Three days, one very loud expo hall, and more conversations about modifier 25 than any of us expected. ADS and Moyae just wrapped our first AAO together in New Orleans, and before the notes go cold, here is what ophthalmology practices were actually asking about.
About 25,000 eye care professionals will be at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans for AAO 2026, October 9 to 12. Subspecialty Days run Friday and Saturday. The Opening Session is Saturday morning with Janet L. Davis, MD delivering the Jackson Memorial Lecture. Robert Wachter, MD is speaking on how AI is transforming healthcare. Monday closes with the Spotlight on Cataract.
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If you run an ophthalmology practice, the proposed 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is not a document you can skim and file. It combines a lower conversion factor with targeted cuts that land squarely on ophthalmology billing and RCM, because of the way ophthalmology actually practices: high procedure volume, frequent same-day evaluation and procedure, and a heavy Medicare mix.