Business of Retina Meeting 2026
Friday, March 20, 2026 to Sunday, March 22, 2026
Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown
Houston, Texas
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Description
This unique meeting is designed for retina specialists and their administrators to glean critical business strategies, information and know-how to help maximize practice efficiency and success.
Meeting Schedule
- Friday, March 20: All-day Clinical Trials Workshop (separate registration). Evening opening reception for all attendees.
- Saturday, March 21: General session for all attendees begins with breakfast and runs all day. Fellows Seminar runs all day.
- Sunday, March 22: General session programing ends by midday.
Program Highlights
Clinical Trials Workshop: An optional, one-day workshop designed for new retina clinical trial principal investigators, study coordinators and practice administrators providing key information to develop and build a successful clinical trial program for retina practices. Keeping with the theme of the BOR, the workshop will focus on the administrative, operational, financial, and regulatory elements of a clinical trial program for those interested in starting a program or who seek to improve the efficiency and profitability of an existing program.
Hear from experienced researchers, administrators and industry on a variety of topics, including:
- Starting a research program from scratch
- Deep dives into key research elements: Principal investigators, trial coordinators, the reading center, IRBs, and more
- Budgeting, marketing, and recruiting patients
- Future trends and current research opportunities
Attendees will also be paired with an experienced mentor as a resource during the workshop and beyond.
Business of Retina: Back for its 26th year, this established program will continue to provide value for retina specialists and administrators across practice sizes and types, and career stages. Join us for this unparalleled conference on the hottest topics in retina practice, including:
- Employee hiring and retention
- Integrating AI solutions into the patient experience, billing, revenue cycle management, and more
- Metrics for selecting, operationalizing and evaluating new technology and practice solutions
- Maintaining viability in an era of reduced reimbursement and limited patient assistance
- OR access
- Payer hassles: negotiating, getting paid, and downcoding
- Auditing and coding updates
Fellows’ Seminar: After a successful inaugural session in 2025, the Fellows’ Seminar will return in 2026 – with even more can’t-miss information on what the business side of practice is really like. This exclusive session for Fellows-in-Training (FIT) members brings recognized physician and practice administrator experts together to share what you need to know to start out and succeed in your career as a retina specialist.
Sessions will cover:
- Retina practice operations
- HR in a retina practice
- Finance for retina specialists
- IT in an ophthalmology practice environment
- Risk management
- Marketing in a retina practice
Eligible applicants may receive up to $1000 in travel reimbursement for this seminar. Space is limited.