Merci d’avoir participé au deuxième forum annuel de la SCO. Votre participation active et votre présence ont grandement contribué à faire de ce forum un événement significatif et couronné de succès. Nous sommes ravis de vous proposer un enregistrement du forum. Si vous avez manqué la session en direct, vous pouvez toujours accéder aux présentations sur la représentation, l’intelligence artificielle, la durabilité en ophtalmologie ainsi que sur les pénuries de médicaments et les médicaments essentiels.

Objectifs d’apprentissage:

1. Comprendre la façon dont la SCO plaide en faveur de changements politiques au niveau gouvernemental afin d’améliorer la qualité des soins oculaires et leur accessibilité.
2. Être en mesure de décrire de quelle façon la SCO collabore avec ses partenaires de Santé Canada pour analyser les causes et conséquences des pénuries de médicaments ophtalmiques et élaborer des stratégies visant à atténuer leur impact sur les soins aux patients.
3. En savoir plus sur les applications actuelles et éventuelles de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) en ophtalmologie et leur impact potentiel sur les soins aux patients et la prise de décisions.
4. Mieux connaître l’impact environnemental des pratiques et dispositifs ophtalmologiques et les stratégies visant à promouvoir la durabilité dans l’exercice de l’ophtalmologie.

Looking Beyond VEGF Suppression: Optimizing the Patient Journey was held on Saturday, June 17 from 6:30 – 8:00 am ET at the 2023 COS Annual Meeting.

Our host, Dr. Wai-Ching Lam, joined by four international experts, discussed the following objectives:

• Outline the role of the Tie-2/ang pathway in DME and nAMD and how it may impact patient outcomes
• Identify the important biomarkers on structural OCT that can help predict treatment response in DME and nAMD
• Discuss real-world case presentations and when to switch patients from one agent to another

International Experts

• Shaheer Aboobaker, MD
  • Toronto, ON
  • Case presentations
• Diana Do, MD
  • Stanford, CA
  • Update on faricimab in diabetic macular edema and neovascular AMD
• Sunir Garg, MD
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Emerging treatments for neovascular AMD
• SriniVas Sadda, MD
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Biomarkers to help predict treatment response in DME and nAMD

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The Lions of Canadian Ophthalmology gathered on Friday, June 16 from 6:30 – 8:00 am ET at the 2023 COS Annual Meeting & Exhibition to judge three research presentations related to retinal disease.

Dr. Diana Do delivered a keynote lecture on Clinical Innovations: From Bench to Bedside  ̶  The Future is Now.  

Lions of Canadian Ophthalmology:

1. Eric Tourville, MD (Chair)

1. David Maberley, MD
2. Cynthia Qian, MD
3. Geoff Williams, MD

International Speaker:

1. Diano Do, MD
2. Stanford, CA

Canadian Researchers:

1. Gareth Mercer, MD, PhD
2. Marko Popovic, MD, MPH
3. Matthew Quinn, MD, PhD

The Innovation in Retina Research Award is being offered by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) with the support of Bayer Inc. for clinical trainees (residents or fellows) for a research project proposal related to retinal disease, with preference being given to research that has the potential to advance knowledge about or improve the care of patients. To determine final standing, the top three selected submissions will present their research proposal during this virtual symposium and respond to questioning by our judging Lions.  The symposium audience will also be able to vote for its choice of the top pitch.

CANMEDS Roles: Medical expert, Scholar

This symposium was co-developed by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society and Bayer Inc. and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.

First Prize $35,000

• Dr Gareth Mercer
• Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
• Microinvasive Suprachoroidal Buckling: Research and Development of a Novel Device and Technique for Retinal Detachment Repair

Second Prize $22,500

• Dr Matthew Quinn
• Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa
• Dysbiotic Events and the Risk of Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration: A Population-based Study
• Audience Choice Award Winner: Additional $5,000

Third Prize $12,500

• Dr Marko Popovic
• Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto
• A Prospective Matched Cohort Study of Intravitreal Topotecan in the Repair of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment with Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all of our applicants! The future of retinal research certainly looks bright.

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mEYEstro is a user-friendly software that automatically generates standardized graphs for refractive surgery outcomes – as prescribed by JRS, JCRS, and Cornea Journals.

The software produces the following 11 standard graphs; Efficacy: 1. Cumulative uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected visual acuity (CDVA), 2. Difference between UDVA and CDVA, Safety: 3. Change in line of CDVA, Accuracy: 4. Spherical equivalent (SEQ) to intended target, 5. Attempted vs. achieved SEQ, 6. Defocus equivalent (DEQ) accuracy, 7. Refractive astigmatism accuracy, 8. Target-induced astigmatism vs. Surgically-induced astigmatism, 9. Correction index histogram, 10. Angle of error histogram, Stability: 11. SEQ stability over time. Percent proportions, means, standard deviations, Cohen’s d effect sizes, and p-values are calculated and displayed on each graph. All graphs can be easily exported as high-resolution TIFF images for figures to use in scientific manuscripts and presentations.

The software can be downloaded at https://www.lasikmd.com/media/meyestro/index.php, and a tutorial is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFlRRHx6ZaI.

Please note that our software was recently thoroughly tested, peer-reviewed and published in BMC Ophthalmology, the paper about the software is available at: https://bmcophthalmol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12886-023-02904-6

Wills Eye Hospital and the University of Toronto are excited to bring you the next installment of the Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series:

Date:  Saturday May 20th 2023
Time:  1030am – 1200pm EDT

Co-moderated by Professors Sadeer Hannush (Wills Eye Hospital) and Allan Slomovic (University of Toronto).

Keynote Presentation:

Nicole Fram, MD
Advanced Vision Care, Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Instructor, Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Guest panelists

Brent Finklea, MD

Brad Feldman, MD

Joshua Teichman, MD

Neera Singal, MD

Surgery Case Presentations:

Erica Darian-Smith, MBBS

Kyle McKey, MD

Register in advance for this webinar:

 You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

When: May 20, 2023 10:30am PM Eastern Daylight Time (US and Canada)

Topic: DOVS Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QkYwzPeRSW2jDwg-MR7XMQ

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

The evening will as usual be recorded and placed online for viewing. 

You may access prior presentations here.

CME credits are available for the following:

· Royal College Maintenance of Certification Section 1: 7.5 hours (1.5 Section 1 hours per session)

· American Medical Association Category 1: 7.5 credits (1.5 Category 1 credits per session)

· European Union for Medical Specialists UEMS-EACCME®: 7.5 credits (1.5 ECMEC credits per session)

Canadian Ophthalmological Society, in co-development with Bausch + Lomb « Shining a light on challenging glaucoma cases – from diagnosis to surgery » Webinar recordings are now available.

March 30th, 2023 Recording
Presenters:
Dr. Cindy M.L. Hutnik MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor and Chair,
Department of Ophthalmology
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry,
Western University
Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Ivey Eye Institute
London, Ontario
Dr. Marcelo Nicolela MD, FRCSC
Professor and Head; Chief of Service
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Dalhousie University; NSH – Central Zone
Halifax, Nova Scotia

April 12th, 2023 Recording
Presenters:
Dr. Cindy M.L. Hutnik MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor and Chair,
Department of Ophthalmology
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Ivey Eye Institute
London, Ontario
Dr. Jonathan Wong MD, FRCSC
Clinical assistant professor,
Department of Ophthalmology
Cumming School of Medicine,
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

Learning Objectives:

1. Diagnosing and monitoring progression of glaucoma
2. Initiating the most appropriate therapy for your patients
   • Looking at the treatment approach through the glaucoma guidelines
   • Solving the mystery of medication vs SLT vs combination treatment
   • Incorporating Best Practices moving forward

The Shining a light on challenging glaucoma cases – from diagnosis to surgery is a 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 (credits are automatically calculated).

This webinar has been supported by an educational grant from Bausch + Lomb.

EXPLOREZ LE CARREFOUR DE RESSOURCES POUR LA PRATIQUE – Nous sommes ravis de partager la nouvelle vidéo promotionnelle du CRP. En un peu plus de deux minutes, nous mettons en relief les avantages du site pour les praticiens chevronnés et ceux qui entament leur carrière, la façon de présenter facilement des idées et des ressources, la façon de créer une liste de lecture personnalisée et beaucoup plus.

As a team of ophthalmologists, ophthalmology residents, and medical students at the University of Calgary, we are dedicated to exploring and developing simulation-based learning endeavours and 3D printing innovations in surgical ophthalmology.

Check out the latest simulation walkthrough videos below:

The EyeSi Simulator Walkthrough

In this project, we provide walkthrough videos of the levels of the VR Magic EyeSi® Surgical simulator. A staple in many ophthalmology training programs, the EyeSi® system provides virtual modules to practice surgical skills in cataract surgery. However, there are no specific walkthroughs and tips provided by the simulator in completing each individual level. Hence our library of over 100 videos on Youtube® include individualized advice and narration on video walkthroughs on how we approached each level, and our final scoring as well. We hope these videos help ophthalmology residents in completing all the levels in the EyeSi® cataract simulator, that will translate directly into real-life operating room success!

EyeSi Vitreoretinal Simulator Walkthrough

In this project, we provide walkthrough videos of the levels of the VR Magic EyeSi® Surgical simulator for the Vitreoretinal module. A staple in many ophthalmology training programs, the EyeSi® system provides virtual modules to practice surgical skills in cataract surgery and vitreoretinal surgery. However, there are no specific walkthroughs and tips provided by the simulator in completing each individual level. Hence our library of over 100 videos on Youtube® include individualized advice and narration on video walkthroughs on how we approached each level, and our final scoring as well.

Read more here to learn about the Clinical Ophthalmologists and the Design Teams involved in this innovative project.

Forum 2023 de la SCO : Bâtir l’avenir de l’ophtalmologie

Écoutez le point de vue de présentateurs sur les activités de représentation,  l’ophtalmologie au Québec, les pénuries de médicaments et le Congrès annuel et exposition de la SCO.

Objectifs d’apprentissage :

• Comprendre les offres éducatives, les possibilités de développement professionnel et les ressources de la SCO facilement accessibles aux membres.
   
• Intégrer les apprentissages à propos des pénuries de médicaments, des soins oculaires à l’échelle nationale, de l’élargissement du champ d’exercice et de l’accès aux soins oculaires dans la pratique clinique.
   
• Influencer le changement grâce à des occasions de leadership au conseil d’administration ou à l’un des conseils et comités de la SCO.