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Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS

STC Course Director
Participates in 12 items

Dr. Chan is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto and the President of the Canadian Cornea Society.  She teaches fellows as part of the Cornea fellowship program and is the Medical Director of the Eye Bank of Canada, Ontario Division. After her undergraduate studies at Stanford University, she completed medical school at Queen’s University, ophthalmology residency at the University of Toronto, and her cornea fellowship at the Cincinnati Eye Institute with Dr. Edward Holland.  Dr. Chan has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award in 2024, is a Cornea Section Editor for the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, and the Founding Editor of the journal, Canadian Eye Care Today. In 2023, Dr. Chan was included in The Ophthalmologist Power List, recognizing the top 100 most influential global figures in ophthalmology.

Financial disclosure: Dr. Chan has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization.

  1. Abbvie
  2. Admare Bioinnovations
  3. Aurion
  4. Bausch + Lomb
  5. Corneat
  6. Claris bio
  7. Daichii Sankyo
  8. Design Therapeutics
  9. Dompe
  10. Johnson & Johnson
  11. Kala Opthalmics
  12. Labtician
  13. Santen
  14. Shire
  15. Sun Ophthalmics
  16. Thea
  17. Valeo
  18. Vital Tears
     

Sessions in which Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS participates

Saturday 21 June, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM | 1 hour 45 minutes
Skills Transfer Course (STC)Cornea

Course Description: This STC offers hands-on training in advanced anterior segment surgical techniques, ideal for ophthalmic surgeons looking to refine their advanced anterior segment skills. Participants will practice creating scleral tunnels, performing superficial keratectomy and anterior stromal puncture, suturing corneal lacerations, and executing limbal relaxing incisions for astigmatism correction. Additionally, the course will feature cor...

2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Cornea

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:To understand the importance of DMEK graft sizing and how it related to transplant outcomes.

4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Cornea

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:To review how to optimize the use corneal diagnostics to detect corneal ectasia.To review rare complications after crosslinking and outcomes of custom corneal allogenic stromal ring segments.

Sunday 22 June, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:55 AM
11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Cornea

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:To review outcomes of severe dry eye disease and mask-associated dry eye.To review efficacy of novel and established corneal wound healing therapies.To understand ocular surface adverse...

2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Cornea

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:To review how to optimize cataract surgery outcomes in patients with corneal disease, iregular corneas and complex cataracts.To understand the effect that cataract surgery has on the ocular surf...

3:20 PM