COS Forum 2024 – Exploring the Future of Ophthalmology

Thank you to all the participants who were able to join us during the live session, we hope you enjoyed the webinar! We are pleased to offer a recording of the forum. If you missed the live session, you will still be able to access presentations on Advocacy; Artificial Intelligence; Sustainability in Ophthalmology; and Drug Shortages & Essential Medications.

Learning objectives:

  1. Understand how COS is advocating for policy changes at the government level to improve eye care accessibility and quality
  2. Be able to describe how COS is working with partners at Health Canada to analyze the causes and consequences of ophthalmic drug shortages and develop strategies to lessen their impact on patient care
  3. Know more of the current and potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in ophthalmology and their potential to impact patient care and clinical decision-making
  4. Be more aware of the environmental impact of ophthalmic practices and devices and the strategies for promoting sustainability in ophthalmic practice

IV Issue – 2023 Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Cases

The fourth issue of the 2023 Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive & Glaucoma Surgery is out! This issue is titled: SHOCKING CASES!

The Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive and Glaucoma Surgery (VJCRGS) represents a lifelong mission of renowned ophthalmic surgeon and educator, Robert H. Osher, MD, to advance knowledge and surgical training of eye surgeons. The VJCRGS pioneered video-based surgical education when it debuted in 1985 as a quarterly subscription serving the needs of cataract and refractive surgeons. In 2018, the Video Journal’s scope expanded to include glaucoma surgery in line with the evolving trends in anterior segment surgical management.

Table of contents

The QuestDr. Robert Osher, USA
Descemet DetachmentDrs. Vineet Ratra, Bhaskar Srinivasan & Dhanashree Ratra, India
Intrastromal IOL InjectionDrs. Roopashree Matada, Praveen Murthy, & Vinay R Murthy, India
Nightmare During Suture RemovalDrs. Blanca Sanz-Magallon, Aamir Ismailjee, & Alfonso Vasquez-Perez, UK
Volcano!Drs. Lionel Raj Daniel Ponniah, Heber Anandan, & Mohamed Ali, India
Black Add On IOLDrs. Volker Besgen & W. Sekundo, Germany
Mega Implantable Contact LensDrs. Jagat Ram, Parul Chawla Gupta, Simar Rajan Singh, Vijay Sharma, Bala Murugan, Surbhi Khurana, Amit Gupta, & Sushmita Kaushik, India
Capsular Bag TransplantationDr. Yuriy Kondratenko, Ukraine
IOL Optic TransplantDrs. Fernando Gonzalez Del Valle, Maria Jose Dominquez Fernandez, Javier Celis Sanchez, Antonio Arias Palomero, Jose Juan Valdes Gonzalez, Laura Riviera Villalobos, Edgar Infantes Molina, & Laura Garcia-Filoso Moraleda, Spain
StaphylomaDrs. Sonam Yangzes, Chintan Malhotra, A K Jain, & Amit Gupta, India
Two KeratoprosthesesDrs. P. Stodulka & A. Mackova, Czech Republic

To access this educational content, visit: http://www.vjcrgs.com/

COS 2023 – Looking Beyond VEGF Suppression: Optimizing the Patient Journey Video Now Available for Viewing

Looking Beyond VEGF Suppression: Optimizing the Patient Journey was held on Saturday, June 17 from 6:30 – 8:00 am ET at the 2023 COS Annual Meeting.

Our host, Dr. Wai-Ching Lam, joined by four international experts, discussed the following objectives:

International Experts

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COS 2023 Lion’s Lair Video is Now Available for Viewing

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The Lions of Canadian Ophthalmology gathered on Friday, June 16 from 6:30 – 8:00 am ET at the 2023 COS Annual Meeting & Exhibition to judge three research presentations related to retinal disease.

Dr. Diana Do delivered a keynote lecture on Clinical Innovations: From Bench to Bedside  ̶  The Future is Now.  

Lions of Canadian Ophthalmology:

  1. Eric Tourville, MD (Chair)
  1. David Maberley, MD
  2. Cynthia Qian, MD
  3. Geoff Williams, MD

International Speaker:

  1. Diano Do, MD
  2. Stanford, CA

Canadian Researchers:

  1. Gareth Mercer, MD, PhD
  2. Marko Popovic, MD, MPH
  3. Matthew Quinn, MD, PhD

The Innovation in Retina Research Award is being offered by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) with the support of Bayer Inc. for clinical trainees (residents or fellows) for a research project proposal related to retinal disease, with preference being given to research that has the potential to advance knowledge about or improve the care of patients. To determine final standing, the top three selected submissions will present their research proposal during this virtual symposium and respond to questioning by our judging Lions.  The symposium audience will also be able to vote for its choice of the top pitch.

CANMEDS Roles: Medical expert, Scholar

This symposium was co-developed by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society and Bayer Inc. and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.

First Prize $35,000

Second Prize $22,500

Third Prize $12,500

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all of our applicants! The future of retinal research certainly looks bright.

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mEYEstro Automated Standard Outcomes Software 

mEYEstro is a user-friendly software that automatically generates standardized graphs for refractive surgery outcomes – as prescribed by JRS, JCRS, and Cornea Journals.

The software produces the following 11 standard graphs; Efficacy: 1. Cumulative uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected visual acuity (CDVA), 2. Difference between UDVA and CDVA, Safety: 3. Change in line of CDVA, Accuracy: 4. Spherical equivalent (SEQ) to intended target, 5. Attempted vs. achieved SEQ, 6. Defocus equivalent (DEQ) accuracy, 7. Refractive astigmatism accuracy, 8. Target-induced astigmatism vs. Surgically-induced astigmatism, 9. Correction index histogram, 10. Angle of error histogram, Stability: 11. SEQ stability over time. Percent proportions, means, standard deviations, Cohen’s d effect sizes, and p-values are calculated and displayed on each graph. All graphs can be easily exported as high-resolution TIFF images for figures to use in scientific manuscripts and presentations.

The software can be downloaded at https://www.lasikmd.com/media/meyestro/index.php, and a tutorial is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFlRRHx6ZaI.

Please note that our software was recently thoroughly tested, peer-reviewed and published in BMC Ophthalmology, the paper about the software is available at: https://bmcophthalmol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12886-023-02904-6

Issue II – 2023 Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery

The second issue of the 2023 Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery is out! This 90 minute issue is entitled: A Smorgasbord of Delicious Cases and represents 27 of the video highlights of the ESCRS meeting in Milan.

The VJCRGS is completing its 39th year of providing the highest quality of education to anterior segment surgeons around the world. With a new issue every quarter, the Journal is a free benefit for being a member of COS, allowing access to all 39 years of content. Please consider making it available to your membership by publishing the table of contents and the website www.vjcrgs.com.

Thank you,

Robert H. Osher, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Medical Director Emeritus, Cincinnati Eye Institute
Founder & Editor, Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery

Table of Contents Volume 39, Issue 2, 2023

Highlights of the ESCRS

A Smorgasbord of Delicious Cases

PREOPERATIVE CHALLENGES

Persistent Fetal Vasculature………………………………………………………………. Dr. Priya Narang, India

Proximal Zonules…………………………………………………………………………. Dr. Hatem Ammar, Egypt

Microspherophakia…………………………………………………………………… Dr. Hazem El Nashar, Eqypt

Ectopia Lentis……………………………………………………………………….. Dr. Meriem Ouederni, Tunisia

Extreme Hyperopia…………………………………………………………………. Dr. Evripidis Sykakis, Greece

Cloudy Cornea…………………………………………………………………………. Dr. Sanjay Chaudhary, India

Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome………………………………………. Dr. Maria Jesus Quiroz-Quiroga, Spain

Morgagnian Cataract……………………………………………………………. Dr. Yehia Salah Mostafa, Egypt

PK with Small Pupil…………………………………………………………. Dr. Diane Silveira-Silva, Portugal

IOFB with Iris Reconstruction…………………………………………………………… Dr. Alvaro Silva, Spain

ICL with Traumatic Aniridia………………………………………….. Dr. Belen Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Spain

INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS

Epithelial Bulla……………………………………………………………………………… Dr. Ashraf Armia, Egypt

Blue Vitreous…………………………………………………………………………………. Dr. Pritam Rajput, India

Iris Prolapse……………………………………………………………………………… Dr. Alokesh Ganguly, India

Argentinian Flag……………………………………………………………….. Dr. Hassan Khaled, Saudi Arabia

Capsular Puncture……………………………………………………………………. Dr. Nishant Gupta, Australia

Capsular Snag………………………………………………………………………………… Dr. Vaishal Kenia, India

Double Tear……………………………………………………………………………………… Dr. Sheetal Brar, India

Fixing Mistakes…………………………………………………………………… Dr. Luciano Perrone, Argentina

Amazing Case!………………………………………………………………………………. Dr. Ahmed Assaf, Egypt

Decisions Decisions…………………………………………………………………………. Dr. Robert Osher, USA

POSTOPERATIVE PROBLEMS

Vaccine Inflammation…………………………………………………… Dr. Lional Raj Daniel Ponniah, India

Refractive Surprise……………………………………………………………….. Dr. Igor Sivec Trampuz, Nepal

IOL Dislocation………………………………………………………………………… Dr. Julio Almeida, Portugal

Flanged Repositioning………………………………………………………………… Dr. Robert Guinand, Aruba

White Cornea…………………………………………………………………………. Dr. Nancy Al Raggad, Jordan

Locked Chamber Mystery………………………………………………….. Dr. Jiri Cendelin, Czech Republic

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Shining a light on challenging glaucoma cases – from diagnosis to surgery

Canadian Ophthalmological Society, in co-development with Bausch + Lomb “Shining a light on challenging glaucoma cases – from diagnosis to surgery” Webinar recordings are now available.

March 30th, 2023 Recording
Presenters:
Dr. Cindy M.L. Hutnik MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor and Chair,
Department of Ophthalmology
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry,
Western University
Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Ivey Eye Institute
London, Ontario
Dr. Marcelo Nicolela MD, FRCSC
Professor and Head; Chief of Service
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Dalhousie University; NSH – Central Zone
Halifax, Nova Scotia

April 12th, 2023 Recording
Presenters:
Dr. Cindy M.L. Hutnik MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor and Chair,
Department of Ophthalmology
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Ivey Eye Institute
London, Ontario
Dr. Jonathan Wong MD, FRCSC
Clinical assistant professor,
Department of Ophthalmology
Cumming School of Medicine,
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

Learning Objectives:

  1. Diagnosing and monitoring progression of glaucoma
  2. Initiating the most appropriate therapy for your patients
    • Looking at the treatment approach through the glaucoma guidelines
    • Solving the mystery of medication vs SLT vs combination treatment
    • Incorporating Best Practices moving forward

The Shining a light on challenging glaucoma cases – from diagnosis to surgery is a 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 the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. You may claim a maximum of 1 hour (credits are automatically calculated).

This webinar has been supported by an educational grant from Bausch + Lomb.

Explore the Practice Resource Centre

EXPLORE THE PRACTICE RESOURCE CENTRE – we are pleased to share the new PRC promotional video. In just over two minutes, we highlight the benefits of the site for seasoned practitioners and those just starting their career, how to easily submit ideas and resources, how to create a custom reading list, and much more.

Ophthalmology Explorer

As a team of ophthalmologists, ophthalmology residents, and medical students at the University of Calgary, we are dedicated to exploring and developing simulation-based learning endeavours and 3D printing innovations in surgical ophthalmology.

Check out the latest simulation walkthrough videos below:

The EyeSi Simulator Walkthrough

In this project, we provide walkthrough videos of the levels of the VR Magic EyeSi® Surgical simulator. A staple in many ophthalmology training programs, the EyeSi® system provides virtual modules to practice surgical skills in cataract surgery. However, there are no specific walkthroughs and tips provided by the simulator in completing each individual level. Hence our library of over 100 videos on Youtube® include individualized advice and narration on video walkthroughs on how we approached each level, and our final scoring as well. We hope these videos help ophthalmology residents in completing all the levels in the EyeSi® cataract simulator, that will translate directly into real-life operating room success!

EyeSi Vitreoretinal Simulator Walkthrough

In this project, we provide walkthrough videos of the levels of the VR Magic EyeSi® Surgical simulator for the Vitreoretinal module. A staple in many ophthalmology training programs, the EyeSi® system provides virtual modules to practice surgical skills in cataract surgery and vitreoretinal surgery. However, there are no specific walkthroughs and tips provided by the simulator in completing each individual level. Hence our library of over 100 videos on Youtube® include individualized advice and narration on video walkthroughs on how we approached each level, and our final scoring as well.

Read more here to learn about the Clinical Ophthalmologists and the Design Teams involved in this innovative project.