Innovate Retina 2026
An evening focused on innovations in medical and surgical retina care, convened prior to AAO.
InterContinental New Orleans
- Date
- October 8, 2026
- Venue
- InterContinental New Orleans
- Time
- 2:00–7:30 PM
TL;DR
- Innovate Retina meets on October 8, 2026, from 2:00–7:30 PM at InterContinental New Orleans.
- The evening focuses on innovations in retina care across AMD, diabetic retinopathy, ocular imaging, and gene therapy.
- The program covers late-breaking trials, AI for diagnosis, molecular surgery, drug delivery, imaging biomarkers, and surgical innovation.
- The meeting is directed from the Byers Eye Institute and draws faculty from around the world.
About
Innovate Retina convenes retina specialists, fellows, and vitreoretinal surgeons to explore emerging advances in the field. Directed from the Byers Eye Institute with co-directors Diana V. Do, MD and Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD, MHS, the meeting is held prior to AAO.
Who you'll find in the room
Retina specialists and surgeons
Practicing retina specialists, retinal fellows in training, and vitreoretinal surgeons.
Adjacent specialists and researchers
Comprehensive ophthalmologists, vision and AI scientists, translational scientists, and imaging experts.
Featured speakers
3 listedDong Nguyen
Faculty
Prithvi Mruthyunjaya
Faculty
Stephen Smith
Faculty
Venue & travel
Venue
InterContinental New Orleans, 444 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130Questions people ask
6 answeredInnovate Retina 2026 takes place on October 8, 2026, from 2:00–7:30 PM.
The event is held at InterContinental New Orleans, located at 444 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130.
Practicing retina specialists, retinal fellows in training, vitreoretinal surgeons, comprehensive ophthalmologists, vision and AI scientists, translational scientists, and imaging experts attend.
The meeting covers late-breaking trials, AI for diagnosis, molecular surgery, drug delivery, imaging biomarkers, and surgical innovation in retina care.
Registration and exhibits run from 2:00–3:00 PM, followed by a general session from 3:00–6:15 PM. A break with exhibits and dinner spans 6:15–6:45 PM, followed by a final session from 6:45–7:30 PM.
The organizer does not publish a dress code. Most attendees at medical conferences adopt business casual or business attire.
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