Current Concepts

• Friday June 16, 0800-1000 Current concepts I
• Saturday June 17, 0800-1000 Current concepts II
• Sunday June 18, 0800-1000 Current concepts III

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Current concepts I

Friday June 16, 0800—1000
Room 517A
Canadian Ophthalmological Society

Learning objectives

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

• Review the treatment of thyroid eye disease
• List the diagnostic criteria for pseudotumor cerebri syndrome in adults and children
• Describe the incidence and management of recurrent macular holes repaired with modern vitreoretinal surgery

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GUEST SPEAKERS Patricia Chévez-Barrios, MD Tarek Hassan, MD Alon Kahana, MD, PhD Grant Liu, MD

MODERATORS Yvonne Buys, MD Navdeep Nijhawan, MD

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Agenda

0800	President’s welcome • Guillermo Rocha
0805	Local welcome • Mona Harissi-Dagher, AMOQ
0810	Chair’s welcome and introduction • Yvonne M. Buys
0815	Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome: Diagnostic criteria for adults and children • Grant Liu
0825	Discussion
0830	What can zebrafish teach us about thyroid eye disease and extraocular muscle repair? • Alon Kahana
0840	Discussion
0845	Cytology and molecular testing of intraocular fluids: Clinical correlation • Patricia Chévez-Barrios
0855	Discussion
0900	Innovations and advances in vitreoretinal surgery • Tarek Hassan
0910	Discussion
0915	COS Awards of Excellence: Paper and poster winners • Robert La Roche
0940	Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Seymour Brownstein
1000	Adjourn

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Current concepts II

Saturday June 17, 0800—1000
Room 517A
Canadian Ophthalmological Society

Learning objectives

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

• Consider the possibility that PAM is melanoma in situ and is never benign
• Discuss the place for gene therapy in RPE 65 associated Leber’s congenital amaurosis
• Implement available OCT information to diagnose glaucoma and glaucoma progression
• Incorporate the findings of the EAGLE trial into clinical practice

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GUEST SPEAKERS Augusto Azuara-Blanco, MD, PhD Don Budenz, MD, PhD Diana V. Do, MD Arlene Drack, MD Richard A. Lewis, MD George Matos, CAT(C), CSEP-CPT, RCRT, BA Kin Rene Rodrigues-Sains, MD

MODERATORS Yvonne M. Buys, MD Amin Kherani, MD

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Agenda

0800	Introduction • Yvonne M. Buys
0802	OCT for glaucoma: Where are we now and where are we going? • Don Budenz
0816	Current management of angle closure glaucoma • Agusto Azuara-Blanco
0830	5 pearls for cataract surgery in the glaucoma patient • Richard A. Lewis
0844	Discussion
0850	Gene therapy for RPE65 associated Leber congenital amaurosis • Arlene Drack
0904	Skin and conjunctival melanoma: Much more in common than not • Rene Rodrigues-Sains
0918	Update on management of diabetic macular edema • Diana V. Do
0932	Discussion
0937	COS Lecture: Re-attaching the focus on body mechanics and ergonomics • George Matos
0957	Discussion
1000	Adjourn

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Current concepts III

Sunday June 18, 0800—1000
Room 517A
Canadian Ophthalmological Society

Learning objectives

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

• Explain the Canadian reporting structure for TASS
• Describe refractive issues of the young and not so young
• Evaluate the causes of uveitis

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GUEST SPEAKERS Jyotirmay Biswas, MS, FMRF, FNAMS, FIC Path., FAICO Nathan Congdon, MD, MPH Damien Gatinel, MD Jodhbir Singh Mehta, BSc (Hons.), MBBS, FRCOphth, FRSC (Ed) Arsham Sheybani, MD

MODERATORS Yvonne M. Buys, MD Jean Deschênes, MD

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Agenda

0800	Introduction • Yvonne M. Buys
0802	Canadian TASS update • Simon Holland
0812	Discussion
0817	Trifocal IOLs: Optical principles and clinical efficiency • Damien Gatinel
0831	Discussion
0836	The cataract surgery that caused glaucoma • Arsham Sheybani
0850	Discussion
0855	Top 10 things you should know about endothelial keratoplasty • Jodhbir S. Mehta
0909	Discussion
0914	CJO Lecture: Uveitis – Search for the cause • Jyotirmay Biswas
0934	Discussion
0939	Helping China manage its epidemic of childhood myopia • Nathan Congdon
0953	Discussion
1000	Adjourn