Special Guest
Richard A. Ellis, MD Lecture
Dr. Glaucomflecken
Also known as Will Flanary, MD,
ophthalmologist and comedian.
Featured Speakers
John Berdahl, MD
Vance Thompson vision
Bernard C. Gettes, MD Lecture
Jesse Berry, MD
Chief, Ophthalmology,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Director, Ocular Oncology,
USC Roski Eye Institute
Keck School of Medicine
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Director, Ocular Oncology,
USC Roski Eye Institute
Keck School of Medicine
Arthur J. Bedell Lecture
Peter Campochiaro, MD
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Professor of Ophthalmology & Neuroscience
Wilmer Eye Institute,
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Wilmer Eye Institute,
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Irving H. Leopold, MD Lecture
and Research Symposium
and Research Symposium
Nancy j. Newman, MD
LeoDelle Jolley Chair of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology & Neurology,
Emory University School of Medicine
director, Neuro-Ophthalmology,
Emory Eye Center
Professor of Ophthalmology & Neurology,
Emory University School of Medicine
director, Neuro-Ophthalmology,
Emory Eye Center
E. Howard Bedrossian, MD Lecture
and Research Symposium
and Research Symposium
Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA
UIC Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology, Bioengineering and Pharmacology
University of Illinois College of Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Research Symposium
Artur V. Cideciyan, PhD
co-director, Center for
Hereditary Retinal Degenerations
University of Pennsylvania
Hereditary Retinal Degenerations
University of Pennsylvania
Research Symposium
Timothy W. Corson, PhD
Co-Director
University of Toronto, Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Toronto, Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Symposium
Eric A. Pierce, MD, PhD
Director, Berman-Gund Laboratory for the Study of Retinal Degenerations
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Director, Ocular Genomics Institute
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Director, Ocular Genomics Institute
Harvard Medical School
Research Symposium
Gallery
Our favorite moments & memories
Conference Chair Dr. Zeba A. Syed invites you to attend
the 2026 Wills Eye Conference.
Step into the visual story of the Wills Eye Conference. Explore highlights from our sessions, keynotes, networking events, and behind-the-scenes moments. This gallery captures the energy, insights, and connections that define the conference and showcase the people and passion driving progress in our field.
City of
Philadelphia
Birthplace of a Nation
As America’s birthplace, Philadelphia will be the centerpiece of America’s Semiquincentennial – the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In 1776, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and delegates from the Thirteen Colonies signed the Declaration of Independence at Independence Hall.
