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2025 Iowa Eye Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion on Friday & Saturday, June 13-14! This year we will also hold events on the evening of Thursday, June 12 and all day on Saturday, June 14 in celebration of the Ophthalmology Department turning 100! Travel days will be Thursday, June 12, 2025 and Sunday, June 15, 2025.

The meeting features lectures, case presentations, and discussions covering numerous topics of interest to the practicing ophthalmologist. Plus, timely updates from University of Iowa faculty and researchers. Continuing education credit provided.

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Speakers: Bruce Spivey, MD; Andy Lee, MD; David Tse, MD; John Kitchens, MD; Lisa Arbisser, MD; Chris Blodi, MD; BJ Dupps, MD, PhD; Jonathan Dutton, MD, PhD, FACS

Social events include an Alumni Reception and Banquet on Friday evening and on Saturday we'll have subspecialty meetings, then a family-friendly picnic in the park with a splash pad, basketball courts, a disc golf course and a scavenger hunt, before heading to Kinnick Stadium for tours and a banquet celebrating our 100 year anniversary, complete with alumni from different eras talking about the department.

Below is a full list of activities:

Thursday 6/12/25:

Travel Day.

From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. there will be a welcome party at Big Grove Brewery. Free food and the Iowa Lion’s Eye Bank and KidSight will have family-friendly activities on the lawn!

 Friday 6/13/25:

A full day of CME opportunities in Braley with Iowa-associated speakers, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with breakfast and lunch served.

An evening alumni cocktail reception to be held at the Walker Homestead.

After the reception, there will be a banquet with food and drinks.

 Saturday 6/14/25:

In the morning there will be subspecialty-specific case presentations/meetings from 8 a.m. till about noon.

For lunch we will head to a local park for lunch and family friendly activities. The park includes a splash pad, basketball courts, a disc golf course, and more!

Around 4 p.m. we’ll all meet at Kinnick Stadium for a tour of the stadium.

Around 6 p.m. we will host a dinner in the club level of Kinnick Stadium where we will celebrate 100 years of the department of ophthalmology at Iowa.

 Sunday 6/15/25:

Travel Day.