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This issue is our annual allergy issue. I’ve often joked that in the spring, a young man’s thoughts turns to love, while an old optometrist’s thoughts turns to ocular allergy. Treating our patients who present with seasonal allergic conjunctivitis is a large part of a primary-care optometric practice, especially this time of year.
Online Allergy Survival Guide helps patients manage seasonal allergies
Spring allergies to start strong, last long, says annual AAFA report
February 1, 2026
February 13-16, 2026
Rahul Tonk, MD, MBA
Sara T. Wester, MD, FACS; Cecelia Koetting, OD; Sophie Liao, MD; Jennifer Murdock, MD
Rachel Simpson, MD; James Murphy, MD; Mary Qiu, MD; Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO
Zeba A. Syed, MD
Adrienne W. Scott, MD, FASRS; Justine Cheng, MD; Hong-Uyen Hua, MD; Sherrol A. Reynolds OD, FAAO, FNAP
Marc R. Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO; Cory J. Lappin, OD, MS, FAAO; Selina R. McGee, OD, FAAO
Laxmi V. Devisetty, MD; Rodney P. Coe, MD, MS; Majda Hadziahmetovic, MD; Xiao Yi (Ellie) Zhou, MD
David S. Liao, MD, PhD; Chang Sup Lee, MD; Douglas Matsunaga, MD; Daniel Su, MD
April 19, 2026
Yasha Modi, MD; Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, FORS
David M. Brown, MD, FACS; Dilraj S. Grewal, MD
Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS; Ramiro Maldonado, MD
Veeral Sheth, MD, MBA, FASRS, FACS; Mark R. Barakat, MD, FASRS; Geeta Lalwani, MD; Xiao Yi Zhou, MD
May 2-3, 2026
Deborah Ristvedt, DO; Melissa Tawa, OD, FAAO
Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA; Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO; Quan Đông Nguyễn, MD, MSc; Jennifer Li, MD
Marjan Farid, MD; John Hovanesian, MD; Beeran Meghpara, MD
David A. Eichenbaum, MD
Nathan C. Steinle, MD
Tanner Ferguson, MD; Taj Nasser, MD, FWCRS
Jacob Lang, OD, FAAO; Selina R. McGee, OD, FAAO; Neda Shamie, MD
John D. Gelles, OD, FAAO, FIAOMC, FCLSA, FSLS, FBCLA; John Hovanesian, MD, FACS
Arjan Hura, MD; Neda Shamie, MD; Kristin Barnes, OD
SriniVas Sadda, MD, FARVO; Nathan Steinle, MD
Mark Schaeffer, OD, FAAO; Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO; Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO, FAAOMS; Selina R. McGee, OD, FAAO
Dante Pieramici, MD, FASRS; Dean Eliott, MD; Robin A. Vora, MD; Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD, FASRS
Ramiro Maldonado, MD; Rebecca Nelson, MS, CGC; Robert A. Sisk, MD, FACS, FASRS
Mark R. Barakat, MD, FASRS; David Eichenbaum, MD, FASRS
David Almeida, MD, PhD, MBA; Margaret A. Chang, MD, MS; Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS; Jessica Randolph, MD
Dilsher Dhoot, MD, FASRS; Jordana G. Fein, MD, MS; Deep Parikh, MD; Xiao-Yi (Ellie) Zhou, MD
September 26-27, 2026
SriniVas R. Sadda, MD, FARVO; Mark R. Barakat, MD, FASRS; David A. Eichenbaum, MD, FASRS
Stephen C. Pflugfelder, MD; Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO
Basil Williams, MD; Maura Di Nicola, MD
John Kitchens, MD; Michael W. Stewart, MD
Deep Parikh, MD
Dilsher S. Dhoot, MD, FASRS
Uday Devgan, MD, FACS, FRCS
Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO; Pierce Kenworthy, OD, FAAO; Blair Lonsberry, MS, OD, MEd, FAAO
Carl J. Danzig, MD, FASRS
