The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2026 Annual Meeting will be held May 3-7 in Denver, Colorado. The UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences will participate through poster presentations and talks throughout the week. ARVO’s Annual Meeting is the premier global gathering for eye and vision scientists, students, and those in affiliated fields to share the latest research findings and collaborate on innovative solutions.
For additional general conference information and a schedule of virtual presenters check out the ARVO website.
Saturday, May 2
2:30 p.m.
Sampling the human fovea for improved AMD vision outcome measures via microperimetry: PP0018
Mile High 2B/3B/2C/3C
Paper Session
Sunday, May 3
8:00 a.m.
Choriocapillaris Flow Signal Deficits Predict AMD: 0824
Jiaxin Pu, M.D.
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
Longitudinal changes in rod-mediated dark adaptation (RMDA) over 10 years in early age-related macular degeneration (AMD): ALSTAR and ALSTAR2: 0825
Bryant Long, MBA
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
Wide-Field OCT Reveals Distinct Choroidal and Retinal Thinning Patterns during Experimental High Myopia in Tree Shrews: 0924
Mustapha El Hamdaoui, Ph.D.
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
3:15 p.m.
Enzyme-Induced Vitreolysis Alters Scleral Biomechanics During Dynamic IOP Changes: 0014
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
Vascular Response by OCT-Angiography to Negative Pressure in Clinical Glaucomas: 0023
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
Monday, May 4
12:15 p.m.
Molecular Cues Regulating Microglial Migration in Retinitis Pigmentosa Mouse Models: 1394
Becky Lin
Mile High 4C
Paper Session
3:00 p.m.
Aqueous humor turnover attenuation with hypothalamus-mediated IOP elevation: 0802
Arthur DeCarlo, Ph.D.
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
Changes in Diurnal IOP Fluctuation Magnitude and Rhythm Following Chronic IOP Elevation in Nonhuman Primates (NHPs): 0807
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
Naturalistic Driving Techniques and Vision Impairment: 1923
403
Group Session
4:00 p.m.
Pediatric Vision Impairment Research – today and tomorrow: 1925
403
Group Session
Tuesday, May 5
2:10 p.m.
Long lives, real-world epidemiology, histology, and deposit-driven age-related macular degeneration: 2924
401
Minisymposium
3:40 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6
11:15 a.m.
Xanthophyll carotenoid intake, plasma levels, and retinal visualization in aging and age-related macular degeneration (AMD): ALSTAR2: 3790
Bluebird Ballroom 1B
Paper Session
2:00 p.m.
Collagen Crimp Heterogeneity Improves Patient-Specific LASIK Modeling Accuracy: 0127
Hadi Shirazi, Ph.D.
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
Mitochondrial trafficking through tunneling nanotubes preserves retinal microvascular integrity following ischemia/reperfusion injury: 0626
Sarbodeep Paul, MS
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
Gene therapy with ELOVL2/4 reduces neovascularization and capillary vasodegeneration while increasing peripheral vascular density in a mouse model of retinopathy of prematurity: 0695
Sergio Li Calzi
Exhibit Hall
Paper Session
Cholesterol Crystal Dissolution and Microbiome Restoration: A Novel Alpha-Cyclodextrin-Based Strategy to Protect Against Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) in db/db Mice: 4417
Bluebird Ballroom 1C
Paper Session
2:30 p.m.
Optic nerve cholesterol dysregulation mirrors CSN pathology in MS: 0435
Mile High 1A
Paper Session
Thursday, May 7
11:45 a.m.
Regional variations in the burden of ocular diseases among adults with mobility impairment in the United States: 0059
Sourav Datta, Ph.D.
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
2:00 p.m.
RXRα Maintains Retinal Vascular Integrity and Modulates Inflammation in Diabetic Retinopathy: 5920
Fadeela Sheini, O.D.
Mile High 1C
Paper Session
Visualizing extracellular vesicles released from cone photoreceptors: 0047
Christopher Starr, Ph.D.
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
Adam9 mutations, associated with cone-rod dystrophy, lead to accumulation of the interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycans IMPG1 and IMPG2 between photoreceptor outer segments and the RPE: 0450
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session
Restoration of hypothalamic somatostatin reprograms gut-derived pathogenic T cells and prevents diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Akita mice: 0834
Ram Prasad, M.S., Ph.D.
Exhibit Hall
Poster Session