Category Archives: Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery

PCC Rounds – Advances in the Treatment of Keratoconus with Asymmetric Intracorneal Rings

Jul 13th, 2020

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Zaldivar Institute (Mendoza, Argentina) Topic: Advances in the treatment of keratoconus with asymmetric intracorneal rings Presenter: Juan Carlos Grandin, MD Date: Tuesday July 14th, 2020 Time: 5:00 – 6:00pm (EDT, UTC -4) Registration: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/6137462244 Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD Mendoza Lead: Juan Carlos Grandin, MD

PCC Rounds – Advanced Excimer Cases: PTK in Corneal Scars and PRK after PKP

Jul 6th, 2020

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Children’s Hospital Ricardo Gutierrez (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Topic: Advanced excimer cases: PTK in corneal scars and PRK after PKP Presenter: Esteban Santiago, MD Date: Tuesday July 7th, 2020 Time: 5:00pm – 6:00 pm (EDT, UTC -4) Registration: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/6137462244 Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD Buenos Aires […]

PCC Rounds- Latest Trends in Corneal Transplant Surgery

Jun 29th, 2020

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Apollo Hospitals (Hyderabad, India) Topic: Latest trends in corneal transplant surgery Presenter: Rajesh Fogla, MD Date: Tuesday June 30th, 2020 Time: 7:00am-8:00am (EDT, UTC- 4) Registration: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/6137462244 Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD Hyderabad Lead: Rajesh Fogla, MD

Precision Cornea Centre International Rounds – ICL Vault Range: A Paradigm Shift in the Evaluation of the IOL-Lens Vault

Jun 15th, 2020

Joint virtual rounds with Clinica Baviera (Madrid, Spain) Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm (EDT, UTC-4) Topic: ICL vault range: A paradigm shift in the evaluation of the IOL-lens vault Guest: Felix Gonzalez, Clinica Baviera, Madrid, Spain Link: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/6137462244 Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD Madrid Lead: Felix Gonzalez, MD

Precision Cornea Centre International Rounds-Decoding the Evolution and Applications of Corneal Biomechanics

Jun 5th, 2020

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Narayana Nethralaya Eye Hospital (Bengaluru, India) Topic: Decoding the evolution and applications of corneal biomechanics Presenter: Vaitheeswaran Lalgudi, MD Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 Time: 7:00am – 8:00am (EDT, UTC-4) Registration: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/6137462244 Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD Bengaluru Lead: Vaitheeswaran Lalgudi, MD

Precision Cornea Centre International Rounds – Management, challenges, and outcomes of Boston Keratoprosthesis: What does the evidence tell us?

Jun 1st, 2020

Joint Cornea Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Department of Ophthalmology at University of Montreal (Montreal, Canada) Topic: Management, challenges, and outcomes of Boston Keratoprosthesis: What does the evidence tell us? Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm (EDT, UTC-4) Webinar details: 5:00 Mona Harissi-Dagher: “The Boston Keratoprosthesis in 2020” 5:05 […]

PCC Rounds – The Struggle Against Graft Rejection

May 21st, 2020

PCC Rounds Joint Cornea Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Department of Ophthalmology at St. Luke’s Medical Centre (Quezon City, Philippines) Topic: The Struggle Against Graft Rejection Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Time: 7:00am – 8:00am (EDT, UTC-4) Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD Quezon City Lead: Reginald Tan, MD Registration: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/6137462244

COS and Canadian Corneal, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Society statement to CTV/W5

Apr 24th, 2019

(April, 2019) We are saddened about Jessica Starr’s death and convey our sympathy to her family, friends and all who are affected. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and one of the few that is rising. However, it cannot […]

Guidelines for refractive surgery advertising

Oct 26th, 2018

Reviewed August 2022 The Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) and its subspecialty society, the Canadian Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery Society (CCEDRSS), are committed to excellence in ophthalmology. Excellence requires adherence to the highest ethical standards in all professional activities, including marketing and advertising. Our guiding principle is that the welfare of the patient is […]