2026 Poster Session

Showcase Your Optometric Clinical Research

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Our live, in-person Poster Session returns for Optometry's Meeting 2026 in Phoenix!

The Poster Session creates a national forum for clinicians, students and faculty to communicate interesting cases and unique research to their colleagues. Abstracts based on unique clinical cases featuring any and all aspects of optometric research will be reviewed and the submissions meeting the required criteria will be accepted for Poster presentation. All case reports and research must be complete and unpublished at the time of submission.

All poster abstracts must be submitted electronically by Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.

SUBMIT POSTERS

Selection Criteria & Requirements

Authors will be notified by the end of March via email if their poster has been accepted. Acceptance will be based on the following criteria:

1. All abstracts must meet the following requirements
   
   
   1. Primary authors must be a member of the AOA to be an Optometry’s Meeting poster presenter
   2. The complete abstract must be submitted online by Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
   3. A primary author may only submit three posters total; any posters exceeding this amount will not be considered.
   4. The abstract must follow the format example explicitly, or disqualification will occur

1. 1. The abstract submission must be complete; otherwise, the entry will be disqualified.
   2. The abstract must be no more than 350 words (not including title and authors); all abstracts over this word count will be disqualified.
   3. The information conveyed must be of sufficient general interest to the optometric community.
   4. The abstract must be clear, concise and well-written in anticipation of publication.
   5. The abstract must contain sufficient detail for evaluation.

2. Scientific abstracts must meet the following additional requirements:
   1. The abstract must be based on original and previously unpublished research.
   2. The abstract must describe a scientific investigation of the idea or product being studied.
   3. The abstract must demonstrate a clear and soundly tested hypothesis.
   4. The conclusions in the abstract must appear to be justified by the results presented.
   5. The abstract must contain evidence of a significant, new result and the significance must be clear from the abstract.
   6. The abstract must contain more than just preliminary results.
      
      
3. Case report abstracts must meet the following additional requirements:
   1. The case report must highlight timely or essential information, not just a review of information already in the literature.
   2. The case report must be unique. If two similar case reports are submitted, a choice may be made between the two to maximize diversity in the poster program.
   3. The case report must demonstrate complete follow-through of patient care.
   4. The clinical significance of the case report must be clear from the abstract.
      
      
4. Informational abstracts must meet the following additional requirements:
   1. The topic must be deemed appropriate for presentation at Optometry’s Meeting. Topics appropriate for informational posters include, but are not limited to, information about AOA programs or sections.
   2. Informational posters may not contain product or service advertisements.

Key Dates & Deadlines

Publication of Abstracts

Posters are peer-reviewed, and only those that meet the acceptance criteria will be selected for presentation and publication. Accepted posters will be published in an AOA digital supplement promoted to AOA members and the profession. The supplement will be featured on aoa.org, optometrysmeeting.org and included in an article in AOA Focus magazine following Optometry's Meeting.

Top 5 posters featured

The top five posters will be selected to participate in a live/virtual format following Optometry's Meeting. Those selected will present in real-time and engage in a live question/answer with our audience. The top five posters also will be featured in AOA Focus magazine.

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