COS is now accepting abstracts online for the 2021 COS Annual Meeting. The abstract submission deadline is Monday, November 9, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET.

In addition to paper (oral) presentations, we are pleased to introduce two additional forms of presentation:

• ePosters: Say goodbye to poster tubes and printing – All accepted posters will be offered as electronic poster (ePoster) presentations.
• Surgical Videos: Show off your surgical skills by submitting a video. COS is now accepting surgical videos to be displayed alongside the ePosters (maximum five (5) minutes in duration).

The COS Annual Meeting historically boasts an 80+% acceptance rate with abstracts making up over 50% of all presentations. With so many abstracts, it is important to set your research apart – follow these keys to a successful submission when drafting your abstract or editing your video:

• Follow all abstract guidelines; read and understand the rejection criteria.
• List all authors/co-authors/producers; and declare all financial interests for each author/co-author/producer.
• Indicate that ethics approval has been obtained, where required.
• Submit your abstract to the appropriate subspecialty session.
• Include a short descriptive title and avoid gratuitous statements and irrelevant information.
• Provide an abstract that is clear, concise and free of errors.

• Papers and ePosters:
  • In the body of your abstract, include study details under the headings: Purpose, study design, methods, results and conclusions. Abstracts with “results pending” or “conclusions to be discussed” will not be accepted. Information about sample size, study duration, follow-up, techniques used, etc. should be included.

• Surgical Videos:
  • Submit a video that is well-edited, clear and easy to follow.
  • In the body of your written abstract, include an outline of key areas featured in your surgical video.

Before submitting your abstract, please review the relevant abstract guidelines:

• Paper or ePoster abstract guidelines
• Surgical video abstract guidelines

For more information, please visit the meeting website at www.cos-sco.ca/COS2021

June 25 – June 28, 2020, virtual meeting.

The overall theme for this Annual Meeting was “20/20 Beyond Limitations“

Access details:

Please visit the 2020 COS Annual Meeting website for more information, the program at a glance, and papers and posters from various presenters at the conference.

Date: Wednesday , Sep 23, 2020

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Target Audience:
The intended audience for this activity is ophthalmologists and other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.

Overview:
Visual outcomes in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) have been greatly enhanced through the integration of anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapies into treatment protocols. In DR, early intervention with anti-VEGF therapies has demonstrated significant slowing of disease progression and a reduction in vision threatening complications. In those patients with nAMD, significant visual acuity gains have been demonstrated, yet treatment burden often leads to reduced patient adherence, resulting in suboptimal outcomes. Dosing strategies aimed at extending the time between dosing intervals while maintaining early visual acuity gains are evolving. In this educational activity, experts in the field will summarize newer anti-VEGF injection protocols that may improve the long-term management of DR and nAMD, as well as examine real-world clinical data that report on patient-related and anatomical factors that influence outcomes in patients being treated for nAMD and DR.

Activity Chair:
W. Lloyd Clark, MD
Palmetto Retina Center, LLC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, SC

Faculty:
Michael S. Ip, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Medical Director, Doheny Image Reading Center
Doheny Eye Institute
University of California – Los Angeles
Pasadena, CA

Access Details:
Register here

For more information on the webinar visit the website: http://www.vindicocme.com/

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and Samaya Eye Hospitals (Abu Dhabi, UAE)

Topic: DALK: Management and long-term results of surgical complications

Presenter: Saleh Al Messabi, MD

Date: Tuesday September 15th, 2020

Time: 7:00am – 8:00 am (EDT, UTC -4)

Registration: https://webinar.ringcentral.com/webinar/register/WN_MzCsMNa-QZ6GbhSBEL-0pw

Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD
Abu Dhabi Lead: Saleh Al Messabi, MD

The Precision Cornea Centre International Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Learning objectives:

At the end of this presentation, the audience should be able to:

1. Understand the indications and advantages of Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty

2. Be familiar with the surgical steps of the procedure

3. Handle different surgical complications

4. Create proper surgical plan to handle special cases like corneal dystrophies, repeat DALK post-intra corneal rings etc.

Section 3 Accredited Self-Assessment Programs

Join us for accredited on-demand learning activities featuring two symposia from the 2020 COS virtual Annual Meeting. Earn section 3 credits by participating in these two self-assessment programs:

• Retina Infinity War: Is Bone-dry Our Endgame and,
• AMD/DME Special Report: Fluid for Thought

Access the programs here: http://www.cos2020symposia.com/

To meet the criteria for accreditation, you will be asked to complete a pre-test and a post-test. In addition, you will be asked to complete an evaluation survey following the activity. Certificates of Participation will be available for download. Under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, you may claim a maximum of 1.5 hours each for the completion of the two learning activities (a total of 3 hours).

Access details

Participate in these two self-assessment programs through the following link http://www.cos2020symposia.com/

Topic: Ophthalmic Trauma Extravaganza on Integrated Care
Date: September 5 – 6 , 2020
Time: 04:45 PM SGT – 9:30 PM SGT

Joint International Rounds between Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) and University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada)

Topic: So you ordered a corneal transplant and anterior segment surgery combo… would you like fries with that?!

Presenter: Joshua Teichman, MD

Date: Tuesday September 8th, 2020

Time: 5:00pm – 6:00 pm (EDT, UTC -4)

Registration: https://webinar.ringcentral.com/webinar/register/WN_kTEJf2FkTmmBeUGuLyApOw

Ottawa Lead: Kashif Baig, MD
Toronto Lead: Joshua Teichman, MD

The Precision Cornea Centre International Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Learning objectives: Learning objectives: At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Group complex anterior segment/transplant surgeries into patterns that are best managed in similar ways; and

2. Identify the “rules” of complex anterior segment/transplant surgery that allow for consistent results.

The 2020 COS Annual Meeting & Exhibition took place online as a virtual meeting from June 26 – 28, 2020. Through the links below you can access legacy materials from the conference, content that remains relevant to your practice. Review session recordings, ePosters, Surgical Videos, and browse recorded paper presentations. Earn Section 3 Credits through the two accredited Self-Assessment Programs developed from the two recorded co-developed symposia: Retina Infinity War: Is Bone-Dry Our Endgame and AMD/DME Special Report: Fluid for Thought.

Section 3 Accredited Self-Assessment Programs – Visit the website

Earn section 3 credits by participating in these two self-assessment programs based on the recorded co-developed symposia:

• Retina Infinity War: Is Bone-dry Our Endgame
• AMD/DME Special Report: Fluid for Thought

ePosters and Surgical Videos – Visit the website

Claim Section 2 credits. Review ePosters and document your key learnings through the bulk online reading/scanning with transcript, which you can submit to claim credits in MAINPORT.

Paper Presentations – Visit the website

Browse paper abstracts, review voice narrated video paper presentations highlighting innovative research in ophthalmology. Claim Section 2 credits for viewing under Scanning in MAINPORT.

Session Recordings – Visit the COS YouTube Channel

Gain cutting-edge knowledge with on-demand viewing of the recorded subspecialty sessions from the 2020 COS Annual Meeting including: Global and Public Health Ophthalmology, Cataract Surgery, Retina, Glaucoma, Neuro-ophthalmology, Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Resident’s and Young Ophthalmologists and Paediatric Ophthalmology. Claim Section 2 credits for viewing under Scanning in MAINPORT.

As we face this COVID-19 challenge together, The Prism Eye Institute is utilizing Zoom in order to maintain the meetings. All care providers are welcome to observe our presentations and submit questions through the messaging feature.

Topic: “I’m Ike Ahmed, Ask Me Anything”

Presenter: Dr. Ike Ahmed

Date: Saturday August 29, 2020

Time: 8:00am – 9:00am EDT,

Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4sECZzxnQzysULInz-rjPg

Accreditation:

Prism Eye Rounds are now a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. For each rounds, you will be able to claim a maximum of 2.0 credits. Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(TM). More information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit.

If interested in presenting a case or topic, or to make suggestions, please contact our WEBINAR TEAM.

Access Details:

Learn more about the Prism Eye Webinar Rounds here.

Pre-webinar materials will be posted 1 day prior to meeting. Please return to download and review prior to the webinar as this will make your learning experience more complete.