
Dr. Wai-Ching Lam is the Head of the Ophthalmology Department of Vancouver General Hospital, and the Medical Director of Ophthalmology of the UBC Hospital
Dr. Lam is a vitreo-retinal surgeon with clinical interests in adult and pediatric retinal diseases. For his clinical and scientific work, he received the Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Asian Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, and Fellow and the Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retinal Specialists.
He is a committed medical educator and won 16 teaching awards in 18 years from the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Surgery, and Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences while at the University of Toronto.
He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles. He has also authored 7 book chapters, and recently co-edit a new book, “A Quick Guide Pediatric Retina”, Springer 2021.
Financial disclosure: Dr. Lam has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:
- Alcon
- Allergan
- Bayer
- Novartis
- Roche
Sessions in which Dr. Wai-Ching Lam participates
- Retina II: AMD – Don’t Let That Retina Degenerate! 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: Assess...
- Welcome and Introductions Québec City Convention Centre - Room 205 ABC | Salle 205 ABC
- Speaker Dr. Wai-Ching Lam |
- 6:30 AM - 6:40 AM | 10 minutes Part of: Looking Beyond VEGF Suppression: Optimizing the Patient Journey
- Looking Beyond VEGF Suppression: Optimizing the Patient Journey Québec City Convention Centre - Room 205 ABC | Salle 205 ABC
- 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- *Breakfast to be served from 6:00am* Learning Ob...

- Case Presentations Québec City Convention Centre - Room 205 ABC | Salle 205 ABC
- Presenter Dr. Shaheer Aboobaker | Presenter Dr. Wai-Ching Lam |
- 7:10 AM - 7:30 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Looking Beyond VEGF Suppression: Optimizing the Patient Journey
- Case Presentation | Présentation de cas
- Imaging Biomarkers for Ongoing Anti-VEGF therapy
- 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM | 15 minutes Part of: Retina IV: Imaging Masterclass
- Talk | Exposé
Sessions in which Dr. Wai-Ching Lam attends
- Retina I: Modern Retina Surgery – All Vit, No Buckle? 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:
- Updates on Macular Hole Surgery
- 10:45 AM - 10:57 AM | 12 minutes Part of: Retina I: Modern Retina Surgery – All Vit, No Buckle?
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur
- Retina III: Deep Retina – Plug Those Leaks and Keep It Flowing 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:
- 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
- Management of inflammatory chroidoneovascular membranes Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 B | Salle 308 B
- Speaker Dr. Jesia Hasan MD, FRCSC |
- 11:45 AM - 11:53 AM | 8 minutes Part of: Uveitis I: Controversies in Uveitis
- Talk | Exposé