Category Archives: For Ophthalmologists

DOVS RETINA CONNECT – VIA ZOOM – Retina cases that shock and awe
Nov 28th, 2022

Date: Tuesday January 24, 2023 Time: 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Topic: Retina cases that shock and awe Speakers: Dr. Jose Pulido Zoom Link – Register in advance for this webinar: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Health for All Film Festival: Call for entries for short films on vision and eye care & ear and hearing care
Nov 25th, 2022

  Dear Colleagues The call for submissions for the 4th Edition of the WHO Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) is now open until 31 January 2023! The HAFF aims to celebrate the art of short films as a means of raising awareness and promoting global health issues.  WHO invites all video artists and video creators from all over the world to submit their […]

Toronto Cataract Conference
Nov 18th, 2022

January 14, 2023 — Hilton Downtown Toronto The 2023 Toronto Cataract Course returns with an in-person format for cataract surgeons from across Canada to discuss and learn about the latest intraocular lens advancements as well as improvements in surgical and perioperative technology. We will also discuss the management of complex and complicated cataracts. Our technician program is […]

Organ Culture of Corneas and its Role in Eye Banking Economics
Nov 10th, 2022

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Time: 4:00-5:30pm ET. Presented by Dr. Graeme Pollock, Director of Lions Eye Donation Service, Centre for Eye Research AustraliaHosted by Gary Rockl, Tissue Innovation Specialist from Héma-Québec The presentation will examine the technical aspects of organ culture of donor corneas and the benefits that may accrue through its adoption. It […]

COS EDI Webinar – LGBTQ2S+ Issues in Ophthalmology: Working Towards Equity
Nov 4th, 2022

COS EDI Webinar: November 23, 8PM ET LGBTQ2S+ Issues in Ophthalmology: Working Towards Equity Join us on Wednesday, November 23 as COS presents a webinar entitled LGBTQ2S+ Issues in Ophthalmology: Working Towards Equity, presented by Dr. Michael A. Puente. In this 1.5-hour webinar, we will examine the status of health equity for LGBTQ2S+ patients and […]

CMA Health Summit Series
Oct 20th, 2022

Date: Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm, EST Location: Online There is an urgent need to stabilize the health care system – as well as growing calls for its transformation. Solutions are not in short supply. But getting from now to next depends on bold choices. The CMA is hosting a series of […]

ESCRS Launches Online IOL Calculator
Oct 20th, 2022

The developers’ goal was to create a free online tool that helps ophthalmologists aggregate the major online IOL calculators in one site, allowing them to get multiple results with only one data entry session. “This will reduce typing mistakes, provide a better view, and allow users to compare results, eventually helping to get better refractive […]

The 14th Annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology
Oct 20th, 2022

The 14th Annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology: (COPHy) taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, March 24-25, 2023. Date: March 24- 25, 2023 Location: Lisbon, Portugal The great success of the previous COPHy Congresses, held across Europe in Prague, Barcelona, Istanbul, Budapest, Lisbon, Sorrento, Warsaw, Madrid, Athens and Dublin as well as the enthusiastic feedback received […]

Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis.
Oct 20th, 2022

We are pleased to share with you the Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis. These Canadian JIA-associated uveitis guidelines were developed by a working group of 14 pediatric rheumatologists, 6 ophthalmologists, 2 methodologists and 3 caregiver/patient representatives using a GRADE-Adolopment approach applied to the 2019 ACR JIA-Associated […]