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Category Archives: Subspecialities
Talking About Glaucoma Podcast
Jun 9th, 2021
The Talking About Glaucoma podcast has been around since 2009. In each episode, Dr Robert Schertzer, a Vancouver-based glaucoma specialist, talks with a different glaucoma colleague about a hot topic in glaucoma. Episodes have included discussions about new surgical devices, landmark clinical trials and basic bread and butter glaucoma principles. If you get more out […]
Reports of Myocarditis/pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination
Jun 8th, 2021
June 3, 2021 Communiqué to health practitioners Reports of Myocarditis/pericarditis afterCOVID-19 vaccination. Given the international reports and attention relating to myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, the Public Health Agency of Canada has prepared this communiqué that can be shared with your health practitioner networks or that can be used to inform […]
Video Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS)
Apr 19th, 2021
The Video Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS) is a monthly, preeminent, peer-reviewed medical journal covering refractive and lens-based optical surgery. JCRS has maintained its status as a prominent forum for original research, review, and evaluation of refractive and lens-based surgical procedures for more than 30 years. The JCRS is the official journal of […]
Evidence-Informed Approaches to Teleglaucoma in Canada
Apr 14th, 2021
April 2021 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides a review of evidence-informed approaches to teleglaucoma (TG) care in Canadian contexts as of January 2021. TG is defined as a spectrum of options that adapts telemedicine approaches to enhance care for glaucoma patients (those diagnosed with as well as at risk for developing glaucoma). The objective of […]
Public Health Agency of Canada information bulletin on VITT for health care providers
Apr 13th, 2021
April 2021 Since it began, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a highly dynamic situation. New developments in the pandemic have led to new evidence, which, in turn, have informed new or refined public health guidance. As you may know, Canadian public health guidance around the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has evolved in recent weeks, in part […]
CONNECT THE DOTS – Webinar on Optimizing Diagnosis and Management of VKC
Apr 13th, 2021
An online group-learning activity on vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC), focusing on diagnosis and management, with the goal of creating greater disease awareness to optimize care for children and adolescents suffering from VKC. Schedule Speaker: Dr. Asim AliDate: Monday, April 26th 2021Time: 6:30 to 7:30 pm EST Speaker: Dr. Devinder Paul CheemaDate: Tuesday, April 27th 2021Time: 6 […]
Cornea Focus 2021- The Corneal Endothelium: From Biology to Patient
Mar 22nd, 2021
Cornea Focus 2021, is a non-promotional meeting organised and funded by Santen in collaboration with the Chair Mr Sajjad Ahmad, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Hospital, London. The meeting is free of charge and is open to all registered healthcare professionals. Date: Friday 4 June 2021. Time: 09:00 – 17:15 GMT Topic: The Corneal Endothelium: […]
CUGH Webinar- Preventing Blindness: A Global Health Challenge Vital to Achieving the SDGs
Mar 16th, 2021
Date: March 23, 2021 Time: 10:00am-11am EST Topic: Preventing Blindness: A Global Health Challenge Vital to Achieving the SDGs Globally, more than 1 Billion people have vision impairment that was preventable or has yet to be treated. This results in $Billions in lost productivity annually. However, it is a neglected global health challenge that can […]
Glaucoma Under Curfew Series
Mar 15th, 2021
Allergan, an AbbVie company present Glaucoma Under Curfew Series Dates: Wednesday, March 17 Time: 8:00 PM EST Zoom link: https://allergan.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIocuqppjstH9dqVdLwXPcVWOUiwgO4HkiJ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Here is the schedule for the last session: March 17: Glaucoma case discussion Dr. Marjorie Carbonneau & Dr. Jing Wang RSVP: […]