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Coverage from the

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2016 Annual Meeting

October 15 - 18, 2016; Chicago, Illinois

October 15 - 18, 2016 Chicago, Illinois

AAO Ocular Findings Prevalent With Congenital Zika Microcephaly link is 'just the tip of the iceberg,' according to a Brazilian ophthalmologist speaking about ocular findings related to the virus.
Medscape Medical News, October 21, 2016
AAO Mediterranean Diet May Cut AMD Risk by More Than a Third The consumption of fruit is particularly effective in reducing risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but new research shows, for the first time, that caffeine might also be protective.
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2016

Conference News

AAO Corneal Inlays Better Than Monovision, Researchers Say
Medscape Medical News, October 26, 2016
AAO Alternative to Corneal Transplant for Keratoconus Promising
Medscape Medical News, October 25, 2016
AAO Ocular Findings Prevalent With Congenital Zika
Medscape Medical News, October 21, 2016
AAO Do Femtosecond Lasers Merit the Cost? Experts Disagree
Medscape Medical News, October 21, 2016

AAO Mediterranean Diet May Cut AMD Risk by More Than a Third
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2016
AAO Veterans Affairs Tracks 10-Year Cataract Surgery Results
Medscape Medical News, October 17, 2016
AAO Medicare Payment Changes Make it Easy to Avoid Penalties
Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2016
AAO Zika Joins AAO Lineup; Cataract Surgery Debates Rekindle
Medscape Medical News, October 6, 2016

Popular News from AAO 2015

Ranibizumab Deemed Major Advance for Diabetic Retinopathy Ranibizumab was noninferior to panretinal photocoagulation for visual acuity in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, according to 2-year results of the Protocol S Study.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 14, 2015
Squalamine Boosts Anti-VEGF Effect in Macular Degeneration The addition of squalamine lactate to ranibizumab did not reduce the number of injections in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration, but it did improve visual acuity.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 17, 2015
Ebola-Related Uveitis: Treat One, Treat Many Emory University ophthalmologists treated Dr Ian Crozier's eye complications related to the Ebola virus and then took what they learned to West Africa to save the sight of many Ebola survivors.
Medscape Medical News, Dec 4, 2015

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Presentation: Angle closure and angle-closure glaucoma
Date: October 17, 2016
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Presentation: Intraoperative gonioscopy and microincisional glaucoma surgery: Technology and techniques
Date: October 17, 2016
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Presentation: Kelman lecture: Cataract/refractive surgery: The next big thing?
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