All sessions will be held at the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) unless otherwise stated.
Live streaming will not be offered for the Congress from 2026. The decision reflects declining uptake, high costs and a desire to support in-person engagement and industry participation. Access to Congress content will continue through on-demand recordings that provide equivalent CPD opportunities.
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Program is subject to change
| FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2026 | ||
| 9:00am | 4:30pm | Global Eye Health Workshop |
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| 5:30pm | 7:30pm |
Welcome Reception |
| Hosted Dinner Symposium Venue: TBC |
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| SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2026 | ||||||||
| Health and Wellbeing Activity | ||||||||
| 6:30am | 7:45am | Hosted Breakfast Symposia | ||||||
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| Sponsor 1 | Sponsor 2 | |||||||
| 8:00am | 8:30am | Welcome | ||||||
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| 8:30am | 9:00am | Congress opening Dr Michelle Dickinson |
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| 9:00am | 9:30am | Council Lecture Prof Robyn Guymer AM |
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| 9:30am | 10:30am | RANZCO Plenary (Ethics and Professionalism) | ||||||
| 10:30am | 11:00am | Morning Tea | ||||||
| 11:00am | 12:30pm | Concurrent Sessions | ||||||
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| 11:00am | 12:30pm | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | Rapid Fire Concurrent Session | ||
| 12:30pm | 1:45pm | Lunch | Past Presidents, Vice Presidents and Censor in Chiefs’ lunch | |||||
| 1:45pm | 3:15pm | Concurrent Sessions | ||||||
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| 1:45pm | 3:15pm | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | RANZCO PD Session | Rapid Fire Concurrent Session | ||
| 3:15pm | 3:45pm | Afternoon Tea | ||||||
| 3:45pm | 5:15pm | Plenary: Keynote Lectures | ||||||
| Room: Theatre 2 | ||||||||
| 3:45pm | 4:15pm | Gregg Lecture Prof Chris Hammond |
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| 4:15pm | 4:45pm | Cataract Lecture Dr David Chang |
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| 4:45pm | 5:15pm | Neuro-ophthalmology Lecture Prof Valerie Biousse |
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| 5:30pm | 6:00pm | Graduation and Award Ceremony Pre-Drinks Princes Ballroom, Pullman Auckland |
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| 6:00pm | 8:00pm | Graduation and Awards Ceremony & President’s Reception Princes Ballroom, Pullman Auckland |
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| 8:00pm | Hosted Dinner Symposium Venue to be confirmed |
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| SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2026 | ||||||||
| Health and Wellbeing Activity | ||||||||
| 6:30am | 7:45am | Hosted Breakfast Symposia | ||||||
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| Sponsor 1 | Sponsor 2 | |||||||
| 8:00am | 9:30am | Plenary: Best Paper Presentations | ||||||
| Room: Theatre 2 | ||||||||
| 9:30am | 10:00am | Vision 2030 Plenary Update | ||||||
| 10:00am | 10:30am | Morning Tea | ||||||
| 10:30am | 12:00pm | Concurrent Sessions | ||||||
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| 10:30am | 12:00pm | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | Rapid Fire Concurrent Session | ||
| 12:00pm | 1:30pm | Lunch | Women in Ophthalmology (WiO) Luncheon | |||||
| 1:30pm | 3:00pm | Plenary: Keynote Lectures | ||||||
| Room: Theatre 2 | ||||||||
| 1:30pm | 2:00pm | Hollows Lecture Dr Gullapalli N Rao |
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| 2:00pm | 2:30pm | Retina Update Lecture Prof Dan Martin |
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| 2:30pm | 3:00pm | Glaucoma Update Lecture Prof Anthony Khawaja |
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| 3:00pm | 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea | ||||||
| 3:30pm | 5:00pm | Concurrent Sessions | ||||||
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| 3:30pm | 5:00pm | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | RANZCO PD Session | Rapid Fire Concurrent Session | ||
| 5:00pm | 6:00pm | Sunset Poster and Film Festival Exhibition Hall |
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| 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Senior Fellows’ Dinner | ||||||
| 7:00pm | Hosted Dinner Symposium Venue to be confirmed |
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| MONDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2026 | |||||||
| Health and Wellbeing Activity | |||||||
| 6:30am | 7:45am | ANZGS Breakfast Symposium Prof Anthony Khawaja |
Hosted Breakfast Symposium | ||||
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| 8:00am | 9:00am | Plenary: Keynote Lectures | |||||
| Room: Theatre 2 | |||||||
| 8:00am | 8:30am | Ida Mann Lecture Prof Robert Casson |
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| 8:30am | 9:00am | Refractive Lecture TBC |
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| 9:00am | 10:00am | Plenary: Australian Vision Research (AVR) Plenary | |||||
| 10:00am | 10:30am | Morning Tea | |||||
| 10:30am | 12:00pm | Concurrent Sessions | |||||
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| 10:30am | 12:00pm | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | Concurrent Session | RANZCO PD Session | Rapid Fire Concurrent Session | |
| 12:00pm | 1:30pm | Lunch | |||||
| 1:30pm | 3:00pm | Plenary: Clinical Controversies | |||||
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| 3:00pm | 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea | |||||
| 3:30pm | 5:00pm | Concurrent Sessions | |||||
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| 5:00pm | Closing Remarks | ||||||
