
Dr. Saama Sabeti is a Cornea, Anterior Segment, Cataract, and Refractive Surgeon. She completed her undergraduate and medical studies at the University of British Columbia, residency training in Ophthalmology at the University of Ottawa where she served as chief resident, fellowship training in Cornea and Anterior Segment at the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, and Master of Public Health at Harvard University.
Dr. Sabeti provides subspecialty clinical care at Precision Cornea Centre and performs ocular surface, corneal, and anterior segment surgery at The Ottawa Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. She performs cornea- and lens-based refractive surgery at Herzig Eye Institute Ottawa.
Dr. Sabeti has a strong passion for research, serving as Director of Precision Research Centre and as a Clinician Investigator at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She has presented and published numerous studies on national and international platforms. She actively supervises and mentors trainees pursuing projects in both clinical research as well as patient education. She greatly enjoys teaching and is involved in the clinical and surgical training of residents and fellows as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Ottawa, as well as the academic teaching of residents internationally as a guest lecturer through Eye Corps.
Dr. Sabeti has had long-standing interests in public health, health policy, patient safety, and patient education, and currently serves as the Quality Improvement Lead for the Department of Ophthalmology at The Ottawa Hospital. She is particularly enthusiastic about sustainability initiatives and exploring waste reduction opportunities in the ophthalmic operating room, and has received a Quality and Patient Safety Grant from The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization to pursue these efforts. She also has a keen interest in global health and has volunteered abroad to serve at both grassroots and policy levels. She is an intern alumnus of the World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva as well as a Global Health Fellow alumnus of the Duke University Global Policy and Governance Program.
Financial disclosure: Dr. Sabeti has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:
- Claris Biotherapeutics
- Kowa Pharmaceuticals
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Sessions in which Dr. Saama Sabeti, MD, MPH, FRCSC participates
- Cornea III: When cataract and cornea intersect Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB
- 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: To review intraoper...
Sessions in which Dr. Saama Sabeti, MD, MPH, FRCSC attends
- Welcome Reception Québec City Convention Centre - Québec City Convention Centre - Urban Space | Centre des congrès de Québec - Espace Urbain
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Please join us for a glass of cheer and help us celebrate th...
- Social Event | Activité Sociale
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- Current Concepts I Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 2 hours
- Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:Review how to appl...
- President’s welcome Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Speaker Phil Hooper MD |
- 8:00 AM - 8:03 AM | 3 minutes Part of: Current Concepts I
- Local welcome - AMOQ Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 8:03 AM - 8:06 AM | 3 minutes Part of: Current Concepts I
- Chair's welcome and introduction Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Moderator Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher |
- 8:06 AM - 8:09 AM | 3 minutes Part of: Current Concepts I
- Changing your lens: bringing a multifocal approach to equity work Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Keynote speaker Dr. Saroo Sharda |
- 8:09 AM - 8:19 AM | 10 minutes Part of: Current Concepts I
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- QI - Focus on QI and safety Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Speaker Dr. Wendy Hatch OD, MSc |
- 8:57 AM - 9:07 AM | 10 minutes Part of: Current Concepts I
- Talk | Exposé
- Discussion Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 9:07 AM - 9:10 AM | 3 minutes Part of: Current Concepts I
- COS Awards of Excellence: Poster Winners
- 9:10 AM - 9:40 AM | 30 minutes Part of: Current Concepts I
- Exhibition Hall Québec City Convention Centre - Exhibition Hall - Room 200 ABC | Salle d'exposition - Salle 200 ABC
- 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM | 8 hours
- Our lively Exhibition Hall provides an opportunity f...
- COS Lifetime Achievement Award
- 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Current Concepts I
- Break in the Exhibition Hall - ePoster Presentations Québec City Convention Centre - Exhibition Hall - Room 200 ABC | Salle d'exposition - Salle 200 ABC
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Break | Pause
- Practice patterns of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society members in cataract surgery Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Presenter Dr. Lindsay Ong-Tone |
- 10:45 AM - 10:48 AM | 3 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Authors: Lindsay Ong‐Tone, Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region.Author Disclosures: Lindsay Ong‐Tone...
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: Explor...
- Talk | Exposé
- Pearls for success in toric IOLs
- 10:48 AM - 10:58 AM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- Toric IOLs in compromised capsules
- 10:58 AM - 11:08 AM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- Discussion Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 11:08 AM - 11:18 AM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Discussion
- Cataract surgery after phakic IOLs
- 11:18 AM - 11:28 AM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- Pearls for IOL exchange Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Speaker Dr. William Trattler MD (Center for Excellence In Eye Care) |
- 11:28 AM - 11:38 AM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Talk | Exposé
- Discussion Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 11:38 AM - 11:48 AM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Discussion
- Comparison of biometric parameters between a Scheimpflug‐based partial coherence interferometer and swept‐source OCT biometer in a Canadian population Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Presenter Andrew Robart |
- 11:48 AM - 11:51 AM | 3 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Authors: Andrew C. W. Robart1, Davin Johnson2, Erin Dohaney2. 1Memorial University,...
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- Evaluation of the Safety and Performance of a Novel One‐Piece Hydrophobic Acrylic Trifocal Intraocular Lens: Results from a Prospective, Multicentre Clinical Trial Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Presenter Paul Harasymowycz |
- 11:51 AM - 11:54 AM | 3 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Authors: Paul Harasymowycz, Christoph Kranemann, Sebastien Gagne, Adam Muzychuk, Eric Tam, Baseer Khan, Amandeep Rai, Nima Shah...
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- Discussion Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 11:54 AM - 11:59 AM | 5 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Discussion
- Should scribes come to Canada?
- 11:59 AM - 12:02 PM | 3 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- Why I use an optometrist extender Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Speaker Dr. Devesh Varma |
- 12:02 PM - 12:05 PM | 3 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Talk | Exposé
- Why I use a lens counsellor Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Speaker Dr. Jean Chuo |
- 12:05 PM - 12:08 PM | 3 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Talk | Exposé
- Discussion Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 12:08 PM - 12:15 PM | 7 minutes Part of: Cataract I: Trends in refractive cataract surgery and IOL selection
- Discussion
- Lunch in the Exhibition Hall Québec City Convention Centre - Exhibition Hall - Room 200 ABC | Salle d'exposition - Salle 200 ABC
- 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Lunch | Dîner
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- Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to: Review commo...
- Talk | Exposé
- IOLs and keratoconus
- 1:30 PM - 1:40 PM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- Management of Corneal Disorders to Improve Outcomes in Cataract Surgery
- 1:40 PM - 1:50 PM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- Smartphone attachments to slit lamp Québec City Convention Centre - Room 202 | Salle 202
- Speaker Aaditeya Jhaveri |
- 1:43 PM - 1:47 PM | 4 minutes Part of: SAP: Portable Eye Care Technologies
- Talk | Exposé
- Discussion Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 1:50 PM - 2:00 PM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery
- Discussion
- Argentinean Flag Sign (AFS): Reassessing how it actually works, and its management Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Presenter Dr. Steve Arshinoff |
- 2:00 PM - 2:03 PM | 3 minutes Part of: Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery
- Authors: Steve A. Arshinoff . University of Toronto. Author Disclosures: Steve Arshino...
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- Risk Communication in Cataract Surgery Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Presenter Diana Martinez |
- 2:03 PM - 2:06 PM | 3 minutes Part of: Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery
- Authors: Diana Lucia Martinez1, Iqbal Ike Ahmed1, Matthew B. Schlenker2. 1Prism Eye...
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- Prophylaxis Against Intraocular Pressure Spikes Following Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification: A Meta-Analysis Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Presenter Dr. Ali Salimi MD |
- 2:06 PM - 2:09 PM | 3 minutes Part of: Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery
- Authors: Ali Salimi1, Raageen Kanjee2, Marko Popovic3, Cindy Hutnik4, Iqbal Ike Ahm...
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- Discussion Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 2:09 PM - 2:19 PM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery
- Discussion
- Topography interpretation prior to cataract surgery Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Speaker Dr. William Trattler MD (Center for Excellence In Eye Care) |
- 2:19 PM - 2:29 PM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery
- Talk | Exposé
- The Afghan refugee vision screening clinic Québec City Convention Centre - Room 202 | Salle 202
- Speaker Jaqueline Slomovic | Speaker Dr. Nikki Rousta |
- 2:25 PM - 2:32 PM | 7 minutes Part of: SAP: Portable Eye Care Technologies
- Talk | Exposé
- Sclera fixated IOLs/Yamane ISHF Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- Speaker David Wong |
- 2:29 PM - 2:39 PM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery
- Talk | Exposé
- Eye care for persons experiencing homelessness Québec City Convention Centre - Room 202 | Salle 202
- Speaker Yuri V. Chaban |
- 2:32 PM - 2:39 PM | 7 minutes Part of: SAP: Portable Eye Care Technologies
- Talk | Exposé
- Group discussion Q&A Pre/post test review Québec City Convention Centre - Room 202 | Salle 202
- Moderator Dr. Marie-Josée Aubin |
- 2:39 PM - 2:55 PM | 16 minutes Part of: SAP: Portable Eye Care Technologies
- Talk | Exposé
- Ergonomics in the workplace Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 2:39 PM - 2:49 PM | 10 minutes Part of: Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery
- Talk | Exposé
- Discussion Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 2:49 PM - 3:00 PM | 11 minutes Part of: Cataract II: Multidisciplinary considerations in cataract surgery
- Discussion
- Break in the Exhibition Hall Québec City Convention Centre - Exhibition Hall - Room 200 ABC | Salle d'exposition - Salle 200 ABC
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Break | Pause
- Cataract III: Practice Patterns in 2023 and ISBCS Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to: Review the h...
- Talk | Exposé
- Current Concepts II Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 2 hours
- Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:Elucidate the caus...
- Exhibition Hall Québec City Convention Centre - Exhibition Hall - Room 200 ABC | Salle d'exposition - Salle 200 ABC
- 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM | 8 hours
- Our lively Exhibition Hall provides an opportunity f...
- Break in the Exhibition Hall - ePoster Presentations Québec City Convention Centre - Exhibition Hall - Room 200 ABC | Salle d'exposition - Salle 200 ABC
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Break | Pause
- Canadian Ocular Regenerative Medicine Society Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 B | Salle 308 B
- 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Describe how cultur...
- Talk | Exposé
- Cataract IV: Surgical Video Symposium Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: Enhanc...
- Talk | Exposé
- Updates in TASS and how it affects OR practices Québec City Convention Centre - Room 204 B | Salle 204 B
- Speaker Simon P. Holland BSc, MD |
- 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | 40 minutes Part of: CSORN
- Talk | Exposé
- Lunch in the Exhibition Hall Québec City Convention Centre - Exhibition Hall - Room 200 ABC | Salle d'exposition - Salle 200 ABC
- 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Lunch | Dîner
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- How AI and Telemedicine are Improving Access to Screening and Eye Care for the most Vulnerable Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 B | Salle 308 B
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives
- Talk | Exposé
- Cornea I: Medical Cornea and Ocular surface Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to: To understan...
- Cornea II: Surgical Cornea Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to: To review pa...
- Using Telemedicine to Scale up Reach and Increase Access to Eye Care around the World Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 B | Salle 308 B
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session participants will be able to:Describe the impact ...
- Talk | Exposé
- Continental Breakfast Québec City Convention Centre - Exhibition Hall Foyer | Foyer de la salle d'exposition
- 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | 1 hour
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- Current Concepts III Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
- 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 2 hours
- Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:Understand current...