Jordana Joy, Editor

The meeting featured advances in contact lens technology, evolving approaches to keratoconus management, and new insights into dry eye disease treatment.

Jade Coats, OD, FAAO, details what has changed in dry eye treatment in the last decade, and how to optimize the ocular surface through the power of comanagement.

Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO, details how to distinguish secondary glaucomas from primary glaucomas in a recent presentation.

Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO, DipABO, weighs in on what the optometric community should know concerning what side effects their patients may experience.

Jessilin Quint, OD, MBA, FAAO, said that integrating AI into your practice can start small.

Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FMCP, FOWNS, CFMP, details what she finds concerning and surprising in a recent study she conducted with Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO, FOWNS.

Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO, FOWNS, details one of his lectures during AOA's Optometry's Meeting 2026.

Denise Whittam, OD, said that the Acuvue Oasys lens family holds her go-to lenses for patients for their comfortability.

Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO, FOWNS, outlined a recent study he conducted with Neda Gioia OD, CNS, IFMCP, FOWNS, on optometry and burnout – in addition to unpublished data on job satisfaction.

Erin Rueff, OD, PhD, FAAO, provides an introduction to Johnson & Johnson's versatile contact lens family.

Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO, underscored the importance of individualizing care based on where the patient is in their MS journey.

Mark Schaeffer, OD, FAAO, stated that optometrists should be prepared for even the rarest cases of emergencies and urgencies.

Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO, outlines the biomarkers that optometrists should keep in their wheelhouse when examining patients.

Melody Tavakoli, OD, stated that patient complicance remains one of the biggest challenges for contact lens wearers.

Lori-Ann Christie, PhD, detailed a poster presentation titled "Comparative Analysis of AREDS2 and AREDS2+B Vitamin Complex in an in vitro Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration."

Will eye drops be an option in the future for keratoconic patients? Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, gave us the run-down of what active research may make possible.

Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO, stated in a poster presentation that a multi-practice study found that the lens had particularly positive effects on patients who reported dryness symptoms.

Langis Michaud, OD, MSc, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, FEAOO, details the challenges of managing dry eye in contact lens wearers via accurate diagnosis and thoughtful lens fitting.

Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO, said that medication optimization is key when taking the interventional approach to glaucoma.

Joe Shovlin, OD, FAAO, outlines the management and treatment of corneal infections in one of his Optometry's Meeting presentations.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, DipABO, ABCMO, discussed his AOA 2026 presentation "Eye of the Needle Returns: Navigating the Patient’s Journey Receiving Intravitreal Injections."

Melody Tavakoli, OD, said that she has found that workhorse in Johnson & Johnson's Oasys lens family.

For Langis Michaud, OD, MSc, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, FEAOO, myopia management is best started sooner rather than later.

Anna Tichenor, OD, PhD, FAAO, details her poster – one of AOA 2026's Top Five posters – that identified how quickly and how meaningfully patients experience symptom improvement, and which types of symptoms are affected.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, DipABO, ABCMO, details his portion of the "Myopia Matters: Managing Risk, Vision Loss and Control" presentation.

Mark Wells, OD, weighs in on the new parameter range expected for the Acuvue Oasys 1-Day for Astigmatism lens.

Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO, details his presentation on how eye care providers can best equip themselves with identifying and mitigating toxicities caused by antibody drug conjugates.

Daniel C. Brocks, MD, BostonSight chief medical officer, discusses a few of the company's studies, the patients they serve, and what the broader eye care community may be missing.

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, FSLS, and Susan Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS, provide insights into their expertise.

Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO, details his experience in manufacturing his new ScleralEase device and what other ODs can learn from his experience.