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 Schedule at a Glance

-Schedule is subject to change

Friday, April 24 – Skills Transfer Lab

Start Time End Time Event
6:30 AM 1:30PM Wet Lab Registration
(1st floor Research institute)
6:30 AM 7:30 AM Wet Lab Breakfast
7:00 AM 8:00 AM Faculty Orientation
7:30 AM 8:30 AM Attendee Orientation
8:00 AM 12:35 PM Damage control ophthalmology skills transfer lab
8:30 AM 12:30 PM Early career ophthalmic trauma skills transfer lab
12:30 PM 1:30 PM Lunch & Lecture
1:00 PM 1:30 PM Attendee & Faculty Orientation
1:30 PM 4:30 PM Advanced Skills Transfer Lab
2:00 PM 4:30 PM Moderated poster session
6:30 PM 9:00 PM Light Dinner
Museum of Fine Arts Houston

Saturday, April 25 – Annual Meeting

Start Time End Time Event
7:00 AM 5:15 PM Registration
7:00 AM 7:50 AM Breakfast with experts
8:00 AM 5:00 PM Exhibits and Research Posters
8:05 AM 8:32 AM Blast injury panel discussion
8:35 AM 9:06 AM Oculoplastics
9:09 AM 9:56 AM Glaucoma
9:59 AM 10:39 AM Posters, Break, and Exhibits
10:39 AM 11:18 AM Retina

11:21 AM 12:31 PM Lunch, Posters, and Exhibits
(and Joint Ocular Trauma Group Meeting)
12:36 PM 12:56 PM Ferenc Kuhn Award Lecture
1:01 PM 1:40 PM Pediatrics
1:43 PM 2:43 PM Affogatos and Ice Cream, Posters, Exhibits, and Telemedicine demos
2:48 PM 3:08 PM La Piana-Mazzoli Award
3:13 PM 3:50 PM Ocular trauma free paper session
3:53 PM 4:38 PM American Academy of Ophthalmology Presidential Keynote (Amy Coburn, MD)
5:11 PM 8:41 PM Conference Reception

Sunday, April 26 – Annual Meeting

Start Time End Time Event
7:00 AM 8:55 AM Breakfast and Posters
9:00 AM 9:29 AM Burns & Cornea
9:42 AM 10:35 AM Iris & Lens
10:38 AM 11:33 AM Pro-Con Debates
11:38 AM 11:48 AM Awards and Closing Remarks