
Restoring Vision Through Eye Transplant
NYU Langone Instructor: Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD
Time: 11:30AM–12:45PM
Location: 215–216
Instruction Course
Nystagmus and Oscillations: When Should I Worry?
NYU Langone Instructors: Scott N. Grossman, MD, Janet C. Rucker, MD
Time: 11:30AM–12:45PM
Location: R06
Symposium
Controversies in Corneal Ectasia: A Global Perspective
NYU Langone Chair: Christina R. Prescott, MD, PhD
Time: 11:30AM–12:45PM
Location: La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom C
Skills Transfer
Advanced Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK/DMEK): Overview and Surgical Pearls
NYU Langone Instructor: Himani Goyal, MD
Time: 1:00–2:30PM
Location: 356–357
Symposium
VISION for THEA: Breakthroughs Toward Total Human Eye Transplant
NYU Langone Instructor: Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD
Time: 2:00–3:15PM
Location: 243–245
Instruction Course
Customized Refractive and Therapeutic Ablations in Regular and Irregular Eyes: A Didactic and Live Treatment Design Course
Senior Instructor: A. John Kanellopoulos, MD
Time: 2:00–3:15PM
Location: 335–336
Instruction Course
Keratoprosthesis: An Overview and Multidisciplinary Approach to Optimize Outcomes
NYU Langone Instructor: Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD
Time: 3:45–5:00PM
Location: R04
Skills Transfer
Microsurgical Suturing Techniques
NYU Langone Course Director: Himani Goyal, MD
Time: 3:45–5:00PM
Location: 335–336
Monday, October 12
Skills Transfer
Microsurgical Suturing Techniques
NYU Langone Course Director: Himani Goyal, MD
NYU Langone Instructor: Andrea Blitzer, MD
Time: 8:00–9:30AM
Location: 356
On Demand
Symposium
Smart Devices and Technologies for Low Vision
NYU Langone Presenter: William H. Seiple, PhD
