Category Archives: Subspecialities
The Second issue of the 2021 Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery is Online!
Jul 13th, 2021
The Second issue of the 2021 Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery isonline. This program celebrates the ASCRS Film Festival and features an outstanding array ofaward-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 […]
Peut-on réapprendre à voir quand on a perdu la vision ? | Cynthia Qian | TEDxUmontreal
Jul 13th, 2021
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.
Virtual-Vancouver Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Meeting
Jul 13th, 2021
This year’s Vancouver Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting will be held online on Friday, September 10. Please see https://ophthalmology.med.ubc.ca/conference/ for details. Please note registration is not open yet but will be available shortly.
PCC Rounds-Specialty Contact Lenses: Seeing People Who Can’t See Me
Jun 20th, 2021
Joint International Rounds with Precision Cornea Centre (Ottawa, Canada) Topic: Specialty Contact Lenses: Seeing People Who Can’t See Me Presenter: Brittany Yelle, OD Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm Register Here Ottawa Leads: Kashif Baig, MD and Brittany Yelle, OD The Precision Cornea Centre International Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) […]

Talking About Glaucoma Podcast
Jun 9th, 2021
The Talking About Glaucoma podcast has been around since 2009. In each episode, Dr Robert Schertzer, a Vancouver-based glaucoma specialist, talks with a different glaucoma colleague about a hot topic in glaucoma. Episodes have included discussions about new surgical devices, landmark clinical trials and basic bread and butter glaucoma principles. If you get more out […]
Reports of Myocarditis/pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination
Jun 8th, 2021
June 3, 2021 Communiqué to health practitioners Reports of Myocarditis/pericarditis afterCOVID-19 vaccination. Given the international reports and attention relating to myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, the Public Health Agency of Canada has prepared this communiqué that can be shared with your health practitioner networks or that can be used to inform […]
Video Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS)
Apr 19th, 2021
The Video Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS) is a monthly, preeminent, peer-reviewed medical journal covering refractive and lens-based optical surgery. JCRS has maintained its status as a prominent forum for original research, review, and evaluation of refractive and lens-based surgical procedures for more than 30 years. The JCRS is the official journal of […]
Evidence-Informed Approaches to Teleglaucoma in Canada
Apr 14th, 2021
April 2021 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides a review of evidence-informed approaches to teleglaucoma (TG) care in Canadian contexts as of January 2021. TG is defined as a spectrum of options that adapts telemedicine approaches to enhance care for glaucoma patients (those diagnosed with as well as at risk for developing glaucoma). The objective of […]
Public Health Agency of Canada information bulletin on VITT for health care providers
Apr 13th, 2021
April 2021 Since it began, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a highly dynamic situation. New developments in the pandemic have led to new evidence, which, in turn, have informed new or refined public health guidance. As you may know, Canadian public health guidance around the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has evolved in recent weeks, in part […]