A Path to a New Vision: Virtual Care – COVID and Beyond

The third webinar in the series, Virtual Care – COVID and Beyond aired on May 7, 2020. Moderated by Dr. Guillermo Rocha, this webinar hosted invited guest Dr. Dawn Sim, Associate Professor at University College London and Director of Telemedicine at the Moorfields Digital Laboratory, to describe practical tips and tricks for providing ophthalmology care virtually during and after the COVID pandemic. The Canadian panel included: Dr. Kenman Gan (British Columbia – Glaucoma), Dr. Karim Damji (Alberta – Glaucoma), Dr. Varun Chaudhary (Ontario – Retina), Dr. Ike Ahmed (Ontario – Cataract, Glaucoma), and Dr. Ahsen Hussain (Nova Scotia – Oculoplastics).

WEBINAR RECORDING – A Path to a New Vision: Our Starting Point

The first webinar in the series, Our Starting Point aired on April 24, 2020. Moderated by Dr. Guillermo Rocha, this webinar reviewed the COVID-19 situation and the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed to safely practice ophthalmology. The invited guest speaker was James Chodosh, MD, MPH from Harvard Medical School and Mass Eye and Ear, who was a principal author of Coronavirus Updates for Ophthalmologists for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The Canadian panel included: Dr. Briar Sexton (British Columbia), Dr. Raj Rathee (Ontario), Dr. Salim Lahoud (Quebec), Dr. Chris Jackman (Newfoundland), and Dr. Ken Roberts (New Brunswick).

Optics for Residents with Dr V Penner A series of short youtube videos on various topics in optics intended for residents. Dr. Penner discusses approaches and answers to common optics questions.

The third issue of the 2021 Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery is now available online. This program celebrates the World’s Best Video Producers! Dr. Robert Osher will introduce the one video that each producer has chosen as his favorite and is most proud of creating.

The program is as follows:

Volume 37, Issue 3, 2021

• The Importance of Proper ICL Vaulting, Dr. Fernando Trindade, Brazil
• The Road Not Taken ,Dr. Abhay Vasavada, India
• New Technique of Phaco Surgery in the Small Pupil , Dr. Boris Malyugin, Moscow
• Femto Follies, Dr. Ronald Yeoh, Singapore
• Focus on Multifocal and EDOF IOL Technology, Dr. Gerd Auffarth, Germany
• Ophthalmic Surgery, a School of Resilience, Dr. Fernando Gonzalez del Valle, Spain
• Couching, Dr. Amar Agarwal, India
• Hydrogen, Dr. Hisaharu Suzuki, Japan
• Zen and the Art of Monovision, Dr. Graham Barrett, Australia

COS is pleased to provide ophthalmologists with this 90-minute accredited on-demand learning activity featuring content from a co-developed symposia that was presented during the 2021 COS Annual Meeting: www.cos2021symposium.com/

Learning Objectives

At the end of this module, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the importance of setting IOP targets in patients with glaucoma
• Explain how to monitor progression through VF, OCT changes and other tools
• Identify adherence issues in patients and when to refer patients for surgical interventions
• Discuss the timing and order of surgical strategies, including considerations for post-surgical medical management

This module was co-developed by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society and Allergan, an AbbVie Company and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity, and balance.

This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) 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 1.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Access Details

Access the Section 3 accredited module through the following website:

The University of Toronto and Wills Eye Hospital formally invites you to the Cornea Surgical Video Night hosted by Professor Sadeer Hannush (Wills Eye Institute) and Professor Allan Slomovic (University of Toronto)

Date:  September 23rd 2021

Time: 7:30 -9:00 pm EST 

Topic: DOVS Cornea Learning Series – Pars Plana Vitrectomy for The Anterior Segment Surgeon

Guest Panelists:

– Drs Beeran Meghpara, MD and Irving Raber, MD (Wills Eye Hospital)

– Drs Joshua Teichman MD FRCSC and Hall Chew MD FRCSC (University of Toronto)

– and Guest Vitreoretinal Surgeon Dr Efrem Mandelcorn MD FRCSC (Uni of Toronto)

Surgery Case Presentations:

• “Gore-tex, The Gift that Keeps on Giving” – Dr Samantha Habhab MD
• “Cloudy with a Chance of IOLs” – Dr Sara AlShaker MD FRCSC

Register in advance for this webinar:

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

Learning Objectives:

1. Indications for Pars Plana Vitrectomy for the anterior segment surgeon (why, when, and how?)

2. Contraindications for a pars plana approach

3. Approach to corneal decompensation and aphakia

4. Yamane ISHF pearls for the young ophthalmologist

5. Approach to endothelial keratoplasty in a unicameral eye 3. Advantages of a pars plana approach

6. Disadvantages/complications of a pars plana approach

7. How to collaborate with vitreo-retinal colleagues to achieve excellent results for patients

8. While Gore-tex suture has several advantages for use in scleral-sutured IOLs, it must be adequately buried in the sclera to prevent erosion. 

9. 5-0 polypropylene fixation using the Canabrava double-flanged technique is a good option for re-fixating lenses and avoids several of the pitfalls of sutured IOLs. 

10. Re-fixation of a pre-existing lens requires familiarity and comfort with all different approaches to secondary IOLs and complex anterior segment surgery.  

The below CME credits apply to the Corneal Surgical Video Learning Series

(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, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim up to a maximum of 1.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).   American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. For more information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credits please see: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications

Dr. Safran is an American Board Certified, Fellowship-trained Cornea Specialist. His special interest is in cataract surgery with premium lenses. He is extremely knowledgeable regarding a wide variety of eye diseases and is particularly adept at treating patients with delicate or complicated conditions.

Dr. Safran has a Youtube channel, where he shares his knowledge of very complex eye surgery cases! His channel has over 180 videos on complex anterior segment surgery that are viewed by thousands of surgeons and used by many teaching programs for instructional purposes.

The Second issue of the 2021 Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery is
online. This program celebrates the ASCRS Film Festival and features an outstanding array of
award-winning videos. After each video, Dr. Robert Osher interviews Dr. Shachar Tauber,
Chairman of the Film Festival, allowing the viewer to understand the judge’s perspective.

The program is as follows:

Volume 37, Issue 2, 2021

• Hail to the ASCRS Film Festival! With Chairman Shachar Tauber M.D.
• Mission Impossible – MIGS for the Developing World, Drs. Gurudatha Pavan Kumar,Rengaraj Venkatesh & Swati Upadhyaya, India
• New Pupil Expander Used for Capsular Bag Support, Drs. Alan Crandall, Liliana Werner,Sneha Bontu, Sean Kennedy, Nick Mamalis, USA
• In Despair – A True Story about Life with Keratoconus, Drs. Claudio Trindade, Bruno Trindade, & Marcelo Mesquita, Brazil
• Fluorescein: An ode to a humble stain, Drs. Devyani Gadre, Ramya Ravindran & Dhruv Worah, India
• Whiter Shade of Pale ,Drs. Ronald YEOH & CHEE Soon-Phaik, Singapore
• 5-0 Prolene Belt-Loop Technique for Scleral Fixation of a Dislocated Intraocular Lens, Dr. Cathleen M. McCabe, USA
• Hydrogen Will Change the World of Ophthalmology, Drs. Hisaharu Suzuki, Tsutomu Igarashi, Hideaki Oharazawa, & Hiroshi Takahashi, Japan
• State of the Union, ASCRS Executive Director, Steve Speares

Dr. Cynthia Qian presents two revolutionary methods to help people with inherited retinal diseases to regain their vision. Gene therapy for young children whose disease is at an early stage, and the bionic eye for people who may have completely lost their sight. Blindness is no longer a fatality. Explanation in video.