Join us in Omaha July 29-Aug 2, 2026, for the 50th COS Annual Meeting!

We want to make the 50th something special. Not just a meeting, but in the spirit of Leviticus 25:10, a jubilant reunion!

Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to return. – Lev 25:10.

God has graciously brought together, worked through, and preserved our little society and we want as many as possible to gather together to recognize and celebrate His work over these last 5 decades and give Him glory.  Join us!

• Retired Ophthalmologists and Founding Members
• Past Presidents
• Past JL Smith Award Recipients
• Current Members
• Members in Training
• Any Ophthalmologist who wants to join us

Reach out and invite your colleagues! Make it a reunion of everyone in your residency training program, or of people who you have gone on short-term mission trips with.

Omaha, Nebraska is sadly underrated! Many tend to think of dry dessert like conditions. But Omaha sits on the Missouri river and is surrounded by all kinds of beauty!

Not only that, but it has a rich history as it sits on the Lewis and Clark trail, and it has the #1 Rated Zoo in the nation.

As a special treat, we will have a Family Lunch and Missions Program at the Omaha Zoo and Aquarium Conference Center — The Aquarium will take up one wall of the meeting room! Also, Dr. Lew Sterrett – known as the Christian Horse Whisperer will give us a “Sermon on the “Mount” – Leadership Lessons from the Language of the Horse (see video below).

Explore Omaha and celebrate with us and our hosts, Dr. Ronald Krueger and Dr. John Shepherd in the Summer of 2026!

Embassy Suites by Hilton
Omaha Downtown Old Market
555 South 10th Street,
Omaha, NE 68102