Grand Rounds

11-Jan-19

Considering patients’ requests for recording in the clinical setting

• Resident: Dr. Colten Wendel
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner
• Speaker: Darren Kopetsky, Regional Director, Client Relations, Risk Management & Patient Care Quality Office, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

18-Jan-19

Ophthalmology in the UBC Undergraduate Medical Curriculum

• Resident: Dr. Rosanna Martens
• Chair: Dr. Jane Gardiner
• Speaker: Drs Jane Gardiner, Nawaaz Nathoo, Gavin Docherty

25-Jan-19

Why Goniotomy?

• Resident: Dr.Colten Wendel
• Chair: Dr. Christopher Lyons
• Speaker: Dr. Christopher Lyons

1-Feb-19

Classics and curveballs: The Neuro-Ophthalmologic cases of 2018

• Resident: Dr. Carol Tadrouss
• Chair: Dr. Jason Barton
• Speaker: Dr. Jason Barton

8-Feb-19

UGME Learning Environment Report for the Department of Ophthalmology

• Resident: Dr. Henry Chen
• Chair: Dr. Jane Gardiner
• Speaker: Dr. Cheryl Holmes

15-Feb-19

The green anole lizard as a model for foveal development and damage

• Resident: Dr. Wendy Ming
• Chair: Dr. Cheryl Gregory-Evans
• Speaker: Dr. Cheryl Gregory-Evans

22-Feb-19

Update on DaxibotulinumtoxinA and Vascular occlusion following cosmetic filler injection

• Resident: Dr. Geoffrey Law
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner
• Speaker: Dr. Jean Carruthers

1-Mar-19

Using genetically modified X. laevis to examine mechanisms underlying inherited retinal degenerations

• Resident: Dr. Wendy Ming
• Chair: Dr. Orson Moritz
• Speaker: Dr. Orson Moritz

8-Mar-19

The changing landscape of resident assessment

• Resident: Dr. Geoffrey Law
• Chair: Dr. Nawaaz Nathoo
• Speaker: Dr. Nawaaz Nathoo

15-Mar-19

The quest for artificial cornea

• Resident: Dr. Wendy Ming
• Chair: Dr. Sonia Yeung
• Speaker: Dr. Alfonso Iovieno

22-Mar-19

Evidence Based Management of Acute Endophthalmitis: Where are we now?

• Resident: Dr. Mitchell Browne
• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Steven Levasseur

29-Mar-19

Outbreak of anti-VEGF injection-related glaucoma in British Columbia, Canada

• Resident: Dr. Grace Qiao
• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Andrew Merkur

5-Apr-19

Pediatric Orbital Tumors

• Resident: Dr. Mitchell Browne
• Chair: Dr. Jane Gardiner
• Speaker: Dr. Conor Mulholland

12-Apr-19

Corneal Complications of Glaucoma Surgery

• Resident: Dr. Carol Tadrous
• Chair: Dr. Steven Schendel
• Speaker: Dr. Gok Ratnarajan, Visiting Speaker

19-Apr-19

GOOD FRIDAY

26-Apr-19

RESEARCH DAY
Venue: Eye Care Centre Auditorium

3-May-19

The perceptual experience of retinal and cortical sight restoration

• Resident: Dr. Rosanna Martens
• Chair: Dr. Debbie Giaschi
• Speaker: Dr. Ione Fine, University of Washington

10-May-19

BCSEPS SPRING CLINICAL DAY: Glaucoma & Ethics
Venue: Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue (SFU downtown Vancouver)
580 West Hastings St, Vancouver

17-May-19

Global Ophthalmology beyond Vision 2020

• Resident: Dr. Mitchell Browne
• Chair: Dr. Simon Holland
• Speaker: Dr. Vivian Yin, Visiting Speaker

24-May-19

Vision in animals. What do we know and how do we know it?

• Resident: Dr. Lauren Sawatzky
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner
• Speaker: Dr. Marine Ford

6-Sept-19

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Conference (September 6 & 7, 2019)
Venue: UBC Robson Square

13-Sept-19

Risk of Glaucoma with VEGF Inhibitors in wet AMD: Review of the literature and results from the BC Retinal Diseases Treatment Program

• Resident: Dr. Geoffrey Law
• Chair: Dr. David Maberley
• Speaker: Dr. David Maberley & Dr. Mahyar Etminan

20-Sept-19

The Impact of Systemic Medications on Retinal Function

• Resident: Dr. Carol Tadrous
• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. William Mieler, Visiting Speaker

27-Sept-19

Ophthalmic Education in Mongolia

• Resident: Dr. Myra Butler
• Chair: Dr. Ari Giligson
• Speaker: Dr. Ari Giligson

4-Oct-19

Mounds, Vessels, and Fluids: Ocular Oncology pot pouri

• Resident: Dr. Lauren Sawatzky
• Chair: Dr. Katherine Paton
• Speaker: Drs. Katherine Paton & Travers Weaver

11-Oct-19

Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

• Resident: Dr. Grace Qiao
• Chair: Dr. Peter Dolman
• Speaker: Dr. Peter Dolman

18-Oct-19

Conundrum Rounds

• Residents: Drs. Carol Tadrous & Henry Chen
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner

25-Oct-19

Imaging the peripheral retina: an OCT perspective

• Resident: Dr. Maryam Eslami
• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Eduardo Navajas

1-Nov-19

Herpes zoster and the Zoster Eye Disease Study

• Resident: Dr. Wendy Ming
• Chair: Dr. Sonia Yeung
• Speaker: Dr. Elisabeth Cohen, Visiting Speaker, Professor (Clinical) of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, New York

8-Nov-19

Now that retinal imaging is so advanced, do we still need electrophysiology?

• Resident: Dr. Grace Qiao
• Chair: Dr. Christopher Lyons
• Speaker: Dr. Graham Holder, Visiting Speaker, BSc, MSc, PhD
  Hong-Leong Professor, National University of Singapore & National University Hospital of Singapore

15-Nov-19

When the drops don’t work: melts, bumps and scars

• Resident: Dr. Rob Pintwala
• Chair: Dr. Alfonso Iovieno
• Speaker: Dr. Alfonso Iovieno

22-Nov-19

Updates in Glaucoma

• Resident: Dr. Geoffrey Law
• Chair: Dr. Kulbir Gill
• Speaker: Dr. Kulbir Gill

29-Nov-19

Approach to the swollen disc

• Resident: Dr. Amanda Schlenker
• Chair: Dr. Salina Teja
• Speaker: Dr. Salina Teja

6-Dec-19

1. Ophthalmic Surgical Robotics – an update

2. Computer simulation of blood flow in retinal microaneurysms

• Resident: Dr. Wendy Ming
• Chair: Dr. David Maberley
• Speaker: Dr. David Maberley

13-Dec-19

Resident Christmas Rounds

10-Jan-20

To swing or not to swing: using eye movements to decode human decision processes

• Resident:
• Chair: Dr. Miriam Spering
• Speaker: Miriam Spering

17-Jan-20

BonT-A Secondary Nonresponsiveness

• Resident: Dr. Wendy Ming
• Chair: Dr. Jean Carruthers
• Speaker: Dr. Jean Carruthers

24-Jan-20

Giant cell arteritis in the 21st Century

• Resident: Dr. Maryam Eslami
• Chair: Dr. Wendy Ming
• Speaker: Drs. Mohammad Bardi, Natasha Dehghan & Daniel Ennis

31-Jan-20

Evaluation and management of thyroid eye disease

• Resident: Dr. Myra Butler
• Chair: Dr. Peter Dolman
• Speaker: Dr. Peter Dolman

7-Feb-20

Vision Screening in Kindergarten

• Resident: Dr. Geoffrey Law
• Chair: Dr. Debbie Giaschi
• Speaker: Dr. Daphne Maurer, Visiting Speaker, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour McMaster University

14-Feb-20

Where in the world are we in Cornea

• Resident: Dr. Henry Chen
• Chair: Dr. Paul Dubord
• Speaker: Dr. Paul Dubord

21-Feb-20

Somatization/Conversion Disorder

• Resident: Dr. Geoffrey Law
• Chair: Dr. Conor Mulholland
• Speaker: Drs. Andrea Chapman & Andrew Howard

28-Feb-20

A Cases of Two Discs and Two Problems

• Resident: Dr. Grace Qiao
• Chair: Dr. Kristopher Kowal
• Speaker: Dr. Kristopher Kowal

6-Mar-20

Rheumatology/Ophthalmology Co-Management Model for Ocular Inflammatory Disease in British Columbia

• Resident: Dr. Grace Qiao
• Chair: Dr. Kaivon Vaezi
• Speaker: Drs. Kaivon Vaezi & Kam Shojania, UBC Dept of Rheumatology

13-Mar-20

RB 2020: Rapid Action, Bad Business and Simulating Lesions

• Resident: Dr. Rob Pintwala
• Chair: Dr. Katherine Paton
• Speaker: Dr. Katherine Paton

8-Jan-21

Conundrum Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Lauren Sawatzky & Rob Pintwala
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner

15-Jan-21

Newer Management of Aging Skin

• Chair: Dr. Jean Carruthers
• Speaker: Dr. Jean Carruthers

22-Jan-21

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Maryam Eslami & Cameron Oliver
• Chair: Dr. Salina Teja

29-Jan-21

Why prognostication in uveal melanoma helps to understand risks for COVID-19

• Chair: Dr. Katherine Paton
• Speaker: Dr. Martine Jager

5-Feb-21

Progress in ocular stem cell therapy

• Chair: Dr. Kevin Gregory-Evans
• Speaker: Dr. Kevin Gregory-Evans

12-Feb-21

Vision therapy for mild traumatic brain injury II: prisms, binasal occluders and filters

• Chair: Dr. Jason Barton
• Speaker: Dr. Jason Barton

19-Feb-21

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Henry Chen & Dongho Lee
• Chair: Dr. Salina Teja

21-Feb-21

Winter Clinical Day
Venue: St. Paul’s Hospital

5-Mar-21

MINS, Strokes, Perioperative Optimization: Risk Factors Every Ophthalmologist Should Know About and What to do About Them

• Chair: Dr. Katherine Paton
• Speaker: Drs. Alana Flexman, Kelly Mayson, Katherine Paton, Stephen van Gaal & Donald Young

12-Mar-21

It’s not all ‘Junk’ DNA – shining a light on the genome’s dark matter

• Chair: Dr. Cheryl Gregory-Evans
• Speaker: Dr. Dr. Cheryl Gregory-Evans

19-Mar-21

Evolving Management in Orbital and Oculoplastic Surgery

• Chair: Dr. Vincent Wong
• Speaker: Dr. Tim Fulcher

26-Mar-21

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Dr. Steven Bae & Amanda Achlenker
• Chair: Dr. Selina Teja

2-Apr-21

NO ROUNDS – GOOD FRIDAY

9-Apr-21

Surgical Retina Series: Out of the Ordinary

• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Flávio Rezende

16-Apr-21

Vision and Driving

• Chair: Dr. Selina Teja
• Speaker: Dr. Selina Teja

23-Apr-21

Research Day

30-Apr-21

Role of Granzyme B in Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

• Chair: Joanna Matsubara
• Speaker: Joanna Matsubara

7-May-21

• An Unexpected Refractive Error After Cataract Surgery: A Diagnosis Under the Radar
• Acute Corneal Hydrops in Non Keratoconus patient

• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner
• Speaker: Dr. Claudio Pérez & Dr. Ahmed Hamroush

14-May-21

Corneal Neuronitization: Factors for Success

• Chair: Dr. Vivian Yin
• Speaker: Drs. Ilya Leyngold & Ezekiel Weis

21-May-21

Retinal Imaging Biomarkers in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Daniela Ferrara

10-Sept-21

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Conference (September 10, 2021)

17-Sept-21

NO FAT SHAME: Treating Obesity in Your Office

• Chair: Dr. Heather O’Donnell
• Speaker: Dr. Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM

24-Sept-21

Hot Topics in Ocular Drug Safety: New data on:
1. Pentosan (Elmiron) and Maculopathy
2. Reported Ocular Adverse Events with 3 COVID-19 Vaccines

• Chair: Dr. Mahyar Etminan
• Speaker: Dr. Mahyar Etminan

1-Oct-21

Can I get the artificial cornea? Update on keratoprosthesis and corneal substitutes

• Chair: Dr. Alfonso Iovieno
• Speaker: Dr. Alfonso Iovieno

8-Oct-21

Prostaglandin Associated Periorbitopathy (PAP)

• Chair: Dr. Salina Teja
• Speaker: Dr. Kailun Jiang

15-Oct-21

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Dr. Amanda Schlenker & Cameron Oliver
• Chair: Drs. Salina Teja/Simon Warner

22-Oct-21

UBC Department of Ophthalmology Residency Training Program – Update on Feedback Structure

• Chair: Dr. Claire Sheldon
• Speaker: Drs. Claire Sheldon, Nawaaz Nathoo and Kevin Eva

29-Oct-21

Laser Retinal Therapy

• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Daniel Lavinsky

5-Nov-21

GCA Updates in Diagnosis and Management

• Chair: Dr. Maryam Eslami
• Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Bardi

12-Nov-21

Conundrum Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Steven Bae & Cameron Oliver
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner

19-Nov-21

Putting Teeth onto Eyeballs. The OOKP and advanced anterior segment reconstruction

• Chair: Dr. Sonia Yeung
• Speaker: Dr. Greg Moloney

26-Nov-21

EDI and Residency Education in Ophthalmology

• Chair: Dr. Claire Sheldon
• Speaker: Dr. Nina Ahuja

3-Dec-21

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Maryam Eslami & Dongho Lee 
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner

10-Dec-21

The Challenge of Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery: Making a Safe Entry

• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Wai Ching Lam

17-Dec-21

Resident Christmas Rounds

7-Jan-22

OCT of the Cornea: Not just for the Corneal Specialist

• Chair: Dr. Sonia Yeung
• Speaker: Dr. Matthew Bujak

14-Jan-22

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Dr. Rob Pintwala & Dongho Lee
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner

21-Jan-22

Machine learning in ophthalmology #2: Using convolutional neural networks to analyze how prosopagnosic subjects look at faces

• Chair: Dr. Jason Barton
• Speaker: Dr. Jason Barton

28-Jan-22

Towards Improving the Learning & Work Environment at UBC PGME: Strategies & Collaboration

• Chair: Dr. Claire Sheldon
• Speaker: Dr. Sonia Butterworth

4-Feb-22

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Dr. Amanda Schlenker & Carter Lim
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner

11-Feb-22

An Update on Neuromodulators

• Chair: Dr. Jean Carruthers
• Speaker: Dr. Jean Carruthers

18-Feb-22

Three French Sisters: A Review of Myogenic Ptosis

• Chair: Dr. David Rossman
• Speaker: Ricarda Benthem

25-Feb-22

Winter Clinical Day

4-Mar-22

From Van Gogh to Vision Rehab – an Overview of Comprehensive Vision Rehabilitation Care

• Chair: Dr. Mary Lou Jackson
• Speaker: Dr. Irfan Kherani

11-Mar-22

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Steven Bae & Maryam Eslami
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner

18-Mar-22

Double Vision Following Non-Strabismic Ophthalmic Surgery

• Chair: Dr. Conor Mulholland
• Speaker: Dr. Conor Mulholland

25-Mar-22

Glaucomatous Damage to the Macula: Review and Update

• Chair: Dr. Robert Schertzer
• Speaker: Dr. Gustavo De Moraes

1-Apr-22

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Dr. Carter Lim & Jennifer Ling
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner

8-Apr-22

Research Day

15-Apr-22

GOOD FRIDAY

22-Apr-22

Stem Cells Clinical Trial for Outer Retinal Degenerations

• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Rodrigo Antonio Brant Fernandes

29-Apr-22

Planetary Health

• Chair: Dr. Jean Chuo
• Speaker: Dr. Douglas Courtemanche & Rashmi Chadha

6-May-22

Two cases – One Diagnosis – Behçet’s Disease

• Chair: Dr. Kristopher Kowal
• Speaker: Dr. Kristopher Kowal

13-May-22

Macular Telangiectasia Type II

• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Rodrigo Meirelles

20-May-22

BCSEPS SPRING CLINICAL DAY

9-Sept-22

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Dongho Lee & Steven Bae
• Chair: Drs. Simon Warner & Salina Teja

16-Sept-22

Inclusivity in the Learning Environment

• Chair: Dr. Jane Gardiner
• Speaker: Erica Amari

23-Sept-22

Cyber Crime – a seat belts and air bags approach

• Chair: Drs. Simon Warner & Salina Teja
• Speaker: Jonathan Schachter & Jonas Abersbach

30-Sept-22

Truth and Reconciliation Day

7-Oct-22

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Cameron Oliver & Carter Lim
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner & Salina Teja

14-Oct-22

Retinal Imaging: A Journey through Time

• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Netan Choudhry

21-Oct-22

The Gift of Sight: Understanding Eye Banking

• Chair: Dr. Sonia Yeung (tentative)
• Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Li

28-Oct-22

Collective Clues Towards Diagnosing Infectious Retinitis

• Chair: Dr. Wai Ching Lam
• Speaker: Anita Agarwal

4-Nov-22

Resident Round

• Resident: Drs. Anastasia Faggioni & Steven Bae
• Chairs: Dr. Simon Warner & Salina Teja

11-Nov-22

Remembrance Day

18-Nov-22

Trachoma: Are We on Track to Eliminate the Leading Infectious Cause of Blindness?

• Chair: Dr. Ken Bassett
• Speaker: Dr. Paul Courtright

25-Nov-22

In memory of Dr. Dubord: Coffee for Corneas – Challenging Anterior Segment Cases

• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner
• Speaker: Dr. Luke Northey

2-Dec-22

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Dongho Lee & Cameron Oliver
• Chair: Drs. Simon Warner & Salina Teja

9-Dec-22

Going Mainstream: The Current Gene Therapy Landscape

• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Peter Kertes

16-Dec-22

Resident Christmas Round (PGY2)

6-Jan-23

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Mahadev Bhalla & Lauren Hughes
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner 

13-Jan-23

Neuro-ophthalmology Review: the curious case files of 2022

• Chair: Dr. Jason Barton
• Speaker: Dr. Jason Barton

20-Jan-23

Too smart to be influenced by marketing?

• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner
• Speaker: Dr. Aaron Tejani

27-Jan-23

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Sight Loss Population

• Chair: Dr. Orson Moritz
• Speaker: Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai

3-Feb-23

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Carter Lim & Jennifer Ling
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner 

10-Feb-23

Competency by Design: The Ophthalmology Transition

• Chair: Dr. Neeru Gupta
• Speaker: Drs. Claire Sheldon & Nawaaz Nathoo

17-Feb-23

Inherited Retinal Degeneration: Diagnosis and Future Therapies

• Chair: Dr. Kaivon Pakzad-Vaezi
• Speaker: Dr. Kirk Stephenson

24-Feb-23

Winter Clinical Day
Venue: St. Paul’s Hospital

3-Mar-23

Non-Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathies – What is the diagnosis?

• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner
• Speaker: Drs. Anastasia Faggioni & Jeanne Lafortune

10-Mar-23

Tidbits in Ocular Drug Safety Research

• Chair: Dr. Mahyar Etminan
• Speaker: Dr. Mahyar Etminan

17-Mar-23

The Optic Nerve: Neuro-Ophthalmology vs. Glaucoma

• Chair: Dr. Carol Tadrous
• Speaker: Dr. Carol Tadrous

24-Mar-23

Physician Wellness Lecture in Honor of Dr. Peter Zakrzewski
Under Pressure: A Spotlight on Resilience

• Chair: Dr. Katherine Paton
• Speaker: Dr. Maureen Mayhew

7-Apr-23

GOOD FRIDAY

14-Apr-23

Research Day

21-Apr-23

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Lauren Hughes & Mahadev Bhalla
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner

28-Apr-23

Coaching and feedback in Competence by Design (CBD)

• Chair: Dr. Claire Sheldon
• Speaker: Dr. Rose Hatala

5-May-23

Resident Rounds

• Resident: Drs. Jennifer Ling & Britta Gustavson
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner

12-May-23

Impossible Dreams-Everest and Eradicating Blindness

• Chair: Drs. Simon Holland & Dr. Matthew Bujak
• Speaker: Dr. Geoffrey Tabin

19-May-23

Drusen: Beyond Age-Related Macular Degeneration

• Chair: Dr. Eduardo Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Fernando Sumita

8-Sep-23

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Conference (September 6 & 7, 2019)
Venue: UBC Robson Square

15-Sep-23

It’s Not Knowledge We Lack: Edifying Cultural Safety, Humility and Humanity

• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner
• Speaker: Derek Thompson, Director, Indigenous Engagement, Health Engagement for the UBC Faculty of Medicine

22-Sep-23

Lacrimal Disease

• Resident: Dr. Anastasia Faggioni
• Chair: Dr. David Rossman
• Speaker: Dr. David Rossman

29-Sep-23

Should all glaucoma patients be on Preservative Free Therapy?

• Resident: Dr. Lauren Hughes
• Chair: Dr. Gavin Docherty
• Speaker: Dr. Gavin Docherty

6-Oct-23

Updates in HLA-B27-associated Ocular and Systemic Disease-A Rheumatology and Ophthalmology Perspective

• Resident: Dr. Dongho Lee
• Chair: Dr. Kaivon Vaezi
• Speakers: Drs. Kaivon Vaezi & Jonathan Chan

13-Oct-23

Diagnosis and emerging treatments for inherited retinal disease

• Resident: Dr. Britta Gustavson
• Chair: Dr. Kevin Gregory-Evans
• Speaker: Dr. Kevin Gregory-Evans

20-Oct-23

OCT Biomarkers for the ongoing anti-VEGF treatment

• Resident: Dr. Mahadev Bhalla
• Chair: Dr. Wai-Ching Lam
• Speaker: Dr. Wai-Ching Lam

27-Oct-23

Conjunctival Confusion: Lesion that can kill

• Resident: Dr. Carter Lim
• Chair: Dr. Katherine Paton
• Speaker: Dr. Katherine Paton

3-Nov-23

Eye movement function and failure in Parkinson’s disease

• Resident: Dr. Steven Bae
• Chair: Dr. Claire Sheldon
• Speaker: Dr. Miriam Spering

10-Nov-23

Cerebral Visual Disorders: Cases Seen, Observations Made and Lessons Learned Over 34 Years

• Resident: Dr. Cameron Oliver
• Chair: Dr. Jason Barton
• Speaker: Dr. Jason Barton

17-Nov-23

24-Nov-23

Vision Rehabilitation Update: Clinical approaches to patients with different types of vision loss

• Chair: Dr. Mary Lou Jackson
• Speakers: Drs. Mary Lou Jackson & Simon Warner
• Participant: Patty Mason

1-Dec-23

Cataract Surgery in Ocular Surface Disease : Case Illustrations and Pearls

• Resident: Dr. Jennifer Ling
• Chair: Dr. Sonia Yeung
• Speaker: Dr. Sonia Yeung

8-Dec-23

Mitochondrial Myopathies

• Resident: Dr. Shawn Yuan
• Chair: Dr.Claire Sheldon
• Speakers: Drs. Claire Sheldon & Sara Simpson

15-Dec-23

Our Role as Health Advocates

• Residents: Drs. Carter Lim, Britta Gustavson, Amar Khaira, Sabrina Yu & Maheshver Shunmugam

5-Jan-24

The OHTS Study: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

• Resident: Dr. Amar Khaira
• Chair: Dr. Frederick Mikelberg
• Speaker: Dr. Frederick Mikelberg

12-Jan-24

OCT Guided Interpretation for Common Retinal Disorders

• Chair: Dr. Bryon McKay
• Speaker: Dr. Bryon McKay

19-Jan-24

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Improve Eye Care

• Resident: Dr. Carter Lim
• Chair: Dr. Ipek Oruc
• Speaker: Dr. Ipek Oruc

26-Jan-24

Periocular Swelling: Evaluation and Management

• Resident: Dr. Sabrina Yu
• Chair: Dr. Peter Dolman
• Speaker: Dr. Peter Dolman

2-Feb-24

New Advances in Diabetes

• Resident: Dr. Lauren Hughes
• Chair: Dr. Simon Warner
• Speaker: Dr. David Thompson

9-Feb-24

Update on Cornea and External Disease

• Resident: Dr. Britta Gustavson
• Chair: Dr. Hall Chew
• Speaker: Dr. Hall Chew

16-Feb-24

Wellness and EDI in Ophthalmology

• Resident: Dr. Anastasia Faggioni
• Chair: Dr. Femida Kherani
• Speaker: Dr. Femida Kherani

23-Feb-24

Neuro-Ophthalmology, Part 1: Best Visual Afferent Cases of 34 Year Career

• Resident: Dr. Jennifer Ling
• Chair: Dr. Jason Barton
• Speaker: Dr. Jason Barton

1-Mar-24

Advances in Ocular Imaging

• Resident: Dr. Mahedev Bhalla
• Chair: Dr. Myeong Jin Ju
• Speaker: Dr. Myeong Jin Ju

8-Mar-24

Angle Closure Glaucoma

• Resident: Dr. Haaris Khan
• Chair: Dr. Steven Schendel
• Speaker: Dr. Steven Schendel

15-Mar-24

Childhood Glaucoma Surgery: A Personal Journey of Recognition

• Fellow: Dr. Tiki Ewing
• Chair: Dr. Christopher Lyons
• Speaker: Dr. Christopher Lyons

22-Mar-24

Erasers for Neuromodulators

• Resident: Dr. Amar Khaira
• Chair: Dr. Jean Carruthers
• Speaker: Dr. Jean Carruthers

29-Mar-24

Good Friday      

5-Apr-24

Fixing problems in Cataract and Refractive Surgery

• Resident: Dr. Sabrina Yu
• Chair: Dr. Simon Holland
• Speaker: Drs. Simon Holland and Gregory Moloney

12-Apr-24

Iris Repair and Replacement: A Video Based Approach

• Resident: Dr. Britta Gustavson
• Chair: Dr. Alfonso Iovieno
• Speaker: Dr. Alfonso Iovieno

19-Apr-24

Research Day

26-Apr-24

Choroidal Neovascularization and Subretinal Fibrosis in Age-related Macular Degeneration: Experimental Models and Novel Treatment Strategies

• Resident: Dr. Maheshver Shunmugam
• Chair: Dr. Joanne Matsubara
• Speaker: Dr. Joanne Matsubara

3-May-24

Inherited Retinal Degenerations: New Models, Revelations and Opportunities

• Resident: Dr. Haaris Khan
• Chair: Dr. Orson Moritz
• Speaker: Dr. Orson Moritz

10-May-24

The Intention in Teaching Versus Its Impact
The gap between the preceptor’s intention and its impact – emerging impressions from difficult feedback by learners

• Resident: Dr. Shawn Yuan
• Chair: Dr. Nawaaz Nathoo
• Speaker: Drs. Clarissa Wallace and Kiran Veerapen

17-May-24

Vitreomacular Interface Diseases

• Resident: Dr. Amar Khaira
• Chair: Dr. Eduard Navajas
• Speaker: Dr. Eduard Navajas

6-Sep-24

Emerging Therapies for Endothelial Failure in Corneal Disease

• Resident: Dr. Lauren Hughes
• Chair: Dr. Gregory Moloney
• Speaker: Dr. Gregory Moloney

13-Sep-24

Is this Neuro or Glaucoma?

• Resident: Dr. Amar Khaira
• Chair: Dr. Jean Chuo
• Speaker: Dr. Jean Chuo

20-Sep-24

Virtual Reality Displays – Medical Use and Visual Problems

• Resident: Dr. Mahadev Bhalla
• Chair: Dr. Ari Giligson
• Speaker: Dr. Ari Giligson

27-Sep-24

Challenging carotid-cavernous sinus fistula presenting to the retina service

• Resident: Dr. Sabrina Yu
• Chair: Dr. Chinh Nguyen
• Speaker: Dr. Chinh Nguyen

4-Oct-24

Approach to Management of Incidental Orbital Mass

• Resident: Dr. Jennifer Ling
• Chair: Dr. Vivian Yin
• Speaker: Dr. Vivian Yin

11-Oct-24

Common Scenarios with a Closer Eye: Cases from Early Practice

• Resident: Dr. Shawn Yuan
• Chair: Dr. Steven Bae
• Speaker: Dr. Steven Bae

18-Oct-24

Update on Binocular Treatment for Amblyopia

• Resident: Dr. Maheshver Shunmugan
• Chair: Dr. Debbie Giaschi
• Speaker: Dr. Debbie Giaschi

25-Oct-24

Unmasking Syphilitic Uveitis: History and Updates in Diagnosis and Management

• Resident: Dr. Carter Lim
• Chair: Dr. Carol Tadrous
• Speaker: Dr. Carol Tadrous

1-Nov-24

Diplopia: Differentiating Benign from Concerning Cases

• Resident: Dr. Britta Gustavson
• Chair: Dr. Salina Teja
• Speaker: Dr. Salina Teja

8-Nov-24

The Molecular Basis of Foveal Hypoplasia

• Resident: Dr. Sabrina Yu
• Chair: Dr. Cheryl Gregory-Evans
• Speaker: Dr. Cheryl Gregory-Evans

15-Nov-24

Update on Retinal Detachment Repair

• Resident: Dr. Shawn Yuan
• Chair: Dr. Zaid Mammo
• Speaker: Dr. Zaid Mammo

22-Nov-24

Retinal Disorders in Children: An Overview and Surgical Challenges

• Resident: Dr. Haaris Khan
• Chair: Dr. Suruchi Bhui
• Speaker: Dr. Suruchi Bhui

29-Nov-24

Crouching Doctor, Hidden Problems: Ergonomics in Ophthalmology

• Resident: Dr. Carter Lim
• Chair: Dr. Harald Gjerde
• Speaker: Dr. Harald Gjerde

06-Dec-24

Improving Care for Our Patients

• Resident: Dr. Carter Lim (PGY 5), Drs. Jennifer Ling, Lauren Hughes, Mahadev Bhalla (PGY 4), Drs. Britta Gustavson, Amar Khaira, Sabrina Yu (PGY 3), Drs. Shawn Yuan, Haaris Khan, Maheshver Shunmugam (PGY 2)
• Chair: Dr. Nawaaz Nathoo
• Speaker: Dr. Nawaaz Nathoo