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Vishaal Bhambhwani

Assistant Professor & Staff Ophthalmologist
Northern Ontario School of Medicine & Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Participates in 6 items

Dr Vishaal Bhambhwani MBBS, MS, DNB, FPOS, is an Ophthalmologist with special interest in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Cataract, and Medical Retina. 

He has trained at renowned centres in Mumbai, Delhi, Auckland, and Toronto. He has completed two fellowships in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, at the University of Auckland and at The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto. 

Presently, he is an Assistant Professor and Staff Ophthalmologist at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario. He runs a busy clinical practice in Thunder Bay and is also involved in research, teaching, and administration at NOSM. He has received research grants from the Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association (NOAMA) for Ophthalmology research at Thunder Bay. 

Sessions in which Vishaal Bhambhwani participates

Thursday 15 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Friday 16 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Skills Transfer Course (STC)Cornea

 This wetlab based course will feature hands-on training for participants reviewing the principles and techniques for ocular trauma repair. Participants will review principles for the repair of complex corneoscleral lacerations, while having hands on experience in practicing basic and advanced corneal suturing techniques, including suturing under tension. Basic principles will be discussed including suture selection, placement, width, depth, and te...

Saturday 17 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Public Health and Global Ophthalmology

 Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session participants will be able to:Describe the impact of AI technologies on eye care  Understand the unique aspects of eye health needs in remote populations C...

Sessions in which Vishaal Bhambhwani attends

Thursday 15 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Friday 16 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:20 AM
8:22 AM - 8:32 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerPathology
8:30 AM
8:32 AM - 8:42 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerOculoplastics
8:45 AM
8:47 AM - 8:57 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerNeuro-ophthalmology
10:55 AM
10:58 AM - 11:08 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerCataract
11:05 AM
11:08 AM - 11:18 AM | 10 minutes
11:15 AM
11:25 AM
11:50 AM
11:51 AM - 11:54 AM | 3 minutes

Authors: Paul Harasymowycz, Christoph Kranemann, Sebastien Gagne, Adam Muzychuk, Eric Tam, Baseer Khan, Amandeep Rai, Nima Shahi, Ike Ahmed.  Author Disclosures:    P. Harasymowycz:   Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Alcon, Bausch+Lomb, Zeiss, JandJ Vision,Glaukos, Thea, Labtician, Salient, Aequus.  C. Kranemann: &...

1:45 PM
1:46 PM - 1:53 PM | 7 minutes

Authors: Raman Tuli.  University of Ottawa.Author Disclosures: R. Tuli: Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Advisary Board Apellis. Funded grants or Clinical Trials; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Clinical Trial Apellis. Abstract Body: Purpose:   Geographi...

1:55 PM
1:56 PM - 2:03 PM | 7 minutes
Third Prize, COS Awards of Excellence

Authors: Oluwadara Onasanya  , Frank Stockl.  University of Manitoba.Author Disclosures: O. Onasanya:   None.  F. Stockl:    Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Novaris, Bayer, Allergan. Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus; Description of relationship(s); Consultant, Consultant, Consultant.

2:05 PM
2:20 PM
2:22 PM - 2:29 PM | 7 minutes

Authors: Mohammad A. Khan1, Simrat Sodhi2, Samantha Orr3, Austin Pereira4, Netan Choudhry3.  1McMaster University, 2Oxford University, 3VRMTO, 4University of Toronto.Author Disclosures: M.A. Khan:   None.  S. Sodhi:   None.  S. Orr:   None.  A. ...

2:30 PM
2:32 PM - 2:39 PM | 7 minutes

Authors: Tianwei Ellen Zhou  1, Kamini Raghuram1, Elizabeth Asztalos1, Rudaina Banihani1, Kamiar Mireskandari1, Nasrin Tehrani1, Kenneth Eng1, Radha Kohly1, Ugo Dodd2, Kamran Yusuf2, Prakesh Shah,1, Linh Ly1, Anna Ells1, Peter Kertes1.  1University of Toronto, 2University of Calgary....

2:40 PM
2:42 PM - 2:49 PM | 7 minutes

Authors: Amit V. Mishra  , C Maya Tong, Marvi Cheema, David Plemel, Uriel Rubin, Bo Bao, Samir Nazarali, Steven R. J. Lapere, Rizwan Somani, Bradley Hinz, Matthew T. S. Tennant.  Author Disclosures: A.V. Mishra:   None.  C. Tong:   None.  M. Cheema:   None.  D. Plemel:   None.  U. Rubin:&nbsp...