
Dr. Asim Ali is the Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at the Hospital for Sick Children and Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto. He holds the endowed Mira Godard Chair in Vision Research and is Co-Director of the Paediatric Cornea Fellowship. Following an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Waterloo, he completed his medical degree and residency training in Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto where he was Chief Resident. He then went on to complete dual fellowships in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and Cornea and External Disease at Washington University, St. Louis, USA. His clinical work and research focuses on complex anterior segment disorders in children including cornea, cataract, glaucoma and congenital abnormalities, with a special emphasis on corneal transplant and external disease. He has a strong interest in neurotrophic keratopathy (corneal anaesthesia) and is co-developer of the minimally invasive corneal neurotization procedure using sural nerve grafts.
Financial disclosure: Dr. Ali has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:
1. Santen
2. Novartis
Sessions in which Asim Ali participates
- Corneal Neurotization Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 B | Salle 308 B
- Speaker Asim Ali |
- 11:27 AM - 11:34 AM | 7 minutes Part of: Canadian Ocular Regenerative Medicine Society
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- Ron Jans Clinical Cornea Research Award: Rise in the Incidence of Severe Pediatric Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis During the Covid 19 pandemic Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB
- Presenter Asim Ali |
- 1:35 PM - 1:38 PM | 3 minutes Part of: Cornea I: Medical Cornea and Ocular surface
- Authors: Asim Ali 1, Ramez Barbara1, Sina Khalili2, Kamiar Mireskandari1...
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- Welcome and Introduction Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 A | Salle 308 A
- Moderator Asim Ali |
- 3:45 PM - 3:48 PM | 3 minutes Part of: Paediatrics III: Mind Blown… What a Surprise!
- Paediatrics III: Mind Blown… What a Surprise! Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 A | Salle 308 A
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this se...
- Talk | Exposé
- A Case that taught me something! Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 A | Salle 308 A
- Speaker Asim Ali |
- 4:50 PM - 4:55 PM | 5 minutes Part of: Paediatrics III: Mind Blown… What a Surprise!
- Talk | Exposé
Sessions in which Asim Ali attends
- STC: Mastering Ocular Trauma: Techniques and sutures for surgical repair. Québec City Convention Centre - Room 309 AB | Salle 309 AB
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This wetlab based course will feature hands-on training for participants reviewing the principles and...
- STC | CTC
- 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
- Corneal Neurotization Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 B | Salle 308 B
- Speaker Asim Ali |
- 11:27 AM - 11:34 AM | 7 minutes Part of: Canadian Ocular Regenerative Medicine Society
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- Ophthalmic Findings in Infants with Congenital Cyctomegalovirus Infection from The Ontario Newborn Screening Program Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 A | Salle 308 A
- Presenter Dr. Kamiar Mireskandari |
- 1:50 PM - 2:00 PM | 10 minutes Part of: Paediatrics II: Mind the Gap... Filling in the Gaps in our Knowledge!
- Authors: Kamiar Mireskandari1, Kate Leahy1, Asim Ali1, Kourosh Sabri2, Michael O'...
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- A Case that taught me something! Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 A | Salle 308 A
- Speaker Dr. Crystal Cheung |
- 2:10 PM - 2:15 PM | 5 minutes Part of: Paediatrics II: Mind the Gap... Filling in the Gaps in our Knowledge!
- Talk | Exposé
- Outcomes of Endothelial keratoplasty in Children with Endothelial dystrophies Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB
- Presenter Manokamna Agarwal |
- 3:53 PM - 3:56 PM | 3 minutes Part of: Cornea II: Surgical Cornea
- Authors: Manokamna Agarwal 1, Jyh Haur Woo2...
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
- Corneal neurotization Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB
- Presenter Dr. Isabelle Brunette, MD, FRCSC |
- 4:32 PM - 4:35 PM | 3 minutes Part of: Cornea II: Surgical Cornea
- Authors: Isabelle Brunette 1, Michèle Mabon
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article