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Poster presenters may upload an optional one-page PDF of their poster to the VSS website. Registered attendees will be able to view PDFs on the website or download them to view in a viewer of their choice. These optional PDFs will be available on the VSS website through August 31, 2025.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>To assist attendees who are visiting your poster, you can generate a QR code to place on your poster. Attendees scanning the QR code will be taken to your Poster Presentation page where they can read your poster abstract.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>To upload your optional PDF or to generate your poster QR code, log in to your </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-zIaidNXnLsyRg9xXHdT8vZ5455uav9tXWRZ6X_iv8ANbbE9GLKMxiSY2C9EkyhuPoQ1OeZ5An7etBmGsyevVfgTEAxmMjBanaWeOeZDqQkD8Y7u_tNMwuvyxWgyntf8hW-mjDJnZePh_-XND2VNIy9AZF7pifvQpP4ErbiSPwM=&c=XaPVwVvdsO5FO4Sws3NVf3JxWx8OCXV30jtEmc9IOZPqZON10EVvcg==&ch=zC2WwydhRSPg5EuGlT707An1_BUSSs9BhKZCCoFpmoRJCwGyOsapEQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>MyVSS account</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> and click "View My Poster" to display your poster information page.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>If you have any questions regarding presenting at VSS, please do not hesitate to contact the staff at </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="mailto:vss@visionsciences.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#395485'>vss@visionsciences.org</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div 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