EYE TRAUMA 2026: ASOT ANNUAL MEETING & SKILLS TRANSFER LAB
April 24-26, 2026 | Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE) | Houston, TX
2026 Lab & Annual Meeting Full Agenda
DunnDunn Saturday, April 24, 2026
| Start Time | End Time | Session & Presenters | Location |
| 7:00 AM | 5:15 PM | Registration | Research Institute 1st Floor |
| 7:00 AM | 7:50 AM | Breakfast with experts: Deep Dive Retina – Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy and Macular Holes Ferenc Kuhn, MD – Update on Prophylactic Chorioretinectomy for Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Prevention Mary L Gonzalez-Surie, MD – Epidemiological Report, Associated Clinical Characteristics, Functional and Anatomical Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Macular Hole Sundaram Natarajan, DO, FRVS, FAICO, FRCS, FELAS – Management of Traumatic Macular Hole |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| Hands-On Demo Chelsea Nguyen – Mirrorless Makeup Blind Awareness Hands-On Demo LightHouse – Assisted Technology and Sports |
Research Institute 2nd Floor | ||
| 8:00 AM | 8:03 AM | Welcome – Boonkit Purt, MD | Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 8:05 AM | 8:25 AM | Blast Injury Panel Discussion Richard Blanch, FRCOphth – Epidemiology and Military/civilian Perspectives Prem Subramanian, MD, PhD – Clinical Spectrum Tonia Rex, PhD – Mechanisms and Directed Therapy |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 8:25 AM | 8:32 AM | Q&A | |
| 8:35 AM | 8:58 AM | Oculoplastics Ashok Grover, MD – Fractures – Orbital reconstruction and plating Yunia Iriwati, MD – Intraorbital Foreign Body – diagnosis and management Craig Czyz, DO – Orbital Compartment Syndrome in the Setting of Trauma |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 9:00 AM | 9:07 AM | Q&A | |
| 9:10 AM | 9:49 AM | Glaucoma Moderator: Maria Charria, MD Won I. Kim, MD – Traumatic Hyphema: medical and surgical management Eileen Bowden, MD – Angle Recession: A life-long risk Silvia Orengo-Nania, MD – Steroids in Trauma: help or harm? Mary Qiu, MD – Pressure Too High: Novel surgical approachs in traumatic glaucoma Ian Conner, MD – Pressure Too Low: Cyclodialysis |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 9:50 AM | 9:57 AM | Q&A – Maria Charria, MD | |
| 10:00 AM | 10:35 AM | Posters, Break, and Exhibits | |
| 10:40 AM | 11:03 AM | Retina Moderator: Touka Banaee, MD Amin Kherani, MD – Traumatic RD-Surgical Techniques and Outcomes Sami Udaywat, MD – Intraocular Foreign Body – diagnosis, classification, removal Yewlin Chee, MD – Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage Drainage-When and How |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 11:04 AM | 11:11 AM | Q&A – Touka Banaee, MD | |
| 11:15 AM | 12:25 PM | Lunch, Posters, and Exhibits (and Joint Ocular Trauma Group Meeting) |
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| 12:30 PM | 12:34 PM | Introduction of the Ferenc Kuhn Award Ferenc Kuhn, MD, PhD |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 12:35 PM | 12:50 PM | Ferenc Kuhn Award Lecture Arne Viestenz, MD – Endothelial Downgrowth |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 12:55 PM | 1:26 PM | Pediatric Pearls Moderator: Ankoor Shah, MD, PhD Asim Ali, MD, FRCSC – Pearls in the Management of Pediatric Cornea Trauma Marguerite Weinert, MD – Pediatric Pearls Sandra Montezuma, MD – Surgical Pearls in the Management of Pediatric Trauma Intraocular Foreign Bodies Zeynep Aktas, MD – Pediatric Trauma – Pearls for Glaucoma |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 1:27 PM | 1:34 PM | Q&A – Ankoor Shah, MD, PhD | |
| 1:35 PM | 1:39 PM | Introduction of La Piana-Mazzoli Award | Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 1:35 PM | 1:50 PM | La Piana-Mazzoli Award Ukrainian Military Ophthalmologists – Colonel Igor Khramv & Major Andrii Kovalov – At the Edge of Possibilities: What Is a Satisfactory Outcome of Surgical Treatment of Severe Combined Combat Eye Trauma? |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 1:55 PM | 2:45 PM | Refreshments, Posters, Exhibits | |
| 2:50 PM | 3:47 PM | Ocular Trauma Free Paper Session Moderator: Derek Mai, MD – Introduction Tonia Rex, PhD – Human-relevant Model of Iindirect Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Birch Aaron – The Effectiveness of Effective Prevention Strategies in Reducing Eye Trauma Among Working-Age Males from Low-Income Backgrounds: A Literature Review Charmaine Tan – Engineering Design and Flow Performance of Microgravity-Compatible Ocular Irrigation Domes for Spaceflight-Associated Eye Injuries Kristen Hawthorne – Compensation Inconsistencies Between Hospital Based Ophthalmology Call Encounters and Physician Reimbursement Ferenc Kuhn – Timing of Vitrectomy after Serious Injury: The good, the bad, and the ugly Guy Hunter, MD – The Benefits and Efficiencies of Teleophthalmology |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 3:49 PM | 3:59 PM | Q&A – Derek Mai, MD | |
| 4:00 PM | 4:03 PM | Introduction of Keynote – Amy Coburn, MD | Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 4:05 PM | 4:45 PM | American Academy of Ophthalmology Presidential Keynote Christopher Rapuano, MD, President, American Academy of Ophthalmology Panelists: Jim Auran, MD, Avery Nathens, MD, Jen Yu, MD, Grayson Armstrong, MD |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 6:00 PM | 9:30 PM | Conference Reception and Awards Lonnie Bedwell, Navy Petty Officer First Class: “Beyond vision” |
Catering III 6550 Berber Avenue, Level 6 |
| Start Time | End Time | Session and Presenters | Location |
| 7:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Annual Meeting Registration | Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 7:00 AM | 9:45 AM | Breakfast | Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 7:15 AM | 8:56 AM | Complex Trauma Case-Based Symposium Moderators: Jose Dalma, MD and Carlos Wong, MD – Introduction David Kohn Bitran, MD (Chile) – Surgical Management of Complex Traumatic Retinal Detachment Alan Wenger Weber, MD (Chile) – BANG in Traumatic Glaucoma Secondary to Open Globe Injury Juan Carlos Martínez Camarillo, MD (USA) – Combined PPV and Endoscopic PPV (ePPV) for an Open Globe Trauma Eduardo Escobedo, MD (Perú) – Reconstruction of a Complex Delayed Anterior Segment After Primary Closure in Open Globe Trauma: the consequence of not performing a pole-to-pole approach from the start José Romero, MD (GUA) – Carlevale Intraocular Lens Implantation in Pediatric Ocular Trauma Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, MD (Costa Rica) – From Pole to Pole: a comprehensive therapeutic approach to the management of penetrating trauma with an intraocular foreign body María Alejandra Charria, MD (Columbia) – If Punch Were a Glaucoma Surgeon: tubes in posttraumatic glaucoma Felipe Morera, MD (Chile) – CT vs. Echography in Expulsive Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage Carlos Wong, MD (Perú) – Retropupilary Iris Claw Lens and Iris Reconstruction in the Management of Traumatic Aphakia José Dalma-Weiszhausz, MD (Mexico) – IOFB: How to Remove It? |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 8:58 AM | 9:13 AM | Cornea Moderator: Ahmad Kheirkhah, MD Sushank A Bhalerao, MD – Management of Complex Corneal Wounds Morgan Fredell, MD – Traumatic LASIK Flap Dislocation |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 9:14 AM | 9:29 AM | Iris Matthew Wade, MD – Iris: reposit, repair or resect Michael Snyder, MD – Aritificial Iris |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 9:30 AM | 9:40 AM | Q&A | |
| 9:43 AM | 9:53 AM | Break | |
| 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM | Lens Fasika Woreta, MD – Lensectomy for Traumatic Cataracts: indications, timing, technique: Anterior Segment perspective Juan Carlos Martínez Camarillo, MD – Lens Management in Ocular Trauma: the vitreoretinal perspective |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 10:16 AM | 10:31 AM | Burns James Zhao, MD – Periocular Burn Management: dermal matrices, skin substitutes, and reconstruction Mohammad Soleimani MD, FICO – Corneal Burns: limbal stem cells and strategies for ocular surface reconstitution |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 10:32 AM | 10:42 AM | Q&A | |
| 10:45 AM | 11:10 AM | Pro-Con Debate Moderator: Hossein Nazari, MD, PhD Jose Romero, MD vs Bartlett Hayes, MD – Exogenous Endophthalmitis: Prevention and Treatment |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 11:15 AM | 11:40 AM | Pro-Con Debate Boonkit Purt, MD vs José Dalma-Weiszhausz, MD – Duty vs Futility: Traumatic Disorganized Eye |
Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 11:45 AM | 11:55 AM | Poster and Lecture Awards and Closing Remarks | Research Institute 2nd Floor Auditorium |
Thursday, April 23, 2026
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Location |
| 10:00AM | 3:00PM | Lab inspection and setup | Research Institute 5th Floor |
| 3:00PM | 4:30PM | Optional Faculty Walk-thru | Research Institute 5th Floor |
| 5:30PM | 8:00PM | Faculty Reception Elevated Southern Vibe- Champagne tasting and Food Pairings |
Nos Caves Vin 2501 Wroxton Rd |
Friday, April 24, 2026
| EARLY CAREER – map and lab schedule | |||
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Location |
| 6:30AM | 8:00AM | Attendee – Wet Lab Registration / Wet Lab Breakfast | Dunn Rio Grande – Dunn 1st Floor |
| 6:30AM | 8:00AM | Faculty – Wet Lab Registration / Wet Lab Breakfast | Research Institute 5th Floor (MITIE) |
| 8:00AM | 8:30AM | Attendee Orientation | Dunn Rio Grande |
| 8:00AM | 8:30AM | Faculty Orientation | MPS – Research Institute 5th Floor (MITIE) |
| 8:30AM | 8:45AM | Attendees Transition from Dunn to MITIE | Dunn Rio Grande to MITIE RI 5th Floor |
| 8:45AM | 12:30PM | ASOT Early Career Wet Lab | MITIE Research Institute – 5th Floor |
| 8:30AM | 10:30AM | Early Faculty Wet Lab Session | MITIE Research Institute – 5th Floor |
| 10:30AM | 12:45PM | Late Faculty Wet Lab Session | MITIE Research Institute – 5th Floor |
| 12:35PM | 12:45PM | Attendees/Faculty Transition from MITIE to DUNN | MITIE 5th Floor to Dunn |
| 12:45PM | 1:15PM | Lunch / Lecture | Dunn Rio & Frio |
| DAMAGE CONTROL – map and lab schedule | |||
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Location |
| 6:30AM | 7:00AM | Attendee – Wet Lab Registration / Wet Lab Breakfast | Dunn Rio Grande – Dunn 1st Floor |
| 6:30AM | 7:00AM | Faculty – Wet Lab Registration / Wet Lab Breakfast | MPS – Research Institute 5th Floor (MITIE) |
| 7:00AM | 7:30AM | Faculty Orientation | MPS – Research Institute 5th Floor (MITIE) |
| 7:15AM | 7:45AM | Attendee Orientation | Dunn Rio Grande – Dunn 1st Floor |
| 8:00AM | 8:15AM | Attendees Transfer from Dunn to MITIE | Dunn Rio Grande to MITIE RI 5th Floor |
| 8:00AM | 10:15AM | Early Faculty Wet Lab Session | MITIE – Research Institute 5th Floor |
| 10:20AM | 12:35PM | Late Faculty Wet Lab Session | MITIE – Research Institute 5th Floor |
| 12:35PM | 12:45PM | Attendees/Faculty Transition from MITIE to DUNN | MITIE 5th Floor to Dunn |
| 12:45PM | 1:15PM | Lunch / Lecture | Dunn Rio & Frio |
| SUB-SPECIALTY – map and lab schedule | |||
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Location |
| 1:15PM | 1:45PM | Faculty/Attendee Orientation | MPS – MITIE RI-5th Floor |
| 1:50PM | 3:20PM | Wet Lab Session #1 | MITIE – Research Institute 5th Floor |
| 3:30PM | 5:00PM | Wet Lab Session #2 (Switch Stations) | MITIE – Research Institute 5th Floor |
| AFTERNOON/EVENING | |||
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Location |
| 2:30PM | 4:30PM | Hands-On Demo Chelsea Nguyen – Mirrorless Makeup Blind Awareness |
MITIE – Research Institute 5th Floor Lobby |
| 2:00PM | 4:30PM | Moderated Poster Session | Frio and Comal |
| 5:00PM | 6:30PM | (5:30 PM) Mariachi Mexican Fiesta Dinner | Rio Grande |
| 6:30PM | 9:00PM | Mexican Fiesta (Museum of Fine Arts) | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005 |
-Schedule is subject to change
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Location |
| 6:30 AM | 5:15 PM | Annual Meeting Registration | Dunn Rio Grande Hallway – Dunn 1st Floor |
| 12:45PM | 1:15PM | Lunch / Lecture Robert A. Mazzoli, MD, FACS, COL(Ret), MC USA – Principles of damage control ophthalmology Richard Dutton, MD, MBA – Anesthesia for ophthalmic trauma Grant A. Justin, MD – Regional Anesthesia; Retrobulber, Peribulbar |
Dunn Rio & Frio |
| 2:30PM | 4:30PM | Hands-On Demo Chelsea Nguyen – Mirrorless Makeup Blind Awareness |
MITIE – Research Institute 5th Floor Lobby |
| 2:00PM | 4:30PM | Poster Session | Frio and Comal |
| 5:00PM | 6:30PM | Mariachi Mexican Fiesta Dinner | Dunn Rio Grande |
| 6:30PM | 9:00PM | Mexican Fiesta (Museum of Fine Arts) | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005 |