Hawaiian Eye is a meeting where everyone is motivated to look at new technologies and ideas together. The conference includes practice management topics to educate physicians, nurses and administrators in the room together to gain a shared viewpoint from the entire practice. There are interactive pro/con debates to create a fun and interesting format featuring point/counterpoint panel discussions with audience participation.

CPD Credits

Hawaiian Eye and Retina offer separate educational programs where comprehensive ophthalmologists can earn 32.5 CME credits, retina specialists can earn 25.5 CME credits, nurses/allied health professionals can earn 17.5 CNE/JCAHPO credits and administrators can earn 17.5 COE credits.

Access Details

For more information and to register, visit the event website.

The WHO ECCF is a tool to enable quality care and integrated service delivery that meet the needs of the population. 

The WHO Vision and Eye Care Programme developed the ECCF as a critical tool through which the workforce can be planned and developed with aligned competencies. This tool can assist WHO Member States and stakeholders in planning and maintaining an effective eye care workforce in terms of composition, deployment and ongoing availability to meet population needs. Additionally, the ECCF can
be used for educational and training purposes in eye care, regulation, and performance monitoring. The broader goal of the ECCF is to improve health and social and economic development outcomes by ensuring universal availability, accessibility, acceptability, coverage and quality of the eye care
workforce.

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The latest issue of Canadian Eye Care Today for 2022 is now available for your reading pleasure. This publication examines issues and topics that are relevant to today’s clinician in the treatment and management of eye disease from a Canadian perspective.

Some of the content you will find in this issue:

Clinical utility of OCTA
Samantha Orr, MD, BMSc
Mohammad Ali Khan, MSc
Netan Choudhry, MD, FRCSC, DABO
Refractive surgery for myopia: review of options and the decision-making process
Cristina Bostan, MD, MSc, FRCSC, DABO
Julia Talajic, MD, MPH, FRCSC
Johanna Choremis, MD, FRCSC

Clinical applications of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in glaucoma
Hady Saheb, MD, MPH, FRCSC
Ali Salimi, MD, MSc

Anterior segment ocular coherence tomography: A practical tool for the comprehensive ophthalmologist
Matthew Bujak, MD, FRCSC
Arshdeep Marwaha, BSc

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The December 2022 CJO is now available online. Here are some of the highlights:

Resident Perspectives + visual abstract: Our talented team of residents have summarized 5 articles with a focus on what’s most relevant to ophthalmology learners here in Canada and around the globe, including the article featured in our December visual abstract, Pneumatic retinopexy as a treatment for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in pediatric patients meeting PIVOT criteria.

Original research articles:
• University of Toronto’s redesigned ophthalmology curriculum and eye dissection lab
• Effect of bariatric surgery on macular and peripapillary choroidal structures in young patients with morbid obesity
• Visual outcomes in idiopathic intracranial hypertension in children
• Dacryops and clinical diagnostic challenges
• Impact of patient face mask use on endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti-VEGF injections

Photo essays and case reports:
• Multimodal imaging in a case of rubella retinopathy [photo essay]
• Ophthalmic complications of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for metastatic ovarian cancer [photo essay]
• Late-onset diffuse lamellar keratitis after treatment with cenegermin [case report]
• Sebaceous cell carcinoma presenting as ocular Marjolin ulcer following immunosuppression for a chemical burn [case report]
• Secondary pseudotumour cerebri syndrome in children: clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes [correspondence]

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Topic: Orbis & CCOR: Experiences and Opportunities in International Eye Health

Date: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022  8-9:30PM EST.

Time:  8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EST

Location:  Zoom Webinar

You are invited to a new Speaker Series event hosted by Orbis Canada and CCOR, specifically designed for residents and young ophthalmologists.

For this special Orbis Speaker Series event, we have teamed up with the Council of Canadian Ophthalmology Residents (CCOR) to share the global health experiences of four talented individuals. Dr. Hunter Cherwek will speak about Orbis’s Volunteer Faculty program and share some personal experiences from his incredible career. Dr. Maya Tong and Dr. David Plemel will share their own experiences volunteering with Orbis. Finally, Dr. James Whelan, a veteran of nine Orbis programs spanning nearly two decades, will offer his knowledge and insights about global health and Orbis’s work around the world. All speakers will share important lessons learned during their schooling, Orbis involvement and current careers, helping to guide and shape possible new opportunities for attendees. 

Following the presentation, there will be a Q&A session with our panelists.

Panelists include new young ophthalmologists and veterans of Orbis missions across the country :
* Dr. Hunter Cherwek, MD – Vice President, Clinical Services & Technology, Orbis International
* Dr. Maya Tong, MD, FRCSC – Cornea and Anterior Segment Specialist
* Dr. David Plemel, MD, FRCSC – Orbital and Oculoplastic Plastic Surgeon
* Dr. James Whelan, MD, FRCSC – Chief, Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery at Memorial Hospital

We will share how residents and young ophthalmologists can get involved with Orbis and global ophthalmology in their current careers, and we will guide and shape possible new opportunities for all attendees.

Learning objectives: All speakers will share important lessons learned during their schooling, Orbis involvement and current careers, helping to guide and shape possible new opportunities for attendees.

The Canadian Ophthalmology Student Interest Group (COSIG-GECIO) is a collective run by medical students interested in ophthalmology from across Canada. Our goal is to support other medical students interested in ophthalmology by sharing resources, facilitating connections, and promoting student research and advocacy efforts.

For more upcoming events and to view the calendar click the link below.

World-renowned glaucoma specialists share how they approach surgical challenges. Mark your calendar for the WGA Surgical Grand Rounds Webinar on Thursday, December 8th, 2022. The webinar will be broadcast live at two timeslots, making sure that wherever you are, you can tune in at a time that suits you.

Mark your calendar for another great Surgical Grand Rounds, where the following two topics will be discussed:

• How to Manage Failing/Failed Filter
• Tube Revisions to Restore Flow

The webinar will be broadcast live at two timeslots, making sure that wherever you are, you can tune in at a time that suits you.

• 8 am UTC | find your local time here
• 3 pm UTC | find your local time here

For more information contact: [email protected]

Date: February 12-13, 2024

Aver Conferences scientific committee will be honored to invite you to the 2nd International Summit on Ophthalmology and Optometry which will be held on February 12-13, 2024 in Dubai, UAE.

Ophthalmology conferences includes major sessions on detailed overview on Eye and Vision, Eye diseases and disorders, cognitive science, Perception and Human Information Processing in Visual Search, psychology, and optometry.

Ophthalmology & Optometry conference follows the theme of “Advanced Research and Techniques in Ophthalmology”.

Target Audience

Ophthalmology Researchers, Ophthalmology Scientists, Students, Ophthalmology Faculty, Ophthalmology Associations and Societies.

Early Bird registration closes March 24th, 2023

Date: August 21-22, 2023

Vision Science Conferences 2022 scientific committee will be honored to invite you to the 3rd International Virtual Conference on on Vision Science (Vision Science 2023) will be held on August 21-22, 2023.

Vision Science conferences includes major sessions on detailed overview on Eye and Vision, Eye diseases and disorders, in cognitive science, perception and human information processing in visual Search, psychology, and optometry.

Vision Science 2022 follows the theme of “Advanced Innovations in Eye”.

Target Audience

Ophthalmology Researchers, Ophthalmology Scientists, Students, Ophthalmology Faculty, Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Ophthalmology Associations and Societies

Early Bird registration closes December 16th, 2022