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Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS

2023 Planning Committee - Cornea
Participates in 10 items

Dr. Chan is a specialist in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. She is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto and the President of the Canadian Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery Society. She teaches fellows as part of the Cornea fellowship program at the Toronto Western Hospital and is the Medical Director of the Eye Bank of Canada, Ontario Division. She has published more than 150 papers and book chapters, and has taught courses and lectured at international meetings. She received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award in 2015, is a Cornea Section Editor for the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, the Cornea Editor Emeritus for Eyeworld magazine, and the Founding Editor of the journal, Canadian Eyecare today.

Financial disclosure: I have/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization.

  1. Alcon
  2. Abbvie
  3. Aurion Biotech
  4. Bausch + Lomb
  5. Clarisbio
  6. Daichii
  7. Dompe
  8. Johnson & Johnson
  9. Labtician 
  10. Novartis
  11. Pfizer
  12. Santen
  13. Shire
  14. Sun Ophthalmics
  15. Thea
  16. Valeo
  17. Zeiss
     

Sessions in which Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS participates

Friday 10 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Refractive Surgery and Keratoconus
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)

Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)

Kashif Baig, MD, MBA, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Davin Johnson, Queen's University (Panelist)

Dr. Alex Lichtinger MD, FACS (Panelist)

Learning Objectives:1. To understand the role of genetics and environmental factors in keratoconus.2. To review m...
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Cornea: Surgical
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)

Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

Dr. David Rootman, MD, FRCSC (Panelist)

Dr. Marie-Eve Légaré MD (Panelist)

Learning Objectives:To review factors associated with corneal transplant success and failures.To outline t...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
Cornea: Medical and ocular surface
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)

Setareh Ziai (Moderator)

Dr. Jamie Bhamra (Panelist)

Dr. Mahshad Darvish (Panelist)

Dr. Mona Koaik, MD (Panelist)

Learning Objectives:To review diagnostic modalities to identify corneal disease.To understand the role of ...

Saturday 11 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Current Concepts II
2 hours, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Halifax Convention Centre - C1

Lecture | Conférence

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

Andrea Molinari (Keynote speaker)

Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)

Pradeep Ramulu (Keynote speaker)

Carla Siegfried (Keynote speaker)

Anthony Khawaja (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)

Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)

G Robert La Roche MD (Speaker)

Kamiar Mireskandari (Moderator)

Dr. Jing Wang (Moderator)

Gus Gazzard (Keynote speaker)

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Review latest techniques in corn...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
When Cataract and Cornea Intersect
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Allan Slomovic, MSc, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Alfred Basilious (Panelist)

Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)

Learning Objectives:To review treatment strategies for managing intraocular lens complicationsTo review pe...
1:30 PM
1:30 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C4

STC | CTC

Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Halifax Convention Centre - 107

STC | CTC

Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Davin Johnson, Queen's University (Speaker)

Dr. Marie-Claude Robert, MD, MSc (Speaker)

Dr. Alfred Basilious (Speaker)

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)

Dr. Louis Racine MD (Speaker)

Dr. Michael Ashenhurst (Speaker)

Samir Jabbour (Speaker)

Peter Huang (Speaker)

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Speaker)

This course will introduce participants to common cornea and external disease procedures, many of which could be deployed in a minor procedure r...
2:05 PM
2:05 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C4

STC | CTC

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Speaker)

2:15 PM
2:15 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C4

Discussion

Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

2:50 PM
2:50 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C4

Discussion

Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Sessions in which Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS attends

Friday 10 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
6:30 AM
6:30 AM
Women in Ophthalmology: How to Break the Glass Ceiling
1 hour 30 minutes, 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Halifax Convention Centre - C3

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Béatrice Des Marchais (Moderator)

Patricia-Ann Laughrea, Keynote Speaker (Speaker)

Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)

Andrea Molinari (Keynote speaker)

Carol Shields MD (Keynote speaker)

Inspiring women will share their vision with us. You will discover where their contagious enthusiasm might lead you. Let them transform you by t...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
COS Annual General Meeting
1 hour 15 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C3

Panel | Table ronde

Dr. Colin Mann (Moderator)