African Ophthalmology Council Congress 2026
The African Ophthalmology Council's 2026 congress took place at Cape Town's CTICC from 31 July to 2 August, bringing together eye-care professionals from across Africa and beyond.
At a glance
Event details
- Date
- 31 July 2026 – 2 August 2026
- Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Venue
- Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)
- Format
- In-person
- Organizer
- African Ophthalmology Council
- Status
- Past
About the event
The organizer's retrospective records more than 400 registered participants from 39 countries, with over 60 faculty and more than 75 presentations or panels. An official photo archive documents the congress alongside its scientific programme.
The meeting combined subspecialty discussions with research from African clinical settings. Training, service access and technology appeared alongside surgical and medical ophthalmology, giving the event relevance to clinicians, educators and eye-health researchers.
Topics and programme
- Retina and uveitis, glaucoma, cornea and refractive surgery, and oculoplastic or orbital disease.
- Eye-care technology, including artificial intelligence and diabetic retinopathy services.
- Faculty development, a young ophthalmologists' career expo, registrar presentations and poster sessions.
Audience
- Ophthalmologists
- Ophthalmology trainees and registrars
- Eye-care researchers and educators
- Other eye-care professionals
Participation and practical information
This is an archive of the completed 2026 edition.
The official programme remains useful for identifying speakers, research subjects and education sessions.
Day-by-day photographs and the organizer's retrospective are available from the congress page; no current registration or future edition is implied.
Organizer
Location
Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)
Sources
- AOC 2026 Congress and retrospective ↗
official archive and occurrence. Checked 2026-10-31. - AOC 2026 Congress Programme ↗
programme. Checked 2026-10-31.
Last verified: 2026-10-31.