DOVS GRAND ROUNDS – Complex anterior segment glaucoma surgery

Date: Friday May 6, 2022 

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic:  Complex anterior segment glaucoma surgery

Speaker: Dr. David Yan

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Objectives:

1. Discuss medical and surgical management of acute angle closure and aqueous misdirection

2. Review of new devices in the surgical management of glaucoma

DOVS CORNEA ROUNDS – SMILE – Review, Indications & Considerations 

Date: Thursday May 5, 2022 

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic:  SMILE – Review, Indications & Considerations 

Speakers:  Drs. Baseer Khan and Paul Sanghera

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Objectives: 

1. Understand how SMILE is performed

2. Review indications and considerations when considering SMILE for a patient

3. Comparison of SMILE vs LASIK as a refractive procedure

The Halifax Symposium on Ethics for Residents in Ophthalmology

Date: June 8th – 9th, 2022

An instructional and reflective event for Canadian Residents
Organized by:
Robert LaRoche MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Dalhousie University
Alex Levin MD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, University of Rochester
Chryssa McAlister MD, Assistant clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, McMaster University.

Other Faculty:
Agnes Wong MD, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Psychology, University of Toronto
Ross Upshur MD, Professor of Public Health, University of Toronto
Carla J. Siegfried MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Washington

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2022 Atlantic Eye Symposium

AES 2022 is scheduled for November 4th & 5th at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel.

Following the impact of Hurricane Fiona, we are pleased to announce that AES has been re-scheduled for November 4th and 5th, 2022.

The conference will proceed as previously planned at the Marriott Harbourfront Hotel in Halifax.

Previously registered delegates will receive a new email confirmation to reflect the new dates. Registration has also been re-opened for additional attendees.

Currently, all participants are required to be fully vaccinated. 

If you have further questions, please contact [email protected] 

DOVS RESEARCH DAY – SESSION 3 

Date: TUESDAY MAY 10, 2022

Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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DOVS RESEARCH DAY – SESSION 2

Date: TUESDAY MAY 3, 2022

Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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VPP DOVS RESIDENT TEACHING – An update on infant/paediatric cataract management (including lessons from IATS, IOLu2 and TAPS)

Date: Friday April 29, 2022

Time: 8:45 AM – 10:30 AM ***10:45 AM – 12:00 PM BLOCK EXAM UOFT RESIDENTS ONLY​​​****

Topic: An update on infant/paediatric cataract management (including lessons from IATS, IOLu2 and TAPS)

Speaker: Dr. Ian Chris Lloyd

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Passcode: 758851

VPP DOVS GRAND ROUNDS – Congenital cataract is not a diagnosis – new investigative approaches and the role of genetics in 2022

Date: Friday April 29, 2022 

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Congenital cataract is not a diagnosis – new investigative approaches and the role of genetics in 2022

Speaker: Dr. Ian Chris Lloyd

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Objectives:

1. To increase knowledge of the systemic and metabolic conditions associated with congenital and paediatric cataract.

2. To develop a systematic approach to the assessment of children presenting with congenital and paediatric cataract to the paediatric ophthalmology service.

3. To understand the clinical utility of modern genetic investigations in paediatric cataract management.

DOVS CORNEA ROUNDS – Multi focal Intraocular Lenses and Endothelial Keratoplasty

Date: Thursday April 28, 2022 

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic:  Multi focal Intraocular Lenses and Endothelial Keratoplasty

Speaker: Dr. Andrew Apel

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Objectives: 

1.Patient satisfaction with Multi focal intraocular lenses requires more than placing an intraocular lens in an intact capsular bag.

2.EK surgery will change the refractive power of the cornea and this change should be considered when selecting the IOL power in concurrent surgery.

3.Different type of IOL materials can reduce the risk of IOL calcification