Date: Friday, February 25th, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Pathways of Fluid Leakage in Macular Disease

Speaker: Dr. David Sarraf

Zoom Link:

Passcode: 325605

OBJECTIVES

1.To understand the pathways of neovascular and non neovascular leakage in eyes with AMD  

2. To differentiate the multimodal findings of neovascular vs nonneovascular leakage in eyes with AMD and other macular diseases  

Date: Thursday, February 24th, 2022

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic:  “Jack in the Box”- Mitigating posterior pressure in PKP

Speakers: Drs. Clara Chan and Nizar Din

Zoom link – Register in advance for this webinar:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

OBJECTIVES

1.Understanding the physiological basis and causes for posterior vitreous pressure (PVP)

2.Reviewing the risk factors of PVP in phakic and pseudophakic eyes

3.Exploring perioperative and intraoperative management techniques to reduce PVP during PKP

Free webinar Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 pm EST. « Glaucoma Surgeries: An Overview, Different Types and When It’s Time » will be presented by Dr. Matt Schlenker, MD, FRCSC, MSc.

Visit the Glaucoma Research Society of Canada’s website for more information and to register.

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Allergan, an AbbVie company.

The 2nd Virtual Global Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology: COPHY Global will take place from June 24 – 25, 2022.

As with our previous meetings, COPHY Virtual Congress will serve as an exclusive forum for international experts to share and compare experiences that focus on controversies in ophthalmology, in order to discuss both sides of common management issues. Prof. Barry Kuppermann and Prof. Anat Loewenstein will be co-chairing the COPHy Global Virtual 2022 congress.

The American Glaucoma Society (AGS) will hold its 2022 Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN from March 3-6, and will also offer virtual access to a hybrid component of the meeting.

• All general sessions and symposium will be live streamed into the virtual platform
• There will be a virtual poster session to interact with poster presenters
• Surgical Videos will be available online
• We are offering a mobile app so that the meeting is at your fingertips
• Access the meeting content for 6 months after the meeting to revisit the best of glaucoma

We invite you to join us online if you can’t join us in person.

Date: Friday February 18, 2022

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Paediatric ophthalmology:  The joy of wearing multiple hats! 

Speaker: Dr. Nasrin Tehrani

Zoom Link:

Passcode: 298465

OBJECTIVES

1. Investigation, differential diagnosis and treatment of uveitis in children 

Importance of exclusion of infectious aetiologies in uveitis 

2. Investigation, differential diagnosis and treatment of congenital glaucoma  

Importance of exclusion of corneal dystrophies 

Date: Thursday February 17, 2022

Time:  7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Topic:  Indications For Penetrating Keratoplasty in 2022

Speaker: Dr. Ellen Koo

Zoom link – Register in advance for this webinar:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

OBJECTIVES:

1. To appreciate the evolving role of penetrating keratoplasty in cornea

2. To learn different applications for penetrating keratoplasty

The above CME credits apply to the Corneal Surgical Video Learning Series ONLY

(This event 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 Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim up to a maximum of 1.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).  

American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. For more information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credits please see: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications

Clinical Day in Ophthalmology 2022 – Glaucoma

Glaucoma Past and Present: How far we’ve come

Clinical Day in Ophthalmology is an annual one-day event hosted by Western University in London Ontario. The meeting is directed towards ophthalmologists, post-graduate trainees, optometrists and allied health personnel. The topic this year is glaucoma with Canadian and International guest speakers. Lively discussion and audience participation is encouraged.

Date:  Friday, April 8th, 2022

Location: Virtual

Type of event: Conference

Learning objectives:

• Understand the breadth of medical and surgical therapy for glaucoma
• Determine the most appropriate treatment strategies for individual patients with glaucoma
• Utilize OCT for the assessment and management of glaucoma
• Recognize how social factors affect management and outcome in glaucoma

Registration: $100 for physicians and eye care professionals, $15 for allied health personnel and free for trainees. 

This event 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 Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. You may claim a maximum of 4.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Date: Friday February 11, 2022 

Time: 8:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Topic: Choroidal Disease (including White-dot syndrome, IVFA and IVG and ERG) AND Retinal degenerations associated with systemic disease and medication/plaquenil toxicity

Speakers: Drs. Deepa  Yoganathan and Steve Dorrepaal

Zoom Link:

 Passcode: 009503