AFOS SECO Fall 2025 Call for Posters |
Call For Posters
AFOS will be hosting our annual fall conference in San Antonio. The meeting will be held September 11th-14th, 2025 on the Riverwalk.
We invite AFOS members—including residents—to submit original research or case reports for presentation during our interactive poster sessions at the AFOS SECO Fall Meeting.
Acceptance will be based on the following criteria:
· Primary authors must be a member of AFOS or AOA
· A primary author may submit up to 3 posters total
· The information conveyed must be of sufficient general interest to the optometric community.
· The abstract must be clear, concise and well-written in anticipation of publication.
· The abstract must contain sufficient detail for evaluation.
· Primary authors must be a member of AFOS or AOA
· A primary author may submit up to 3 posters total
· The information conveyed must be of sufficient general interest to the optometric community.
· The abstract must be clear, concise and well-written in anticipation of publication.
· The abstract must contain sufficient detail for evaluation.
Case report abstracts must meet the following requirements:
· The case report must highlight timely or essential information, not just a review of information already in the literature.
· The case report must be unique. If two similar case reports are submitted, a choice may be made between the two to maximize diversity in the poster program.
· The case report must demonstrate complete follow-through of patient care.
· The clinical significance of the case report must be clear from the abstract.
Scientific abstracts must meet the following requirements:
· The abstract must be based on original and previously unpublished research.
· The abstract must describe a scientific investigation of the idea or product being studied.
· The abstract must demonstrate a clear and soundly tested hypothesis.
· The conclusions in the abstract must appear to be justified by the results presented.
· The abstract must contain evidence of a significant, new result and the significance must be clear from the abstract.
· The abstract must contain more than just preliminary results.