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Daily Snapshot
You can earn up to 9 hours of CE today. Registration will be open from 6:30 AM to 6 PM in Lakeside Center at McCormick Place, and at satellite registration sites (Palmer House Hilton and Hyatt Regency Chicago) from 6:30 to 9 AM.

Academy.17 Meeting App
Use the Academy.17 meeting app to complete session evaluations, browse available CE, look up exhibitors, unofficially keep track your CE, and build your schedule. The app is available on iOS, Android, and a website version.

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Today's Education Highlights
View the full education schedule via the Education Grid (PDF) or the Academy.17 app. Be sure to also attend some of our Rapid Fire courses for fast-paced, captivating talks in 12-minute increments.
Monroe J. Hirsch Symposium: Precision Medicine and the Future of Healthcare
8 to 10 AM, E253, Lakeside Center
Speakers will discuss how treatment would change if doctors had better, more specific information about an individual patient's risk for disease through the NIH's Precision Medicine Initiative.

Hot Topics Sessions
8 to 9 AM, 1 hour of CE provided
 
Hot Topics: Novel Treatments (E353)
 
Hot Topics: Glaucoma: Innovative Concepts (E354A)
 
Hot Topics: OCT-Angiography: New Insights from a Novel Technique (E354B)
 
American Academy of Optometry and American Academy of Ophthalmology Joint Symposium: Ocular Surface Disease: What You May be Missing
  1 to 3 PM, Arie Crown Theater, Lakeside Center
This symposium will update current thought regarding diagnosis, treatment and the role of neuropathy in dry eye.


Special Evening Poster Session
4 to 6 PM, Exhibit Hall D
Earn CE in 15 minute increments during this special evening poster session. Remember to bring your drink voucher for a complimentary beverage as you browse the posters.

Incorporating TFOS DEWS II™ Into Clinical Practice
3 to 5 PM, Arie Crown Theater
Speakers will review the reports of TFOS DEWS II™ and summarize the peer-reviewed evidence concerning the most appropriate way to manage patients with dry eye disease using contemporary methods.

Section and SIG Symposia
The Academy's Sections and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are holding a variety of symposia during the meeting. View the full schedule here.


Today's Special Events and Exhibit Hall Highlights
Exhibit Hall Information

Exhibit Hall Hours Today:
11 AM to 6 PM
  • 10 to 11:30 AM: Student Focus Exhibit Hall Hours
  • 11:30 AM to1:30 PM:
    Free lunch in the Exhibit Hall
  • 5 to 6 PM:
    Attendee Reception
Resident Practitioner Networking Event
  4 to 5:30 PM, E451B
Sponsored by Allergan and Johnson and Johnson Vision
Residents can network with practitioners from the US and abroad looking to hire residency trained ODs in the near future.

American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF)
Stop by the AAOF booth in the exhibit hall to participate in the silent auction, or participate in the Alcon Foundation Cycle for Sight 20/20 Challenge benefiting the AAOF. Students are especially encouraged to participate as best school participation will be recognized.

Student and Resident Awards Lunch
11:30 to 12:30 PM, S406, McCormick Place South
This luncheon will honor the best scientific program presenters from Academy 2016 Anaheim and the 2017 student and resident travel fellowship recipients.

Product Information Breakfasts
6:30 to 7:30 AM
Join us for continental breakfast at the Palmer House Hilton and to hear from our sponsors about the latest information about their products and services. View the full schedule.

Fellowship Information Session
3:00 to 4:00 PM, E256, Lakeside Center
Interested in learning more about becoming a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO)? Join us for this information session.

FAQs and Reminders



How is my CE tracked?
Your badge will be scanned upon entry into each CE session. Scientific Program paper/poster session attendees will be scanned going both in and out.

How will I get my CE certificate?
Following the meeting (approx. 2-3 weeks), a link will be emailed to you to print your CE certificate at your leisure. The email address you provided when registering will be used.


Please complete your session evaluations.
We need your feedback to improve our educational program. Please remember to complete your session evaluations in the Academy.17 app.

2017 Awardees
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November 7-10, 2018

Future Meetings
Academy 2019 Orlando
October 23 - 26, 2019

Academy 2020 Nashville
October 7 - 10, 2020

Academy 2021 Boston
November 3 - 6, 2021
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