June 19th – 22nd, 2025

Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia

Cet événement aura lieu du 31 mai au 2 juin 2024 à Toronto, Ontario au palais des congrès du Toronto métropolitan.

Cette réunion bénéficie d’un corps professoral international et canadien exceptionnel présentant les dernières recherches et pratiques en ophtalmologie. Le congrès annuel et exposition de la SCO comprend des conférences invitées, des articles scientifiques, des laboratoires humides et des ateliers, ainsi que des opportunités de réseautage et une vaste exposition d’équipements et de services ophtalmiques.

Le congrès annuel et exposition de la SCO rassemble des ophtalmologistes et des professionnels de la vue dans tous les domaines de la santé visuelle, de la recherche aux soins aux patients.

Objectifs d’apprentissage:

• Intégrer à leur pratique des connaissances et des compétences acquises par le partage de recherches et d’études scientifiques canadiennes et internationales;
• Discuter des récentes percées dans le diagnostic et le traitement des maladies oculaires;
• Comparer les concepts de base, les nouvelles avancées et les expériences cliniques en échangeant avec des collègues et des conférenciers de renommée internationale;
• Améliorer leurs compétences ou en acquérir de nouvelles grâce à un cours de transfert de compétences offrant une formation chirurgicale pratique;
• Découvrir des technologies nouvelles et innovantes, et discuter des nouveautés dans le traitement et les dispositifs médicaux avec des représentants de l’industrie au salon d’exposition

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Date: Friday March 3, 2023

Time: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Kensington Gardens – 45 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, M5S 3M3

*Please arrive early to perform a Rapid Antigen Test at the door, or you may perform one at home prior to arriving and take a date/time-stamped picture of your result*

Room: Multi-purpose Room

Topic: Refractive Surgery

Speakers: Dr. David Rootman

Date: Friday March 3, 2023

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Oculoplastics: Unusual causes of ocular adnexal disorders

Speaker: Dr. Nav Nijhawan

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OBJECTIVES:

1. To discuss a unique cause of ptosis.

2. To identify complications of non-surgical facial cosmetic procedures.

Date: Thursday March 2, 2023

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic: Practicing Cornea and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery in a Medium Resource Country 

Speaker: Dr. Randall Ulate

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OBJECTIVES:

1. Show some of the difficulties that arise in practice in a medium resource country.

2. To demonstrate alternatives due to poor availability of corneas

3. Display modifications to anterior segment techniques to address deficiencies

September 6th to 9th 2023, Berlin, Germany

A 4-day Live Congress, exchanging experience and knowledge, organized by the International Ocular Inflammation Society in the cosmopolitan city of Berlin from 6-9 September, 2023.

It will be a unique gathering of 34 international societies, 14 Sections, free papers and other Special Interest Symposia. The program committee led by Russell Read has already outlined robust scientific sessions, covering the broad spectrum of intraocular and extraocular inflammatory and infectious disorders. Special focus will be led on recent advances in ocular imaging, as well as our current knowledge of the underlying inflammatory pathogenesis of disorders such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Considerable advances have been made in our comprehension of inflammation-related eye diseases, and recent scientific progress has paved the way to novel therapeutic approaches. Moreover, the program will include surgical interventions in uveitis complications such as medical and surgical management of inflammatory ocular surface diseases, keratopathies, glaucoma and retinopathies.

The 17th IOIS Congress will provide a unique opportunity for educational and scientific exchanges for academic and clinical researcher as well as health care professionals and health industry representatives. We value and encourage the active participation and contribution of all professionals interested in ocular inflammation.

Date: Friday February 24, 2023

Time: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Kensington Gardens – 45 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, M5S 3M3

*Please arrive early to perform a Rapid Antigen Test at the door, or you may perform one at home prior to arriving and take a date/time-stamped picture of your result*

Room: Multi-purpose Room

Topic: Congenital disorders of the external eye and corneal: Dermoids, blue sclera, birth trauma, CHED, etc…& Metabolic Disorders

Speakers: Dr. Asim Ali

Date: Friday February 24, 2023

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Intent, Harm and Action. Understanding Bias, Discrimination and Racism in Healthcare   

Speaker: Dr. Saroo Sharda

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OBJECTIVES:

1. Define concepts of bias and discrimination including racism

2. Describe how bias and discrimination affect health care outcomes and physician wellness

3. Describe the concepts of cultural humility and critical allyship as tools to combat discrimination

CANCELLED

Date: Thursday February 23, 2023

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic: Refractive Reel 

Speaker: Erica Darian-Smith

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OBJECTIVES:

1. To become familiar with the management of complex refractive scenarios including an innovative use of PTK post KAMRA inlay removal.

2. To look at the application of phakic IOLS, multifocal IOLS and piggyback IOLs in the settings of radial keratometry, previous trauma and connective tissue disorders.

3. To review LASIK flap trauma management.