COS-1 Current Concepts I

Saturday June 15, 2013, 0800-1000
Westmount

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

  • Integrate into practice cataract surgery pearls for the zonular compromised patient.
  • Discuss the potential of ex vivo allograft stem-cell transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction.
  • Incorporate into practice monitoring tips for the optic nerve head in glaucoma.
  • Describe the use intraocular biopsies in determining a differential diagnosis.

Guests
Sheraz M. Daya, MD, FACP, FACS, FRCS(Ed), FRCOphth
Steven G. Safran, MD
Jonathan M. Holmes, MD
Sarah Coupland, MBBS, PhD, FRCPath

Moderator
Allan R. Slomovic 		Canadian faculty
Paul Rafuse
Allan R. Slomovic
Caroline Lajoie
G. Robert LaRoche
Brenda Gallie
Élise Héon

0800President's welcome
Paul Rafuse
0805Chair's welcome and introductions
Allan R. Slomovic
0810Remarks from l'Association des médecins ophtalmologistes du Québec (AMOQ)
TBA
0815Ex vivo allograft transplantation
Sheraz Daya
0825Discussion
0830Cataract surgery pearls for the zonular compromised patient
Steven Safran
0840Discussion
0845Improving function in adults with childhood onset strabismus
Jonathan M. Holmes
0855Discussion
0900Intraocular biopsies: the differential diagnosis and workups
Sarah Coupland
0910Discussion
0915COS Awards of Excellence: paper and poster winners
G. Robert Laroche
0940Lifetime Achievement Award presented to: Brenda Gallie
Presentation by: Élise Héon

Sheraz Daya
Sheraz M. Daya, MD, FACP, FACS, FRCS(Ed), FRCOphth

Steven Safran
Steven G. Safran, MD

Jonathan M. Holmes
Jonathan M. Holmes, MD

Sarah Coupland
Prof. Sarah Coupland, MBBS, PhD, FRCPath