Category Archives: Subspecialities

CJO Lectureship series : Les traumatismes oculaires : une morbidité sournoise chez l’enfant
Jan 10th, 2020

La prochaine conférence scientifique du département d’ophtalmologie de l’Université de Montréal aura lieu le mardi 14 janvier 2020 à 19h00. Titre CJO Lectureship series : Les traumatismes oculaires : une morbidité sournoise chez l’enfant : Drs Cyril Archambault & Nicole Fallaha, Université de Montréal.  La Société Canadienne d’Ophtalmologie et L’AMOQ en partenariat avec l’Université de Montréal vous […]

Sustained funding to ensure access to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs
Jul 18th, 2019

(July 2019) Access Details Read the full position paper from the Canadian Retina Society (CRS)

Clinical – Pathological Correlation in Ophthalmology
Jun 14th, 2019

The MUHC-McGill University Ophthalmic Pathology Review Course brings an update of the non-neoplastic and neoplastic diseases of the eye and the ocular adnexa. The three-day course will review the most important ocular diseases in a clinical pathological manner. The course is designed to bring the pathological features to the clinical diagnosis and integrating the tissue […]

Straight from the Cutter’s Mouth: A Retina Podcast
Apr 29th, 2019

I have a secret…I love listening to podcasts! There is something very relaxing to me about simply turning off a screen, slipping on some headphones and listening to someone tell a story. Whatever your interests may be, I would bet you that there is a podcast on it! I recently learned that you can also […]

Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library
Apr 29th, 2019

The Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) has been one of my favorite educational resources as a resident and still continues to be one that I go back to as part of my general practice. Neuro-ophthalmology cases can sometimes be hiding amongst blurry vision and glaucoma suspect referrals. They somehow always seem to find a way […]

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 […]

Non-Infectious Uveitis – What’s Best for my patient: Local or systemic treatment?
Mar 1st, 2019

The COS is pleased to provide access to the presentations from the co-developed symposium Non-Infectious Uveitis: What’s Best For My Patient: Local or Systemic Treatment?, which took place at the 2018 COS Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario. Through these presentations, International and Canadian expert faculty lead a discussion around the various treatment strategies for uveitis, […]

CSI: Cataract Surgery Investigation
Mar 1st, 2019

Symposium Resources The COS is pleased to provide access to the presentations from the co-developed symposium presented at the 2018 COS Annual Meeting, CSI: Cataract Surgery Investigation. Dr. Ike Ahmed, along with a team of forensic ophthalmologist investigators, presented three different and engaging cases, unveiling clues to analyze the causes of poor outcomes in cataract […]

Imaging and Glaucoma Module
Nov 6th, 2018

More information on the INSIGHT Glaucoma Program  Presented by Hady Saheb, MD, MPH, FRCSC This module will consist of a practical and interactive session reviewing the basic and more advanced aspects of ocular coherence tomography (OCT) of the optic nerve. We will review a standardized approach to the optic nerve imaging printout and discuss straightforward […]