Subspecialty Courses and Events
On an annual or biennial basis, the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary hosts the following symposiums:
Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology (Ai-O) Symposium
Alumni Day Symposium
Cornea Symposium
Illinois Eye Review
Glaucoma Symposium
Ocular GVHD Meeting
Retina Symposium
Winter Oculoplastics Symposium
Upcoming
IEEI Alumni Reception at AAO
Sunday, November 5, 2023
6:00pm – 8:00pm PST
The Westin St. Francis
Georgian Room
335 Powell St
San Francisco, CA 94102
Join us for food and refreshments at our annual Alumni Reception. Please RSVP for yourself and any guests!
Illinois Eye Review 2024
February 24, 2024 – March 1, 2024
In-person only
Find more information on the Illinois Eye Review website →
Past
The Dr. Gerald Fishman Inherited Retinal Disease Symposium:
Treatment Strategies and Clinical Trials for IRD
Friday, August 11, 2023
In-person only
UIC Learning Center
College of Medicine West Tower
Room 227, 2nd Floor
1853 W. Polk St.
Chicago, IL 60612
Parking:
2023 Upper Midwest Neuro-Ophthalmology Group Annual Meeting
Friday, July 21, 2023
In-person only
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
University of Illinois Chicago
IllinoisEye Ball
Honoring the 165 Year History of the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
Saturday, June 10, 2023
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Builders BLDG. Chicago, IL
222 N. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60601
An evening to support and celebrate Global Ophthalmic Education.
46th Annual Alumni Day
Saturday, June 10, 2023
In-person only
9:30 am-3:00 pm CDT
The Learning Center
UIC College of Medicine West Tower
Room 227, 2nd Floor
1853 W. Polk St.
Chicago, IL 60612
Swing Fore Sight–Illinois
Golf fundraising event with Prevent Blindness America
Thursday, June 8, 2023
8:00 am – Registration & Breakfast
9:00 am – Shotgun Start
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
12294 Archer Avenue | Lemont, IL
31st Glaucoma Symposium
Saturday, May 13, 2023
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Registration & Breakfast
8:30 am – 2:45 pm: Meeting
In person meeting
MRBR Building (Molecular Biology Research Building)
901 S. Marshfield Ave.
Chicago, IL 60612
Parking:
Paulina Street Parking Structure (Marshfield entrance is directly across the street from the MRBR)
915 S Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60612
There are also pay boxes for street parking nearby.
16th Annual Retina Symposium
Friday, March 17, 2023
7:30 am – 5:30 pm CDT
Hybrid Meeting
In person location:
UIC College of Medicine West Tower (COMWT)
Room 227
1853 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60612
Virtual: Zoom link access will be emailed to registrants.
2022 Upper Midwest Neuro-Ophthalmology Group Annual Meeting
Friday, July 22, 2022
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Northwestern University Medical Center in Downtown Chicago
Prentice Women’s Hospital
250 E Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Registration for this event is now closed.
Illinois Eye Review 2023
Saturday, February 25 – Friday, March 3, 2023
Find more information on the Illinois Eye Review website →
45th Annual Alumni Day
Saturday, June 18, 2022
12:30 PM – 5:00 PM, CDT
UIC College of Medicine West Tower (Irwin Auditorium)
The Learning Center, Room 227, 2nd Floor
1853 W. Polk St
Swing Fore Sight–Illinois
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
The Glen Club
Glenview, IL
Register online at preventblindness.org/illinoisgolf
Tribute to Dr. Marilyn Miller
Friday, April 29, 2022
5:30-7:30 pm CDT
A HYBRID EVENT
Virtual:
A link to the Livestream will be emailed to registrants the week of the Reception.
In Person:
The Thompson Rooms at UIC Student Center West (SCW)
2nd Floor
828 S. Wolcott Ave
Chicago, IL 60612
Food and beverages will be served for those attending in person.
PARKING:
Wood Street Parking Structure
Stroger Hospital Parking
15th Annual Retina Symposium
Friday, March 26, 2021
A hybrid event.
Virtual: Join us via Zoom
In Person:
1853 W. Polk St.
College of Medicine West Tower
Room 429
Chicago, IL 60612
Earn 8.5 CME Credits!
Download the CME Eval Form and email the completed form to Jenny Baker, jbaker9@uic.edu.
Contact Lavitta Steward: vee@uic.edu
Illinois Eye Review 2022
A Virtual Course
Saturday, February 26, 2022 through Friday, March 4, 2022
Registration will close on February 14, 2022
22nd Annual Advanced Vitreoretinal Techniques and Technologies (AVTT) Symposium
August 20-22, 2021
Live Event in Chicago!
Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile
633 North Saint Clair St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Attendees can earn up to 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ .
This meeting is open to all Surgical Retina Fellows, Medical Retina Fellows, Practicing Retina Specialists and General Ophthalmologists
Upper Midwest Neuro-Ophthalmology Group Annual Meeting 2021
Virtual meeting over Zoom
Friday, July 23, 2021
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