Date: Monday March 28, 2022 

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ***NEW TIME​***

Topic:  Lesions and Images in Ophthalmic Oncology

Speakers: Drs. Hatim Krema, Dan Weisbrod, Fil Altomare

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OBJECTIVES

1. To acquaint the attendants of the characteristic imaging findings in ophthalmic tumours 

2. To demonstrate the role of different imaging methods in reaching clinical diagnosis in ophthalmic tumours 

3. To expand the spectrum of differential diagnosis of ophthalmic tumours by including images of common tumour- like lesions. 

4. To provide a summary of the current knowledge about the presented lesions in each session. 

Date: Friday March 25, 2022

Time: 8:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Topic: Basic science, embryology AND Cataracts: pathology, classification, epidemiology  

Speaker: Dr. Alex Kaplan

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Passcode: 285256

Date: Friday March 25, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Orbital Metastasis AND Poor Wound Healing Following Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery

Speaker: Dr. Nancy Tucker

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Passcode: 717724

Objectives

1. To be able to list the most common primary cancers causing metastasis to the orbit

2. To understand the changing landscape in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer

3. To gain a better understanding of managing complications following cosmetic eyelid surgery and appreciate the various causes of poor wound healing

Date: Thursday March 24, 2022 

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic:  Corneal Ulcer Challenges  

Speaker: Dr. Garth Wilbanks

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Objectives:

1. Share one rural subspecialty’s approach to managing severe corneal ulcers.

2. Discuss the diagnosis and management of infectious keratitis.

3. Discuss therapeutic surgical management of infectious keratitis and post infection visual rehabilitation.  

Date: June 2nd – June 5th, 2022

Jio World Centre
Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai

The society organises annual conferences in different parts of the country. In these conferences, a number of scientific activities that include instruction courses, symposia, lectures, post graduate refresher courses, booth lectures, wet labs, surgical skill transfer courses etc. are conducted for the promotion and mutual exchange of knowledge in the field of ophthalmic science.

The society also gives incentives to the members in the form of awards, orations, prizes and Fellowships in recognition of their services in the various specialties.

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Kiawah Eye offers time to gain practice pearls and exchange ideas with colleagues in an interactive and beautiful setting. June 2 – 4, Kiawah Island, South Carolina.

Registration is now open for the virtual, on-demand CE program – Spring AOP Symposium. Cost is $95 Certified. Registration closes on March 30, 2022. View the event brochure.

This webinar will take place on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 7:30 pm EST.

Dr. Brian Ballios will provide a presentation entitled What you need to know about inherited retinal disease in the age of molecular medicine, followed by Q&A with the audience, moderated by Dr. Jim Whelan.

Dr. Ballios is a fellowship-trained clinician-scientist, with a focus on medical retinal disease and a subspecialty in inherited retinal disease.  He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto.  He holds appointment as clinician-scientist at the University Health Network in the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute, and is a staff physician at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and the Kensington Vision and Research Centre.  He is a Scientist at the Krembil Research Institute where he has a laboratory investigating the mechanisms of acquired and inherited retinal disease, and the development of new stem cell-based therapies.

Dr. Ballios obtained his MD and PhD degrees at the University of Toronto in the combined MD/PhD program.  With a background in material science and Engineering Chemistry (Queen’s University), his doctoral work focused on new approaches to the transplantation of stem cells and their progeny for the treatment of retinal degeneration.  After completing his FRCSC in Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto, he undertook a subspecialty clinical fellowship in Inherited Retinal Disease at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard University.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Explain the importance of genetic testing and counseling for Inherited Retinal Dystrophies (IRD) patients and their families
• Effectively communicate the potential benefits of current and emerging gene therapies
• Identify genetic testing and counseling resources in their respective regions and confidently refer patients accordingly

CPD Credits

This webinar is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. You may claim a maximum of 1 hour.  

This webinar is co-developed by the COS and Novartis to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity, and balance.

Date: ​Thursday March 17, 2022 

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic:  IOL calculations in KC and other fun-ky corneas

Speaker – Dr. Joshua Teichman

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OBJECTIVES

1. Identify corneas that are more likely to cause issues with IOL calculations

2. Discuss inherent issues with biometry that must be considered when calculating IOLs in abnormal corneas

3. Discuss techniques and formulae that will improve the accuracy of IOL selection in abnormal corneas