Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to individuals who have made a sustained impact nationally and internationally on the growth of the profession and who have maintained the highest standard of patient care in their practice. The recipient of this award has also been a strong and positive role model in the community and an exemplary mentor and educator.
For over four decades, Dr. John Simon Fraser Richards, MD, FRCSC has been a steadfast, passionate, and ground breaking ophthalmologist. Known for bringing his creativity, ingenuity, and decades of international experience to bear when developing new procedures to deal with major clinical issues, Dr. Richards remains a passionate advocate for improving the field of Ophthalmology in Canada and around the world. MORE
2016 COS Awards for Excellence in Ophthalmic Research
The Canadian Ophthalmological Society congratulates the recipients of 2016 COS Awards for Excellence in Ophthalmic Research.
Papers
First prize
Mark Seamone, Dalhousie University
The role of VEGF-A in exogenous endophthalmitis: a potential target for immunomodulation
Presented during Retina II
Second prize
Carl Shen, University of Toronto
Characterization of changes in corneal endothelial cell density in early childhood
Presented during Cornea II
Third prize
Alice Zhang, McGill University
Choroideremia is a systemic disease with lymphocyte crystals and plasma lipid and RBC membrane abnormalities
Presented during Retina II
Posters
Presented during Current Concepts I
First prize
Parnian Arjmand, University of Ottawa
Flashes and floaters: a survey of Canadian ophthalmology residents’ practice patterns
Second prize
Stephanie Cote, University of Calgary
Outcomes of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve mechanism removal
Third prize
Yogesh Patodia, Western University
Clinical effectiveness of currently available low-vision devices in glaucoma patients with moderate to severe vision loss