Skip to main page content

Dr. Georges Durr

Participates in 2 items

After completing his bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences with honors, Dr Durr completed medical degree (MD) and residency in ophthalmology at the University of Montreal. He pursued a two-year fellowship in Glaucoma and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery (GAASS) at the University of Toronto. Currently, he is practicing glaucoma and advanced anterior segment surgery at the University of Montreal in the CHUMhospital (Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal) with his practice mainly geared towards glaucoma, cataract and advanced anterior segment surgery.

His Research activities have been mainly targeted towards new innovations in glaucoma and anterior segment surgery. He has published numerous articles and book chapters and has given many national and international presentations. Dr Durr teaches at the University of Montreal as an assistant professor and is the current director of the glaucoma fellowship.

Financial disclosure:

I have the following financial interests or relationships to disclose:

  • Alcon Laboratories, Inc.: Consultant/Advisor, Lecture Fees
  • Allergan, Inc.: Consultant/Advisor, Lecture Fees
  • Avisi Technologies Inc: Consultant/Advisor
  • Bausch + Lomb: Consultant/Advisor
  • Glaukos Corporation: Consultant/Advisor, Lecture Fees
  • Ivantis, Inc: Consultant/Advisor, Lecture Fees
  • Labtician Ophthalmics, Inc.: Lecture Fees
  • MicroSurgical Technology: Lecture Fees
  • Novartis Pharma AG: Lecture Fees
  • Santen, Inc.: Consultant/Advisor, Lecture Fees
  • Sight Sciences, Inc.: Lecture Fees

Sessions in which Dr. Georges Durr participates

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
Skills Transfer Course (STC)Cataract

 Implantation of an IOL in the absence of capsular support remains challenging for many surgeons. Intrascleral haptic fixation using the flanged, double needle (Yamane) technique allows the surgeon to scleral fixate a 3 piece IOL in the setting of complete zonular compromise.  The technique leaves the conjunctiva and sclera relatively undisturbed compared to other scleral fixation techniques while also reducing surgical time. Attendees will ga...

3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Skills Transfer Course (STC)Cataract

 Cataract STC-Bi-manual Anterior Vitrectomy. Participants will gain hands-on experience in anterior vitrectomy to manage vitreous prolapse encountered during anterior segment surgery. They will gain a better understanding of machine settings to optimize fluidics for various tasks. This segment will also introduce options for secondary IOL placement. Faculty will include both experienced ca...