The 2nd Virtual Global Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology: COPHY Global will take place from June 24 – 25, 2022.

As with our previous meetings, COPHY Virtual Congress will serve as an exclusive forum for international experts to share and compare experiences that focus on controversies in ophthalmology, in order to discuss both sides of common management issues. Prof. Barry Kuppermann and Prof. Anat Loewenstein will be co-chairing the COPHy Global Virtual 2022 congress.

The American Glaucoma Society (AGS) will hold its 2022 Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN from March 3-6, and will also offer virtual access to a hybrid component of the meeting.

• All general sessions and symposium will be live streamed into the virtual platform
• There will be a virtual poster session to interact with poster presenters
• Surgical Videos will be available online
• We are offering a mobile app so that the meeting is at your fingertips
• Access the meeting content for 6 months after the meeting to revisit the best of glaucoma

We invite you to join us online if you can’t join us in person.

Clinical Day in Ophthalmology 2022 – Glaucoma

Glaucoma Past and Present: How far we’ve come

Clinical Day in Ophthalmology is an annual one-day event hosted by Western University in London Ontario. The meeting is directed towards ophthalmologists, post-graduate trainees, optometrists and allied health personnel. The topic this year is glaucoma with Canadian and International guest speakers. Lively discussion and audience participation is encouraged.

Date:  Friday, April 8th, 2022

Location: Virtual

Type of event: Conference

Learning objectives:

• Understand the breadth of medical and surgical therapy for glaucoma
• Determine the most appropriate treatment strategies for individual patients with glaucoma
• Utilize OCT for the assessment and management of glaucoma
• Recognize how social factors affect management and outcome in glaucoma

Registration: $100 for physicians and eye care professionals, $15 for allied health personnel and free for trainees. 

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, and approved by Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. You may claim a maximum of 4.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

The All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) is planning a 3-day International Ophthalmic Conclave from February 18 – 20, 2022, and will be broadcast on a virtual platform for the benefit of our ophthalmic community across the globe.

Canadian Ophthalmologists Dr. Mona Dagher, Dr. Josh Teichman, Dr. Béatrice Des Marchais, and Dr. Kashif Baig, and Dr. Varun Chaudhary will present a symposium at the International Ophthalmic Conclave of the AIOS.

The Canadian Ophthalmology Student Interest Group (COSIG) is pleased to invite you to the 6th talk of our Canadian Ophthalmology Mentorship Program (COMP) Speakers Series featuring Dr. Colin Mann MD, FRCSC (COS President), Dr. Erin Demmings MD, MEd, FRCSC and Dr. Ken Roberts MD, FRCSC.

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Time: 6 PM EST to 7 PM EST

Date: Wednesday, February 9th, 2022

Time: 8:30 pm

Topic: AAO/AAPOS February 2022 Journal Club

Moderator: Dr. Ken Wright

Validation of a novel strabismus surgery 3D-printed silicone eye model for simulation training – Yi Ning Strube, MD

Increasing incidence and risk factors for divergence insufficiency esotropia – David L. Guyton, MD

Long-term ophthalmic outcomes in 120 children with unilateral coronal synostosis: A 20-year retrospective analysis – Linda R. Dagi, MD

Register here:

Date: Thursday, February 10th, 2022

Time: 8:00 am

Speakers: Dr. Sara Wester, Dr. Erin Shriver, Dr. Femida Kherani

Topic: Session 1 Oculoplastics.

The panelists will answer questions posed from the original webinar series or submitted in advance and will provide real-life professional mentoring and advice as experienced OCP specialists. This informal webinar format will allow for ample participation from all to share questions and make comments and encourages discussion among participants.

Register in Advance:

To view previous sessions click the link below:

Date: Wednesday, January 26th, 2022

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Topic: Current Status of Gender Equity in Ophthalmology

Speaker: Dr. Yvonne Buys

Register in advance for this webinar:

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

Please see some recommended readings below.

Buys YM, Canizares M, Felfeli T, Jin Y: Influence of age, sex, and generation on physician payments and clinical activity in Ontario, Canada: An age-period-cohort analysis. American Journal of Ophthalmology 2019;205:184-96

Buys YM, Canizares M, Felfeli T, Jin YP: Trends in payments among male and female ophthalmologists in Ontario from 1992 to 2018. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2021.07.011.

Join the Moroccan Society of Ophthalmology for the 35th Annual National Ophthalmology Congress taking place from February 9 to 12 in Casablanca. This year’s Congress theme is macular pathology and the event will feature subspecialty days and rich roundtable discussions.