
Dr Sonia Yeung is Assistant Professor and Division Head for Cornea and External Disease in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual sciences. She is also the Medical Director of the Eye Bank of BC and Cornea Section Editor for the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology.
Dr Yeung completed her PHD, MD, and Ophthalmology residency at UBC. After a Fellowship in Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery at the University of Toronto, she returned to UBC for a tenure-track academic position in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. She has received the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Gold Medal Award and Claes Dohlman Fellow Award from the Cornea Society for excellence in research, and has published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr Yeung is involved in teaching at the medical school, ophthalmology residency, and cornea fellowship programs at UBC and has been the recipient of both Faculty Research Award and Resident Teaching Award. In the clinic, she focuses on corneal and ocular surface disease, corneal transplantation, and cataract surgery. Her basic science laboratory is housed at the Eye Care Centre, Vancouver Hospital, where she trains graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Financial disclosure: I have/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization.
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Sessions in which Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC participates
- 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
- 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
- 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...
- 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
- STC: Intrascleral Haptic Fixation of IOLs (Yamane technique) Québec City Convention Centre - Room 309 AB | Salle 309 AB
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Implantation of an IOL in the absence of capsular support remains challenging for many surgeons. Intr...
- STC | CTC
- STC: Bi-manual Anterior Vitrectomy Québec City Convention Centre - Room 309 AB | Salle 309 AB
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Cataract STC-Bi-manual Anterior Vitrectomy
- STC | CTC