Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015

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.

Dr. Charles Pavlin passed away suddenly in November 2014. Dr. Pavlin had an outstanding career as a clinician-scientist, and exemplified what a “general” ophthalmologist can accomplish with curiosity and determination to address a problem and develop a practical solution with major clinical significance. More

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2015 COS Awards for Excellence in Ophthalmic Research

The Canadian Ophthalmological Society congratulates the recipients of 2015 COS Awards for Excellence in Ophthalmic Research.

PAPERS

FIRST PRIZE
Manjool Shah, University of Toronto
Use of a 45-µm ab-interno subconjunctival gel-stent with adjunctive mitomycin-C for the treatment of uncontrolled open angle glaucoma

SECOND PRIZE
Julie Morin, Université de Montréal
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants treated with bevacizumab for severe
retinopathy of prematurity

THIRD PRIZE
Gary Yau, Queen’s University
The association of intraocular pressure on visual function in papilledema from idiopathic intracranial hypertension

POSTERS

FIRST PRIZE
Raageen Kanjee, University of Manitoba
Six-year prevalence and incidence of diabetic retinopathy and cost-effectiveness of teleophthalmology in Manitoba

SECOND PRIZE
Adrian C. Tsang, University of Ottawa
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine retinopathy: a systematic review evaluating the
multifocal electroretinogram as a screening test

THIRD PRIZE
Wendy (Wan) Wang, Western University
The interaction of primary human trabecular meshwork cells with metal alloy candidates for micro-invasive glaucoma surgery