The objectives of the workshops are to discuss how recent research can influence current clinical practice in orthoptics. Emphasis will be on learning diagnostic and management to further improve clinical application and skills in the field of orthoptics.
| 1300 | Welcome and opening remarks
Sarah Whitecross |
| 1305 | Anisocoria and pupillary dysfunction
Dr. Charles Maxner |
| 1350 | Discussion, Q&A |
| 1400 | Scientific advances and the use of technology in the treatment of amblyopia: why are orthoptists still stuck on a patch?
Linda Colpa |
| 1445 | Discussion, Q&A |
| 1455 | Break |
| 1510 | Making the best of it: strategies for optimizing orthoptic clinic practice using an evidence informed approach
Christy Giligson |
| 1555 | Discussion, Q&A |
| 1605 | Interpretation and management of ocular symptoms following head injury
Gill Roper-Hall |
| 1650 | Discussion, Q&A |
| 1700 | Adjourn |
| 0800 | Opening remarks from TCOS Honorary President
Dr. Jane Gardiner |
| 0810 | The John Pratt Johnson Lecture: Congenital and genetic ocular motility disorders - concepts for the development of a clinical algorithm
Darren Oystreck |
| 0900 | Surgical treatment of adult esotropia: target angles and adjustable suture strategies
Dr. Mikel Mikhail |
| 0915 | Causes and non-surgical management of post-operative diplopia
Kallie Sawchuk |
| 0930 | A radiologic review of the anatomy of cranial nerves 3rd, 4th and 6th
Dr. Amadeo Rodriguez |
| 0945 | Effect of dissociation on motor fusion amplitudes
Kyle Arnoldi-Jolley |
| 1000 | Break |
| 1045 | Panel discussion
Dr. Stephen Kraft (moderator), Dr. Robert LaRoche, Dr. Christopher Lyons, Darren Oystreck |
| 1215 | Lunch |
| 1330 | Graduate presentations |
| 1400 | Ocular neuromyotonia - Halifax experience
Joan Parkinson |
| 1410 | Acute 6th CN palsy with red eye
Kristen Oldford |
| 1420 | Longstanding vs acute onset esotropia
Hadil Eshtayah |
| 1430 | Face processing and gender recognition: an eye-tracking study
Stephanie Sobey |
| 1440 | Franciscus Cornelis Donders: scientific discoveries and achievements
Gill Roper Hall |
| 1500 | Break |
| 1545 | Visual deficits in prematurely born children
Dr. Johane Robitaille |
| 1600 | Hamilton schools’ vision screening study – An observational study of vision and ocular disorders among elementary school children
Dr. Kourosh Sabri |
| 1610 | Amblyopia management in older children
Lina Alkahmous |
| 1620 | Fact or fiction? Do patients with divergence insufficiency consume prism?
Nichole Pereira |
| 1630 | Rebel without a cause? The mystery of divergence insufficiency
Dr. Flavia Godoy |
| 1640 | Accommodative insufficiency: a 26 year old case report
Dr. Elham Saud |
| 1650 | Ocular comorbidities in children with neonatal abstinence syndrome
Jennifer Lambert |
| 1700 | Ocular features of adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD)
Joel Hyndman |
| 1715 | Adjourn |
