The 14th Annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology: (COPHy) taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, March 24-25, 2023.

Date: March 24- 25, 2023

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

The great success of the previous COPHy Congresses, held across Europe in Prague, Barcelona, Istanbul, Budapest, Lisbon, Sorrento, Warsaw, Madrid, Athens and Dublin as well as the enthusiastic feedback received from the most recent virtual congresses, confirmed the need for proceeding with the 14th edition of this dynamic Congresses.

COPHy in Lisbon will follow the theme of our previous congresses and will be devoted to evidence-based debates and discussions amongst session moderators, speakers and the audience, all of whom will examine and analyze the most relevant and controversial issues within the field of ophthalmology. This educational Congress will continue to discuss controversies in retina, as well as other areas of ophthalmology, such as neuro-ophthalmology and uveitis.

Allowing ample time for speaker-audience discussion, the Congress aims at reaching up-to-date recommendations to ongoing debates even when data remains limited, through evidence-based medicine, including expert opinion. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in this vibrant meeting which will facilitate discussions on the shared experiences and opinions of leading local and international experts.

More information here.

Title:  Walter Wright 20/20+2: Cornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery

Date:  December 2nd – 3rd

Location:  Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON

Guest Speakers:  Drs. Anthony J.  Aldave, James Chodosh, Sadeer B. Hannush, Carol L. Karp, Terry Kim, Christopher J. Rapuano, Elmer Tu, Stephanie Watson

This year’s Walter Wright program will showcase an exciting and relevant presentation of cornea, anterior segment and refractive surgery. Diagnostic and therapeutic tools for corneal disorders and recommendations on the diagnosis and management will be presented. We will take a closer look at infections and inflammation, keratoconus and ectasia, surgical cornea, ocular surface and limbal stem cell disease, cataract and anterior segment surgery and refractive surgery. We welcome an internationally recognized panel of speakers to share their knowledge and experience. With a combination of lectures and case presentations, this meeting promises to be a high yield, academically exciting conference. Aimed towards the comprehensive ophthalmologist, we look forward to having you join us.

For more information and to register click here:

August 2022 Edition

This months’ newsletter features the following topics:

• Teaching Skills for Ophthalmic Educators Online Series – Module 14: How to Teach Using Social Media
   
• AAO 2022: Ophthalmic Educators Workshop: Optimizing Your Surgical Curriculum
   
• Teaching the Trainers Workshops at the 9th Annual Scientific Congress of the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) 2022
   
• International Direct Observation of Clinical Skills (iDOCS)
   
• Recap: Reddit Ask Me Anything
   
• This Month’s Resources

For more information on these topics and to register for any of the courses, please click on the download link:

Wills Eye Hospital and the University of Toronto are excited to bring you the next installment of the Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series

Date:  Thursday Sept 22nd 2022

Time:  1930 -2100 EDT

Co-moderated by Professor Sadeer Hannush (Wills Eye Hospital) and Professor Allan Slomovic (University of Toronto).

Keynote Presentation:
Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB
Director and Chief, Dr Agarwal’s Refractive and Cornea Foundation

Guest panelists
David Rootman, MD FRCSC and Neera Singal, MD FRCSC (University of Toronto)
Christopher Rapuano, MD and Irv Raber, MD FRCSC (Wills Eye Hospital)

Surgery Case Presentations:
Shai Gendler, MD (University of Toronto) 
Patrick Burbano, MD (Wills Eye Hospital)

Register in advance for this webinar:

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

The evening will as usual be recorded and placed online for viewing.

CME credits are available for the following:
· Royal College Maintenance of Certification Section 1: 7.5 hours (1.5 Section 1 hours per session)
· American Medical Association Category 1: 7.5 credits (1.5 Category 1 credits per session)
· European Union for Medical Specialists UEMS-EACCME®: 7.5 credits (1.5 ECMEC credits per session)

The Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at Dalhousie University presents its biennial symposium covering diverse topics in clinical ocular disease and visual neuroscience. The faculty includes world-class leaders in ophthalmology and vision research who will address topics ranging from treatments for inherited blindness to the role of biomechanics in ocular disease.

Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022, 2:00 PM –Sat, 29 Oct 2022, 5:00 PM ADT

Location: University of King’s College, 6350 Coburg Road, Halifax, NS 

Click the link below for more information and to register:

The third fully virtual Retina Case Conference Canada will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2022. Last year’s meeting had the highest RCCC attendance to date with more than 80 retina colleagues logging in from across Canada!
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In keeping with the successful RCCC model, our live Zoom program will center around surgical and medical interactive cases presented remotely by participants from across the country. Complementary to the case sessions, we are pleased to welcome international guest speakers Dr. Anat Loewenstein from Tel Aviv University and Dr. Ramin Tadayoni from Université de Paris, who will present on current topics in retina and provide commentary on our cases.

Date: November 19th, 2022

Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm EST

Speakers: Drs. Anat Loewenstein and Ramin Tadayoni

Click here for more information and to register:

Fuchs VIII Symposium Save-the-Date

Date: April 1st, 2023

Place: Miami, Florida

The upcoming Fuchs VIII Symposium will feature novel therapeutics for endothelial disease as well as in-depth discussions on advanced endothelial Keratoplasty techniques and clinical research, led by thought leaders in the field. 

We hope to see you in Miami, Florida, on April 1st, 2023!

Registration for the 2022 Sally Letson Symposium Now Open! 

Join us for the 53rd Sally Letson Symposium chaired by Dr. Michael E Snyder, Cincinnati Eye Institute, and Dr. Mona Koaik (Co-chair), University of Ottawa Eye Institute.

This year’s topic is “Adopting Innovation: Staying Ahead Without Falling Behind”.

Learn from international speakers on topics on adapting innovation into practice in the field of ophthalmology. The program will include high-yield sessions on cataract and refractive surgery planning and techniques, subspecialty pearls and updates, and general eye care topics. 

Take advantage of our Early Bird rates and register today! Advanced registration before the meeting date is encouraged to avoid long wait times onsite. We look forward to seeing you September 8-10 in Ottawa.

Register Today

Preliminary Schedule, Accommodation and Travel Discount Information

Early Bird Deadline ends August 15

Drs. Robert Osher and Richard Lindstrom unite to bring you a comprehensive CME meeting
FEBRUARY 15-19, 2023
Location: Tampa Marriott Water Street Hotel

This meeting was established by Dr. Robert H. Osher a decade ago to deliver a candid style of teaching and learning on anything that cataract surgeons (and rising trainees) might find useful. To keep up with the educational needs of the attendees as their role in patient care continues to evolve, this meeting is about to enter phase two in 2023. Dr. Richard L. Lindstrom joins Dr. Osher as Program Director and the meeting is now titled “Telling It Like It Is” to more accurately indicate the program will cover all critically important areas for ophthalmologists.

To find out more and to register click the link below.