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You have a good element of top people, and you get to talk to them about what they really think, what they're doing, why they're doing it, and why they're not doing something else. It's a great melting pot for advancements and ideas.”
Dave Lancaster
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR ARDS 2026
February 28 - March 4, 2026 ● Snowmass, Colorado
In-depth coverage ● Distinguished faculty ● Lively discussions
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2024 scientific program
Program Directors |
Don D'Amico, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
Tim Murray, MD, MBA
Murray Ocular
Oncology and Retina
Miami, FL
R.V. Paul Chan, MD,
MSc, MBA
UIC/Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
Chicago, IL
2026 Award Lecturers |
TAYLOR SMITH AND VICTOR CURTIN LECTURE
Tarek S. Hassan, MD
Associated Retinal Consultants
Royal Oak, MI
FOUNDERS LECTURE
Carl C. Awh, MD
Tennessee Retina
Nashville, TN
Faculty |
Robert L. Avery, MD
California Retina Consultants
Santa Barbara, CA
David R. Chow, MD
Toronto Retina Institute
Toronto, Canada
Jacque L. Duncan, MD
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Allen C. Ho, MD
Wills Eye Hospital/Mid Atlantic Retina
Philadelphia, PA
Tara A. McCannel,
MD, PhD
UCLA, Stein Eye Institute
Los Angeles, CA
Aleksandra V. Rachitskaya, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cole Eye Institute
Cleveland, OH
Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Boston, MA