The Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Society will be hosting their 2025 ANZGS Congress, which will be held in Perth from 14 – 16 February 2025.

The congress will include the highly popular and somewhat unpredictable interactive panel and case presentations, the ACB Molteno Off-Piste Lecture, and numerous keynote presentations from the glaucoma field, along with ample opportunities for submitted papers. Their keynote presenters include:

• Professor Norbert Pfeiffer (Lowe Lecture)
• Professor Steven Tingay (ACB Molteno Lecture)
• Professor Keith Martin (Gillies Lecture)

Registration is open now! The deadline to register for this event is February 7th, 2025. Virtual and in-person registration is available. For more details on registering, click HERE.

The Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce that they will be hosting the 63rd Annual Walter Wright Symposium from December 6th to 7th, 2024!

The 63rd Annual Walter Wright Symposium will encompass an action-packed agenda for cataract surgeons and the comprehensive ophthalmologist. With this meeting, you will look at cataract surgery innovations and inspirations since it is the 75th anniversary of the 1st IOL inserted by Sir Harold Ridley! You will delve into preop diagnostics and discussion with patients and take the journey to intraoperative technologies and techniques, and finally finish by exploring post op care and dealing with surprises. The University of Toronto has some of the most highly regarded international cataract surgeons invited who will inspire you and guide you through all these steps and challenging cases as well.

They will also have the Cataract Coach symposium and some amazing talks on cataract surgery challenges and complications. Also, cataract surgery in eyes with other co-morbities, unexpected outcomes and how to best manage. Through these different viewpoints, they aim to provide key practical pearls for residents, fellows, community, and academic ophthalmologists as well as allied health personnel. The University of Toronto look forward to connecting and engaging with you at this year’s symposium.

The symposium will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (255 Front St W)

For more information regarding registration, please visit: https://www.cpd.utoronto.ca/walterwright/

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim a maximum of 10.0 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Date: Friday, November 8th, 2024

Time: 8:45 AM – 12:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Location: 45 Brunswick Ave., Multi-purpose Room B, Toronto, ON

Title: Management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-associated Uveitis AND Other infectious uveitis, & uveitis

Speakers: Drs. Nisha Acharya and Panos Christaskis    

The VPP Grand Rounds Local and Visiting Professor Program 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.

Date: Friday, November 8th, 2024

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM (Eastern Standard Time)

Title: Lessons Learned from Uveitis Cases

Speaker: Dr. Nisha Acharya

Zoom link: Register in advance for this webinar

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Objectives:

1. To understand the pros and cons of systemic vs. local therapy for the management of uveitis;

2. To become familiar with the evidence available to guide management of uveitic macular edema;

3. To learn about prevention strategies for herpes zoster ophthalmicus.

The VPP Grand Rounds Local and Visiting Professor Program 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. You will be able to claim 1 credit for this round.

Date: Thursday, November 7th, 2024

Time: 7:30 – 9:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Title: Cell therapy for Corneal Endothelial Dystrophies

Speaker: Dr. Joshua Teichman

Zoom Link: Register in advance for this webinar

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Objectives:

1. Understand the current standard of care in the management of corneal endothelial dysfunction;

2. Describe medical and surgical options for treatment of symptomatic Fuchs dystrophy and bullous keratopathy;

3. Learn about future alternatives for corneal endothelial cell replacement.

The VPP Grand Rounds Local and Visiting Professor Program 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. You will be able to claim 1 credit for this round.

We are thrilled to announce the next webinar in our “EyeNovation: International Webinar Series for Ophthalmic Expertise” series, “The Light Adjustable Lens: Impressions after 500 and my 2 eyes,” presented by esteemed ophthalmologist Dr. Samir Melki from Harvard Medical School. This webinar took place on October 30th, from 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET.

Dr. Melki, an associate professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, has an impressive background, including completing a fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, an MD PhD from Vanderbilt University, and an Ophthalmology residency at Georgetown University. He is the founder of Boston Vision, an academically-oriented practice, and has published 4 textbooks and 57 articles in respected peer-reviewed scientific journals.

In this webinar, Dr. Melki shared his LAL experience with the first 500 eyes, discussing the technology, process, and outcomes. Attendees will gain insights into:

• The process of the LAL;
• Comparison of the visual outcomes of the LAL and other IOLs;
• Patient satisfaction after LAL implantation.

Dr. Melki also discussed the success rate of monovision after LAL, the percentage of patients requesting a change in refractive aim, and his personal experience with LAL and LAL plus from a surgeon’s perspective.

You can watch the recording below:

Missed this webinar? Stay tuned for future webinars in the EyeNovation series, as we continue to bring you the latest advancements and expert perspectives in ophthalmology. Together, we can improve patient care and push the boundaries of what is possible in this dynamic field.

Report Card: The Post-Pandemic State of Vision Health in Canada

Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Time: 10 am – 2 pm  
Location: Toronto Reference Library 
789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 2G8
Bram & Bluma Appel Salon (2nd floor)

This conference will present results from the newly-released Report Card Part 2, undertaken by the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) and Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC), which is a follow-up to the Report Card Part 1, released in October 2022. 

The report provides an update on the current state of vision health in Canada and what we can anticipate as we move forward from the post-pandemic era. The report offers insights into the key issues affecting vision health and the community of people living with vision loss. 

This is a hybrid event, meaning the same content will be offered at the same time.
For in-person registration, click HERE.
For online registration, click HERE.

You can view the 2023 Report Card below!

Date: November 3-5, 2024
Location: Valencia, Spain – Palacio de Congresos de València

EVER is the leading ophthalmological research association in Europe which covers all areas of ophthalmology and the visual sciences. One of the main activities of EVER is the organizing of a high quality research meeting every year at a location chosen for its access and congress facilities.

The 27th EVER congress will provide the perfect environment to promote the best research in vision, retina and eye, bringing together clinical, translational and basic science in a very beautiful, welcoming and dynamic city.

For more information on this innovative, scientific programming, click HERE.

The 27th EVER CONGRESS, Valencia, Spain 03/11/2024 – 05/11/2024 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 17 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity (6 credits on 3/11, 6 credits on 4/11, 5 credits on 5/11). “Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org. Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

For the past decade, the biennial Fuchs Symposium has brought together the world’s leaders in endothelial research and treatment under one roof to share the latest advancements in this exciting field. The Fuchs IX Symposium will take place at the McGill University Health Centre in Montréal, Canada. The course directors have gathered an incredible faculty that you won’t want to miss. This symposium will take place on September 27th, 2025. Be sure to save the date, registration will be open soon!