KOA Fall Eyecare Conference 2026

The conference takes place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Wichita Airport in Wichita, Kansas.

The organizer identifies optometrists as an audience for the conference.

It is worth the most to optometrists practising in Kansas who want state-level CE, since Jason Duncan, Blair Lonsberry and Aubry Tackett cover lasers, drugs, scleral lenses and emergencies, adding up to 14 hours over the weekend. Office staff get an unusual amount from it, with 18 paraoptometric hours in two tracks on billing, coding, scheduling and HIPAA; clinicians who want a large national exhibit hall or deep subspecialty content would get less from a single-state weekend at an airport hotel in Wichita.

Clinicians at state optometric association meetings usually wear business casual, such as slacks and a collared shirt or blouse, often without a tie. Conference rooms run cool, so a cardigan or light jacket helps.