2026 - Montreal

Building on the success of the last six Genetics of Ocular Development (GoOD) Meetings, the 2026 meeting is to be held in Montreal, Canada, on Monday 19 October (all day) and Tuesday 20 October 2026 (morning only), ahead of the annual meeting of the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG), also to be held in Montreal.

The GoOD meeting will showcase the latest research in the genetics of eye development conditions (including but not limited to anophthalmia, microphthalmia, coloboma, anterior segment disorders and early retinal disorders) as well as eye development models and therapeutic approaches, and offers the opportunity to meet fellow researchers and clinicians working in these fields.

The meeting will take place at the CHU Sainte Justine, a short metro journey away from old Montreal.

The GoOD Meeting 2026 presents a fantastic opportunity for scientists and clinicians involved in the genetic research into eye anomalies, therapeutics and patient care to hear about the developments in the field of ocular genetics, learn of the latest research findings, meet with collaborators, establish new research opportunities and collaborations.

We are honoured to announce that Michel Cayouette (McGill University, Montreal, Canada), Elise Heon (Sick Kids Hospital Toronto, Canada) and Brian Brooks (National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA) will be among our invited speakers at the conference. Their contributions to the field have been widely recognized, and we are excited to welcome them to share their latest research with our community. A programme outline and details on the gala dinner will be released shortly.

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