Highlights for International Attendees

Where all of ophthalmology meets ® LAS VEGAS

HIGHLIGHTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEES

Use this brochure to find: • P rogram recommendations from the AAO Regional Advisors • Important deadlines • Travel information AAO 2015 14–17 November Subspecialty Day 13–14 November AAOE Program 14–17 November www.aao.org/2015 www.aao.org/international

#aao2015 Sands Expo/Venetian LAS VEGAS

Table of C ontents

A Special Invitation from the Global Alliances Secretary 3

International Lounge 4

Program Recommendations 5

Subspecialty Day 11

Program Highlights 12

Important Dates and Registration 14

Las Vegas Tour Program 15

Discover Las Vegas 17

Stay Engaged with the Academy 19 join us in las vegas 3

A Note from Dr. Abbott

Special greetings to our international attendees! AAO 2015 promises to be one of the largest meetings in the history of the Academy. Based on your feedback, we produced this brochure to help you make the best use of your time in Las Vegas. Download this brochure to your tablet, laptop or phone to reference it at any time. On page 5, you will find program recommendations for international attendees, as chosen by AAO’s Regional Advisors (photo on right). This committee comprises volunteer members from around the world. For this brochure, the Regional Advisors have reviewed the entire AAO 2015 program and selected the sessions that they believe will be of greatest interest to ophthalmologists from their region of the world. Be sure to stop by the International Lounge on Level 2 once you are at the Sands Expo/ AAO Regional Advisors Venetian. This is a place for us to welcome you and offer snacks, coffee and plenty of seating to relax and chat with colleagues. It is open every day during the meeting. Assistance will be available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Have a safe trip to Las Vegas and any other cities and landmarks you might visit nearby (see page 15 for travel suggestions). If you have questions about AAO 2015, please email the Academy at [email protected]. Richard L. Abbott, MD Secretary, Global Alliances international lounge 4 Connect With International Colleagues. Share AAO 2015 Experiences

Visit the International Lounge to: International Attendees • Learn more about Academy programs by Region, 2014 • Check email • Meet colleagues or Pan America ...... 2,390 • Just relax Europe ...... 1,994 Assistance will be available in English, Spanish Asia Pacific ...... 846 and Portuguese. Middle East/Africa . . . . . 427 Location: Sands Expo/Venetian, Level 2

Hours: Saturday, 14 November 08:00 – 17:30 Sunday, 15 November 08:00 – 17:30 Monday, 16 November 08:00 – 17:30 Tuesday, 17 November 08:00 – 15:00 Look for AAO staff wearing a translator’s ribbon on their badge and ask for assistance. Program recommendations 5

Selections from your International colleagues

Saturday, 14 November Global Ophthalmology Volunteer Experiences [LL07 | Saturday, 14 November | 16:00 - 17:00 | The Profitable Practice: Managing Your Room: LL Theater 1] PURCHASE THE ACADEMY Billing Operations “One of the most valuable experiences in PLUS COURSE PASS [SPE02 | Saturday, 14 November | 12:30 - 16:30 attending AAO 2015 is visiting the Learning | Room: Casanova 503] With the Academy Plus course Lounge, where you can participate in informal, The Power of “Lean Thinking:” Improving small-group, facilitated discussions led by pass you get unlimited access Practice Efficiency, Profitability and Quality experts in the field. New topics begin every to more than 350 Academy and of Care 15 minutes. Float among the discussions and [SPE21 | Saturday, 14 November | 12:30 - 16:30 | interact with colleagues.” AAOE instruction courses. Room: Casanova 601] —Dr. Ebtisam Al Alawi, Bahrain You are also free to drop in Quality Assurance in Global Blindness on courses without signing up Prevention: What Is Realistic and Appropriate in Low-Resource Settings ahead of time. Seating is [SYM01 | Saturday, 14 November | 14:00 - 15:30 available on a first-come basis. | Room: Bassano 2701] Conference for Ophthalmic Educators: Improving Teaching Effectiveness Combined meeting with the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) [SYM02 | Saturday, 14 November | 14:00 - 17:30 | Room: Marco Polo 701] “Teaching is worthwhile and rewarding but only if it is effective, which is why this session should be of interest to all ophthalmologists.” Courses designated with a plus (+) sign are part of the Academy —Dr. Bertil E. Damato, United States Plus course pass. Courses designated with a dollar ($) sign are (formerly England) not included in the course pass and must be purchased separately. Sessions and events that are left blank are free. Program recommendations 6

Selections from your International colleagues

Sunday, 15 November How to Develop a Partnership With an Techniques: The Core Curriculum Institution in a Developing Country [+ LEC114 | Sunday, 15 November | 10:15 – 12:30 De-equitizing Your Ophthalmology Practice Jointly sponsored by the Academy’s Annual Meeting | Room: GALILEO 905] Sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmic Program Committee and the Global Education and Executives (AAOE) Outreach Committee 2015 Young Ophthalmologists Program [$ B100 | Sunday, 15 November | 07:30 – 08:30 [$ B115 | Sunday, 15 November | 07:30 – 08:30 | [SPE10 | Sunday, 15 November | 10:00 – 14:00 | | Room: Hall G] Room: Hall G] Room: Venetian Ballroom D] Getting Started With Femtosecond Laser– “Partnerships between ophthalmology Advanced Vitreoretinal Surgical Techniques Assisted Cataract Surgeries departments in developed and developing [+ 202 | Sunday, 15 November | 10:15 – 12:30 | Jointly sponsored by the Academy’s Annual Meeting countries provide great win-win opportunities, Room: Murano 3203] Program Committee and Women in Ophthalmology (WIO) but only if done properly.” [$ B105 | Sunday, 15 November | 07:30 – 08:30 | —Dr. Bertil E. Damato, United States “Improve your clinical skills by learning Room: Hall G] (formerly England) advanced diagnostic techniques like Advanced OCT Diagnosis or enhance your surgical skills Successfully Incorporate MIGS Into Your Is It Time to Replace Gonioscopy by Anterior through attending skills transfer courses like Practice Jointly sponsored by the Academy’s Annual Meeting Segment Imaging in the Diagnosis and Advanced Phacoemulsification and Advanced Program Committee and the American Society of Management of Angle-Closure Glaucoma? Vitreoretinal Surgical Techniques.” Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) [$ LAB108 | Sunday, 15 November | 9:00 – —Dr. Ebtisam Al Alawi, Bahrain [$ B114 | Sunday, 15 November | 07:30 – 08:30 | 10:30 | Room: Titian 2203] Room: Hall G] “Imaging technologies are improving rapidly for the diagnosis and management of ocular disorders. Traditionally, gonioscopy has been considered the gold standard for angle assessment, but I get the feeling imaging technologies may be better at certain aspects of angle assessment than even experts can be with a gonio lens. This session has international experts in the Courses designated with a plus (+) sign are part of the Academy area, and I look forward to being updated.” Plus course pass. Courses designated with a dollar ($) sign are —Dr. Anthony P. Khawaja, England not included in the course pass and must be purchased separately. Sessions and events that are left blank are free. Phacoemulsification and Advanced Program recommendations 7

Selections from your International colleagues

Pterygium: The Outcome Measure Is Now Great Insights and Great Thinkers in Ophthalmic Practice Buy-ins / Payouts: A Cosmesis, Not Recurrence Ophthalmology How-To Guide for Bringing On a New Partner [+ 203 | Sunday, 15 November | 10:15 – 12:30 | [SYM07 | Sunday, 15 November | 12:15 – 13:45 | [+ 229 | Sunday, 15 November | 14:00 – 15:00 | Room: Murano 3305] Room: Venetian Ballroom GH] Room: Casanova 605] Recent Developments in the Diagnosis and Cataract Surgery: The Cutting Edge Merging Practices: A Legal and Financial Management of Conjunctival Tumors [SYM08 | Sunday, 15 November | 12:15 – 13:45 | Guide [+ 205 | Sunday, 15 November | 10:15 – 12:30 | Room: Venetian Ballroom EF] [+ 231 | Sunday, 15 November | 14:00 – 15:00 | Room: Marco Polo 807] Room: Casanova 607] Ergonomics/Musculoskeletal Disorders in Difficult Strabismus Problems: Diagnosis and Ophthalmologists Management 2015 [SPE20 | Sunday, 15 November | 12:45 – 13:45 | [+ 208 | Sunday, 15 November | 10:15 – 12:30 | Room: Marco Polo 701] Room: Marco Polo 803] Having It All! Women Leaders in Advanced OCT Diagnosis Ophthalmology [+ 210 | Sunday, 15 November | 10:15 – 12:30 | [+ 226 | Sunday, 15 November | 14:00 – 15:00 | Room: Lido 3001] Room: Casanova 503] Learning Phaco Chop: Pearls and Pitfalls Ophthalmic Premier League: A Team Video [+ 212 | Sunday, 15 November | 10:15 – 12:30 | Competition on Managing Cataract Room: Lido 3005] Complications [SYM12 | Sunday, 15 November | 14:00 – 15:30 | “Excellent opportunity for young Room: Venetian Ballroom EF] ophthalmologists to be introduced to the phaco chop technique.” Utilizing Your EHR for Efficient ICD-10 —Dr. Paulo Elias C. Dantas, Brazil Coding [+ 228 | Sunday, 15 November | 14:00 – 15:00 | Room: Casanova 505]

Courses designated with a plus (+) sign are part of the Academy Plus course pass. Courses designated with a dollar ($) sign are not included in the course pass and must be purchased separately. Sessions and events that are left blank are free. Program recommendations 8

Selections from your International colleagues

Vitreoretinal Surgical Rounds: What Would Don’t Get Left Behind: Embracing Social Monday, 16 November Machemer Do? Media for the Ophthalmology Practice Global Ophthalmology: How to Start [+ 237 | Sunday, 15 November | 14:00 – 16:15 | [+ 278 | Sunday, 15 November | 16:30 – 17:30 | Volunteering Now! Room: Murano 3203] Room: Casanova 501] [$ B145 | Monday, 16 November | 07:30 – 08:30 OMIC Forum Methods for Improving Efficiency and | Room: Hall G] [SPE15 | Sunday, 15 November | 14:00 – 15:30 | Outcomes in Ocular Telemedicine Programs Global Forum: Pediatric Ophthalmology Room: Venetian Ballroom AB] for Diabetic Retinopathy Challenges and Innovations in Resource Poor [+ 291 | Sunday, 15 November | 16:30 – 17:30 | Live Website Analysis: Critique Your Own Countries Room: Marco Polo 806] Website [SYM21 | Monday, 16 November | 08:30 – 11:00 [+ 256 | Sunday, 15 November | 15:15 – 16:15 | “A critical aspect of addressing diabetic | Room: Venetian Ballroom D] Room: Casanova 507] retinopathy in the Asia-Pacific region.” The New 90: Adjustment for the Family and —Dr. Catherine Green, Australia Smile. . . Even If It Kills You: Doctors Training for Excellent Customer Service Surgical Simulators: Tool or Toy? [SYM40 | Monday, 16 November | 09:00 – [+ 274 | Sunday, 15 November | 16:30 – 17:30 | [+ 292 | Sunday, 15 November | 16:30 – 17:30 | 10:00 | Room: Venetian Ballroom IJ] Room: Casanova 507] Room: Galileo 1005] Current Management of Diabetic Retinopathy Patient Satisfaction Made Simple and Future Directions: 2015 Update [+ 276 | Sunday, 15 November | 16:30 – 17:30 | [+ 421 | Monday, 16 November | 09:00 – 11:15 | Room: Casanova 606] Room: Galileo 1003] The Seven Deadly Employee Behaviors: EHR 2.0: How to Replace Your Existing EHR Practical Ways to Recognize Them, Stop Them, [+ 434 | Monday, 16 November | 10:15 – 11:15 | and Redirect Them for Your Practice’s Benefit Room: Casanova 607] [+ 277 | Sunday, 15 November | 16:30 – 17:30 | Vision and the Artist Room: Casanova 505] [+ 439 | Monday, 16 November | 10:15 – 11:15 | Room: Marco Polo 701] Courses designated with a plus (+) sign are part of the Academy Plus course pass. Courses designated with a dollar ($) sign are not included in the course pass and must be purchased separately. Sessions and events that are left blank are free. Program recommendations 9

Selections from your International colleagues

Ophthalmic Telemedicine 2015 Psychiatric Ophthalmology: Interaction of Medicolegal Aspects To Electronic Health [+ 441 | Monday, 16 November | 10:15 – 12:30 | Window and Soul Records That You Need to Know Room: Galileo 1007] Combined meeting with the Women in Ophthalmology [SYM29 | Monday, 16 November | 14:00 - 15:00 (WIO) | Room: Venetian Ballroom AB] What We Have Learned From the IRIS [SYM26 | Monday, 16 November | 12:15 - 13:45 | Registry? Room: Venetian Ballroom GH] How to Use Free Technology to Add [SYM25 | Monday, 16 November | 10:45 – 11:45 | Interactivity to Face-to-Face Lectures and Room: Venetian Ballroom AB] Seeing Your Way to a Successful Retirement Presentations [LL30 | Monday, 16 November | 12:45 – 13:45 | [$ LAB146 | Monday, 16 November | “The success of the IRIS® Registry provides a Room: LL Theater 3] 15:00 – 16:30 | Room: Titian 2201] glimpse of the future, showing how automated data extraction and analysis provides new Developing Social Media Strategies and Policies YOs Serving Globally: How to Start Now! opportunities for quality evaluation and [+ 474 | Monday, 16 November | 14:00 – 15:00 | [+ 511 | Monday, 16 November | 15:15 – 16:15 | multicenter research.” Room: Casanova 603] Room: Galileo 907] —Dr. Bertil E. Damato, United States Presentation Skills: How to Improve the Top 10 Hot Corneal Surgical Tips for 2015 (formerly England) Effectiveness of Lectures [+ 512 | Monday, 16 November | 15:15 – 17:30 | Macular OCT: Small Group Instruction [+ 486 | Monday, 16 November | 14:00 – 15:00 | Room: Murano 3205] [$ LAB127A | Monday, 16 November | 12:00 – Room: Marco Polo 805] Predictive Analytics: The New Face of Quality 14:00 | Room: Titian 2203] Grand Rounds: Cases and Experts From [+ 514 | Monday, 16 November | 16:30 – 17:30 | The iPhone and iPad for Ophthalmologists Across the Nation Room: Casanova 601] [$ LAB140 | Monday, 16 November | 12:00 – [SYM17 | Monday, 16 November | 14:00 – 15:15 | Website Design and Marketing Fundamentals 14:00 | Room: Titian 2201] Room: Venetian Ballroom GH] [+ 517 | Monday, 16 November | 16:30 – 17:30 | What Is Hot Outside of the United States? Room: Casanova 507] Combined meeting with the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis (AOI) With an Artistic Vision: Perception, the Arts [SYM28 | Monday, 16 November | 14:00 – 15:00 and the Eye | Room: Venetian Ballroom IJ] [+ 527 | Monday, 16 November | 16:30 – 17:30 | Courses designated with a plus (+) sign are part of the Academy Room: Marco Polo 703] Plus course pass. Courses designated with a dollar ($) sign are not included in the course pass and must be purchased separately. Sessions and events that are left blank are free. Program recommendations 10

Selections from your International colleagues

Tuesday, 17 November Work/Life Balance: Unrealistic Expectation or Achievable Goal? Communication Matters: Promoting Our [+ 515 | Tuesday, 17 November | 12:45 – 13:45 | Patients, Practice, and Profession Room: Casanova 507] [SYM43 | Tuesday, 17 November | 08:30 – 10:00 | Room: Venetian Ballroom GH] Evolution’s Witness: How Eyes Evolved [+ 674 | Tuesday, 17 November | 12:45 – 13:45 American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives |Room: Murano 3203] Book Club: Professional Growth and Development Update on Treatments for Diabetic [+ 651 | Tuesday, 17 November | 11:30 – 12:30 | Retinopathy: Clinically Relevant Results From Room: Casanova 503] the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network Simplifying Treatment of Diabetic Retinopa- [+ 693 | Tuesday, 17 November | 14:00 – 16:15 | thy for the Comprehensive Ophthalmologist: Room: Lido 3005] What You Really Need to Know in 2015 [+ 657 | Tuesday, 17 November | 11:30 – 12:30 | “Everything you need to know about the latest Room: Venetian Ballroom C] in diabetic retinopathy.” —Dr. Catherine Green, Australia “A rare opportunity to receive personalized Struggling Resident Surgeons: Educational tuition on an evolving technology.” Strategies for Success —Dr. Catherine Green, Australia [+ 704 | Tuesday, 17 November | 14:00 – 15:00 | Avoiding and Managing Blepharoplasty Room: Galileo 1003] Complications Protecting Your Online Image [+ 658 | Tuesday, 17 November | 11:30 – 12:30 | [+ 709 | Tuesday, 17 November | 15:15 – 16:15 | Room: Murano 3205] Room: Galileo 905] The Code of Ethics: A Shield in Litigation Courses designated with a plus (+) sign are part of the Academy [+ 710 | Tuesday, 17 November | 14:00 – 15:00 | Plus course pass. Courses designated with a dollar ($) sign are not included in the course pass and must be purchased Room: Galileo 907] separately. Sessions and events that are left blank are free. Subspecialty DAY 11 Get the latest news, research and techniques in your subspecialty Six Subspecialty Day Meetings One-Day Meetings Saturday, 14 November Note: Subspecialty Day meetings are not included in the Academy Plus course pass. Cornea 2015: Show Me the Evidence! Individual tickets must be purchased separately Back to the Basics and Beyond to attend these programs. In conjunction with the Cornea Society Program Directors: Stephen C. Kaufman, MD, One-Day Meeting PhD; Bennie H. Jeng, MD; and Shahzad I. Mian, Friday, 13 November MD Refractive Surgery 2015: The Vegas Player’s Glaucoma 2015: Winning Strategies — Guide of Refractive Surgery—Everyone Wins! Glaucoma in the 21st Century The Annual Meeting of ISRS In conjunction with the American Glaucoma Society Sponsored by the International Society of Refractive Program Directors: James D. Brandt, MD and Surgery (ISRS) Joel S. Schuman, MD Program Directors: A. John Kanellopoulos, MD and Bonnie A. Henderson, MD Neuro-Ophthalmology 2015: Neuro- Ophthalmology Made Ridiculously Simple Two-Day Meeting In conjunction with the North American Neuro- Friday, 13 November and Saturday, 14 November Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) Program Directors: Michael S. Lee, MD and Retina 2015: Upping the Ante In conjunction with the American Society of Retina Prem S. Subramanian, MD, PhD Specialists, the Macula Society, the Retina Society and Club Jules Gonin Pediatric Ophthalmology 2015: Program Directors: Pravin U. Dugel, MD and Golden Nuggets of Knowledge In conjunction with the American Association for Jennifer I. Lim, MD Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and the American Academy of Pediatrics Program Directors: Daniel E. Neely, MD and R. Michael Siatkowski, MD program highlights 12

Cataract Monday and Other AAO 2015 Highlights

CATARACT MONDAY Other Cataract Symposia OPENING SESSION HIGHLIGHTS Spotlight on Cataract Complications: M&M Cataract Surgery: The Cutting Edge Sunday, Nov. 15 | 08:30 – 10:00 |Venetian Rounds—Learning From My Mistakes [SYM08 | Sunday, 15 November | 12:15 – 13:45] Ballroom EF [SP02 | 08:15 – 12:15] Program Chair: Robert H. Osher, MD Launch your AAO 2015 experience at the Program Chairs: David F. Chang, MD and Ophthalmic Premier League: A Team Video opening session. Mitchell P. Weikert, MD Competition on Managing Cataract Keynote: The Michael F. Marmor MD Lecture Improving Your Odds in Anterior Segment Complications in Ophthalmology and the Arts Surgery [SYM12 | Sunday, 15 November | 14:00 – 15:30] Two World Visions: The Myopia of Theodore Combined meeting with the American Society of Program Chairs: Amar Agarwal, MD and Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Richard L. Lindstrom, MD [SYM31 | 14:00 – 16:00 p.m.] Edmund Morris, presidential historian Program Chairs: Edward J. Holland, MD and “A feast of cataract surgery updates with more Jackson Memorial Lecture Stephen S. Lane, MD than 90 sessions to choose from, addressing How Big Data Informs Us About Cataract every possible aspect of cataract surgery: they Surgery Lessons Learned About New Technologies for will find something to suit them, no matter the Anne L. Coleman, MD, PhD Refractive Cataract Surgery learning need.” pivey, M Combined meeting with the International Society of E. S D ce Refractive Surgery (ISRS) —Dr. Paulo Elias C. Dantas, Brazil ru B e [SYM35 | 16:15 – 17:30] e d r Program Chairs: A. John Kanellopoulos, MD a w and Bonnie A. Henderson, MD A “What distinguishes the AAO from other e

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OTHER MUST-SEE PRESENTATIONS 350 INSTRUCTION COURSES SATURDAY, 14 NOVEMBER Ebola and the Eye: A Story of Survivors Receive expert instruction in nearly 350 Cataract [SYM53 | Sunday, 15 November | 15:45 – 17:15] courses and enhance your clinical knowledge. [SYM46 | 15:15 – 16:30] Dr. Ian Crozier, Ebola survivor, patient and Remember, with Academy Plus course pass, Moderator: Terry Kim, MD healthcare provider; and Dr. John Fankhauser, you get unlimited access to all AAO and AAOE SUNDAY, 15 NOVEMBER lead clinician at ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, instruction courses. You’re also free to drop in Liberia, will discuss their approach to Ebola on courses without signing up ahead of time. Uveitis virus disease survivor care and their unique [SYM47 | 10:30 – 11:45] SKILLS TRANSFER LABS perspectives on difficult issues of access, Moderator: Justine R. Smith, MD resource limitations, and the tremendous need Work closely with an instructor and master Cornea, External Disease for subspecialty care. surgical techniques in this hands-on [SYM48 | 13:00 – 14:15] environment. Be sure to attend these new labs: In this vignette-based symposium, each speaker Moderator: Edward J. Holland, MD will present their unique perspective on EVD Photo/Video Editing for Ophthalmologists Oculoplastics survivor ophthalmic care and efforts [$ LAB120 | Sunday, 15 November | [SYM49 | 14:30 – 15:45] underway not only to help in the Ebola 14:00 – 16:00] outbreak, but also to build long-term capacity Moderator: Stuart R. Seiff, MD Advanced Periorbital Flap and Graft for patients throughout West Africa. MONDAY, 16 NOVEMBER Techniques Dr. Allan Jensen & Claire Jensen Lecture in [$ LAB148 | Monday, 16 November | Retina Professionalism and Ethics 16:00 – 17:30] [SYM50 | 08:30 – 09:45] [SYM27 | Monday, 16 November | 12:45 – 13:45] Moderator: Pravin U. Dugel, MD The Dark Side of Medicine Plus 58 more Glaucoma Carl Elliott, MD, PhD ACADEMY CAFÉ SESSIONS [SYM51 | 10:30 – 11:45] Hot Topics 2015 Enjoy a cup of coffee in this casual learning Moderator: Thomas W. Samuelson, MD [SYM32 | Monday, 16 November | 15:15 – 16:45] environment. You can text or email questions to TUESDAY, 17 NOVEMBER Designed for the comprehensive ophthalmologist, a presenting expert panel. the hot topics symposium is a series of 10- Cataract minute talks on emerging trends, technologies Courses designated with a plus (+) sign are part of the Academy [SYM52 | 08:30 – 09:45] and therapies across ophthalmology. Plus course pass. Courses designated with a dollar ($) sign are Moderator: Richard S. Hoffman, MD not included in the course pass and must be purchased separately. Sessions and events that are left blank are free. IMPORTANT DATES AND REGISTRATION 14

Online Registration Closes on 21 October CME/PROOF OF ATTENDANCE MOBILE MEETING GUIDE Go to http://www.aao.org/registration to register, The American Academy of Ophthalmology is Access the Mobile Meeting Guide on your purchase an Academy Plus course pass and accredited by the Accreditation Council for smartphone, tablet or any web-enabled mobile book a room at an official AAO 2015 hotel. Continuing Medical Education to provide device. You can also register onsite at the Registration continuing medical education for physicians. Use the Mobile Guide to: area in Sands Expo/Venetian, Level 1, Hall G. The American Academy of Ophthalmology • Search the scientific program designates this live activity for a maximum of VISAS • Sync your calendar created during registration 33 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians with your Planner International AAO 2015 attendees should have should claim only the credit commensurate • Use the Happening Now feature to view obtained their visitor visas by now, if needed. with the extent of their participation in the courses and sessions taking place at that For more information on the Visa Waiver activity. moment Program (VWP), Electronic System for Travel You will not receive credit for activities such • Search for an exhibitor or product and save to Authorization (ESTA) or other visa procedures, as viewing exhibits or social networking, or for your Planner please see our Visitor Visas page. attending committee meetings, special meetings • View Alumni and Related Group events AAO 2016 IN CHICAGO and events, the AAOE General Session, • View Satellite Symposia events hosted by EyeNet Lunch Symposia or affiliate events. industry 15-18 OCTOBER For assistance, visit the Tech Bar at the Rest Easily report CME credit at terminals located Stop, Booth 1172 or email [email protected]. Abstract Submission Dates: in Level 2, Lobby, and the Academy Resource Instruction Courses: 10 Dec. 2015 – 12 Jan. 2016 Center, Booth 263. Once your attendance is EXHIBITOR LOCATOR BOOTH Papers/Posters and Videos: 10 March 2016 – 12 verified, you will receive an email to claim your Hall B, Booth 2612 April 2016 CME credit online. FUTURE MEETING DATES AND LOCATIONS Friendly staff members at the Exhibitor Locator booth will use the Virtual Exhibition on large AAO 2017: New Orleans, 11–14 November monitors to help you search for and locate AAO 2018: Chicago, 27–30 October specific exhibitors. You can search by booth, AAO 2019: San Francisco, 12–15 October company name, product categories, medical specialties, common equipment terms and basic ophthalmic conditions. las vegas tour program 15

Las Vegas has it all!

From the ever-exciting Las Vegas Strip Tour Program Highlights Saturday, 14 November to the natural wonders that surround Friday, 13 November Welcome to Las Vegas [S04] the city, Las Vegas offers a variety of Take in all that Las Vegas has to offer – from the Spring Mountain Ranch and Red Rock [S01] entertainment options that cater to ever-vibrant Las Vegas Strip to outdoor marvels Explore Red Rock Canyon National Conservation like Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, red rock formations everyone’s interests. Area and enjoy a picnic lunch at Spring and the magnificent Valley of Fire. Be sure to explore its: Mountain Ranch. Sin City Scandals Tour [S05] Cruising Lake Mead [S02] • World-renowned restaurants Learn about famous mobsters like Bugsy Siegel Visit Hoover Dam and board the Desert Princess • Outdoor destinations like Hoover Dam at the Mob Museum and how the mob influenced paddle boat to cruise Lake Mead’s breath- and Red Rock Canyon the building of Las Vegas. • Beautiful golf courses, and taking blue waters. Eldorado Canyon and Mine Tour [S07] Las Vegas Highlights (Without High Roller) [S03] • Award-winning shows Visit an authentic ghost town and relive the Learn about the history of the Las Vegas Strip days of the Old West while taking in views of and view spectacular casinos, the famous Las the gorgeous Eldorado Canyon. Vegas sign and the oldest wedding chapel in the city.

Las Vegas is also very close to many exciting West Coast destinations. Make time to see San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle, which are all less than a three-hour flight fromLas Vegas. las vegas tour program 16

TOUR PROGRAM highlights (Continued) Sunday, 15 November Monday, 16 November Glamour & Glitz: Las Vegas Tour With The Valley of Fire [S13] Showgirl Experience [09] Visit and learn about the history of one of Watch one of the longest running shows on Nevada’s natural marvels, The Valley of Fire The Strip, the Showgirls of Jubilee – includes a – named for its brilliant red rock. backstage tour. For a complete listing and to purchase tickets, Hoover Dam [S10] view the Tour Program. Get a tour and history lesson on engineering marvel, the Hoover Dam. Bike Red Rock [S11] Bike the 13-mile, scenic Red Canyon in Blue Diamond, Nevada.

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