Vol 41, Issue 1: Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery – Innovative Devices From Around The World

The first issue of the Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery is live! They begin their 41st year with the new program entitled: Innovative Devices From Around The World.
To view more, please visit: http://www.vjcrgs.com/ and view the table of contents below!
CCOR Finance Talk with MD Financial
The Council of Canadian Ophthalmology Residents hosted a financial literacy session in partnership with MD Financial. This talk features Caitlyn Purich (Early Career Education Specialist) and Melissa Allan (Senior Financial Consultant, CFP) from MD Financial and they go over a variety of topics such as:
- Buying a medical practice
- Managing expenses in a medical practice
- Partnership structures in a medical practice
- Tax planning for a medical practice
If you missed this helpful session, don’t worry! A recording is available for you to view below:
Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series
The Wills Eye Hospital and University of Toronto are excited to bring you the next installment of the Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series:
Date: Saturday February 15th 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 EST

Co-moderated by Professors Sadeer Hannush (Wills Eye Hospital) and Allan Slomovic (University of Toronto).
Keynote Presentation:
Alain Saad, MD
Vice Head
Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery
Rothschild Fondation, Paris, France
Guest panelists
Stephan Ong Tone, MD FRCSC and Hall Chew, MD FRCSC (University of Toronto)
Nick Hadjokas, MD and Brenton Finklea, MD (Wills Eye Hospital)
Surgery Case Presentations:
Meena Zakher, MD (Wills Eye Hospital)
Dana Baraquet, MD (University of Toronto)
CME credits are available for the following:
· Royal College Maintenance of Certification Section 1: 7.5 credits (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)
You will need to register in advance for this webinar. To register, please click the button below:
Cornea Surgical Video Learning Series – Management of Iris Defects: Replace or Repair
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, September 19th 2024
Time: 19:30 – 21:00 EST
Location: Virtual

Keynote Presentation:
Professor Michael Snyder, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati
Guest panelists: Joshua Teichman, MD FRCSC and Randal Ulate, MD (University of Toronto),
Zeba Syed, MD and Brenton Finklea, MD (Wills Eye Hospital)
Surgery Case Presentations: Rohini Sigireddi, MD (Wills Eye Hospital), Mor Baraket, MD(University of Toronto)
Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ABOjHTL9Rmu7NS9Oh9V1Ag
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.
If you would like to visit any of our prior series, please see the link here:
https://ophthalmology.utoronto.ca/subspecialty-rounds
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)
Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery – The Essential Partnership with Industry (Issue II)

The second issue of the Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery is live! The program is entitled: The Essential Partnership with Industry.
Dick Lindstrom and David Chang give a great introduction detailing the synergy between ophthalmologists and industry that results in innovative products which address unmet needs. For the first time in our 40 year history, we are publishing videos submitted from industry showcasing new products and company philosophies. To view more, please visit: http://www.vjcrgs.com/ and view the table of contents below!
2024 COS Annual Meeting and Exhibition – Archives

The 2024 COS Annual Meeting & Exhibition took place Toronto, Ontario from May 30 – June 2, 2024. Through the links below you can access legacy materials from the conference, content that remains relevant to your practice.
ePosters and Surgical Videos
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
Paper Abstracts
Claim Section 2 credits. Review paper abstracts and document your key learnings. With this, you can submit to claim credits!
Recorded lectures
Co-developed Symposium: Mystery of the Macula (Friday, May 31st 2024) was co-developed with COS and Roche and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance. This symposium features speakers: David Wong, Nirojini Sivanchandran, Robert Gizicki, Mike Dollin and Amin Kherani.
Co-developed Symposium: Eyes Forward – Navigating Advances in Pharmacokinetics and Anti-VEGF Therapy (Saturday, June 1st 2024) was co-developed with COS and Bayer and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance. This symposium features speakers: Michael Kapusta, Cynthia Qian, Bernard Hurley, Wai-Ching Lam and Arif Samad.
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:
- Understand how COS is advocating for policy changes at the government level to improve eye care accessibility and quality
- 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
- 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
- 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 Quest | Dr. Robert Osher, USA |
Descemet Detachment | Drs. Vineet Ratra, Bhaskar Srinivasan & Dhanashree Ratra, India |
Intrastromal IOL Injection | Drs. Roopashree Matada, Praveen Murthy, & Vinay R Murthy, India |
Nightmare During Suture Removal | Drs. Blanca Sanz-Magallon, Aamir Ismailjee, & Alfonso Vasquez-Perez, UK |
Volcano! | Drs. Lionel Raj Daniel Ponniah, Heber Anandan, & Mohamed Ali, India |
Black Add On IOL | Drs. Volker Besgen & W. Sekundo, Germany |
Mega Implantable Contact Lens | Drs. Jagat Ram, Parul Chawla Gupta, Simar Rajan Singh, Vijay Sharma, Bala Murugan, Surbhi Khurana, Amit Gupta, & Sushmita Kaushik, India |
Capsular Bag Transplantation | Dr. Yuriy Kondratenko, Ukraine |
IOL Optic Transplant | Drs. 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 |
Staphyloma | Drs. Sonam Yangzes, Chintan Malhotra, A K Jain, & Amit Gupta, India |
Two Keratoprostheses | Drs. 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:
- Outline the role of the Tie-2/ang pathway in DME and nAMD and how it may impact patient outcomes
- Identify the important biomarkers on structural OCT that can help predict treatment response in DME and nAMD
- Discuss real-world case presentations and when to switch patients from one agent to another
International Experts
- Shaheer Aboobaker, MD
- Toronto, ON
- Case presentations
- Diana Do, MD
- Stanford, CA
- Update on faricimab in diabetic macular edema and neovascular AMD
- Sunir Garg, MD
- Philadelphia, PA
- Emerging treatments for neovascular AMD
- SriniVas Sadda, MD
- Los Angeles, CA
- Biomarkers to help predict treatment response in DME and nAMD

