Danica R. Kindrachuk MD
Sessions auxquelles Danica R. Kindrachuk MD participe
Vendredi 16 Juin, 2023
Authors: Danica R. Kindrachuk Author Disclosures: Danica Kindrachuk: None Abstract Body: Purpose: To examine and educate on the scope of domestic violence injuries in ophthalmology, to examine its prevalence, to delineate ophthalmology’s key role in detection and advocacy, and to discuss efficacy of interventions.
Sessions auxquelles Danica R. Kindrachuk MD assiste
Dimanche 12 Juin, 2022
LEARNING OBJECTIVESAt the end of this symposium, participants will be able to:Identify the critical unmet needs in neovascular AMD and DME managementDemonstrate a comprehensive understanding of new therapeutic agents and their mechanism of action in nAMD and DME managementExamine how to incorporate new therapeutic options into current management strategies for patients with nAMD and DMEApply new insights from multi-modal imagin...
Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Utilize OCT Imaging to differentiate various types of Pigmented Epithelial DetachmentsUtilize OCT Imaging of the choroid...
Authors: Etienne Benard-Seguin, Abdullah Al-Ani, Fiona Costello.Author Disclosure Block: A. Al-Ani: Funded grants or clinical trials; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Fighting Blindness Canada, Neuro Nexus. E. Benard-Seguin: Funded grants or clinical trials; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Fighting Blindness Canada, Neuro Nexus, North American Neuro- Ophthalmology Society. F. Costello: ...
Authors: Yaping Jin, Mayilee Canizares, Sherif El-Defrawy, Yvonne Buys.Author Disclosure Block: Y. Jin: Funded grants or clinical trials; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Ontario’s Ministry of Health for the COVID-19 Challenge Questions Initiative., Glaucoma Research Society of Canada. Funded grants or clinical trials; Description of relationship(s); Grant/Research support, Grant/Research support. M. Canizares: Funded grants or...
Authors: Irina Sverdlichenko, Caberry W. Yu, Edward Margolin, Jonathan A. Micieli. Author Disclosure Block: I. Sverdlichenko: None. C.W. Yu: None. E. Margolin: None. J.A. Micieli: None.Purpose: The relationship between anemia and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) continues to be controversial. The goal of the present study was to: 1) Determine the relative prevalence of anemia in IIH patients compared to age and s...
Authors: Laura Donaldson, Mariam Issa, Victoria Dezard, Edward Margolin. Author Disclosure Block: L. Donaldson: None. M. Issa: None. V. Dezard: None. E. Margolin: None.Purpose: While most concerning underlying causes of ptosis such as third nerve palsy and Horner’s syndrome can be ruled out by normal pupillary and ocular motility examinations, myasthenia gravis (MG) can also present with ptosis. The incidence of ocular mya...
Jeudi 15 Juin, 2023
Please join us for a glass of cheer and help us celebrate the 2023 COS Annual Meeting and Exhibition. This event is a great opportunity to network with our international speakers, special guests, sponsors, and exhibitors. Renew old acquaintances and make new friends with colleagues from across Canada.
Vendredi 16 Juin, 2023
Author Block: Lindsay Ong‐Tone. Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region. Author Disclosure Block: Lindsay Ong‐Tone: NoneAbstract Body: Purpose: This will be the fifteenth annual survey on the practice patterns of theCanadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) members in cataract surgery. Study Design: Web basedMethods: This survey wi...
Author Block: Isabela Martins Melo 1, Aditya Bansal1, Sumana Naidu2, Paola Oquendo1, Hesham Hamli1, Wei Wei Lee1, Rajeev Muni1. 1St Michaels Hospital, 2University of Toronto.Author Disclosure Block: I. Martins Melo: None. A. Bansal: None. S. Naidu: None. P. Oquendo: None.&nbs...
Author Block: Aditya Bansal 1, Sumana C. Naidu1, JAMES M. Kohler2, Shilpa In3, Garima Garima3, Priyanka A. Mahendrakar3, Himanshu Kashyap3, Samara B. Marafon1, Pradeep Susavar4, Muna Bhende3, Edwin H. Ryan5, Rajeev Muni1. 1St Michael's Hospital, 2VitreoRetinal Surgery in Minneapolis, USA, 3Sankara N...
Author Block: Sumana C. Naidu , Josh Herman, Isabela Martins Melo, Milena Cioana, Mariam Mohammed Issa, Hesham Hamli, Rajeev H. Muni. University of Toronto.Author Disclosure Block: S.C. Naidu: None. J. Herman: None. I. Martins Melo: None. M. Cioana: None. M. Mohammed Issa: None. H. Hamli: None. R.H. Muni: None.&n...
Authors: Hamza Inayat, Saerom Youn, Lulu Bursztyn. Western University.Author Disclosures: Hamza Inayat: None Saerom Youn: None Lulu Bursztyn: NoneAbstract Body: Purpose: Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is the gold standard for diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA), but is invasive, may miss pathological findings and is performed by a limite...
Author Block: David Plemel 1, Wendy Ming2, Karim Punja2. 1University of Calgary & University of British Columbia, 2University of Calgary.Author Disclosure Block: D. Plemel: None. W. Ming: None. K. Punja: Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Alcon Canada Inc, Allergan Inc, Clarion M...
Author Block: Ali Salimi 1, Raageen Kanjee 2, Marko Popovic 3, Cindy Hutnik4, Iqbal Ike Ahmed 3,Hady Saheb 1. 1McGill University, 2University of Manitoba, 3University of Toronto, 4Ivey EyeInstitute, Western University.Author Disclosure Block: A. Salimi: None. R. Kanjee: None. M. Popovic: None. C. Hutnik: None. I. Ahmed:<...
Authors: Jim Shen Chu Xie1, Laura Donaldson1, Edward Margolin2. 1McMaster University, 2University of Toronto.Author Disclosures: Jim Xie: None Laura Donaldson: None Edward Margolin: NoneAbstract Body: Purpose: Monitoring patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) who have optic atrophy ma...
Authors: Amir R. Vosoughi1, Irina Sverdlichenko2, Edward Margolin3, Jonathan Micieli3. 1Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, 2Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 3Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto.Author Disclosures: Amir Vosoughi: None Irina Sverdlichenko: None Edward Margol...
Author Block: Jeremy T. Moreau , Etienne Benard-Seguin, David Plemel, Michael Ashenhurst, Ezekiel Weis, Femida Kherani, Karim Punja, Andrew Ting, Fiona Costello. University of Calgary.Author Disclosure Block: J.T. Moreau: None. E. Benard-Seguin: None. D. Plemel: None. M. Ashenhurst: None. E. Weis: None. F. Kherani: None. K. Punja: None. A. Ting: None.&nbs...
Author Block: Michael Balas 1, Navdeep Nijhawan2, Nancy A. Tucker2, Dan D. DeAngelis2, Harmeet S. Gill2, John T. Harvey3, James H. Oestreicher2, Elizabeth Bradley4, Michael T. Yen5, Amina I. Malik6, John Nguyen7, Albert Y. Wu8, Kimberly P. Cockerham Peele8, Cameron B. Nabavi9, Ahsen Hussain10, Ezekiel Weis...
Author Block: Andrei-Alexandru Szigiato , Sandeep Singh, Margaret Mills, Kimberly Baynes, Sumit Sharma, Careen Lowder, Peter Kaiser, Sunil Srivastava. Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic.Author Disclosure Block: A. Szigiato: None. S. Singh: None. M. Mills: None. K. Baynes: None. S. Sharma: Any direct financial payments including receipt of honorari...
Samedi 17 Juin, 2023
Author Block: Asim Ali 1, Ramez Barbara1, Sina Khalili2, Kamiar Mireskandari1. 1Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, 2Hospital for Sick Children.Author Disclosure Block: A. Ali: Any direct financial payments including receipt of honoraria; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Santen Inc.. Any direct financial payments including receip...
Author Block: Sarah Moussa 1, Maya Tong2, Marie-Claude Robert2, Mona Harissi-Dagher2, Sajjad Ahmad3, Samir Jabbour2. 1McGill University, 2University of Montréal, 3Moorfields Eye Hospital.Author Disclosure Block: S. Moussa: None. M. Tong: None. M. Robert: &nbs...
Bruce Jackson Lecture
Authors: Hady Saheb1, Paul Harasymowycz2, Kahina Matougui3, Bijah Shah-Manek4. 1McGill University, 2Université de Montréal, 3Abbvie Corporation, 4Noesis Healthcare Technologies. Author Disclosures: H. Saheb: Any direct financial payments including receipt of honoraria; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Alcon, Abbvie, Bausch, ...
Ce cours aura deux objectifs : 1) permettre aux participants d’examiner les principes du traumatisme oculaire, de discuter de cas et de recevoir des commentaires; 2) examiner les écrits et les interventions en matière de violence familiale en lien avec l’ophtalmologie, puisque bon nombre de ces blessures tirent leur origine de cette violence, et des stratégies p...
Dimanche 18 Juin, 2023
Professeure titulaire inspirante à l’École nationale d’administration publique, Marie-Soleil Tremblay nous partage sa vision. Vous découvrirez jusqu’où son enthousiasme contagieux pourrait vous mener. Laissez-la vous transformer, partager des outils pour mieux communiquer avec les autorités. Femmes en ophtalmologie est maintenant ouvert aux hommes. Objectifs d’apprentissageÀ la fin de cette séance, les participants seront en mesure de fa...
En nouveauté cette année au Congrès de la SCO 2023, un jeu Jeopardy sur le thème de l’ophtalmologie! Joignez-vous à nous pour une compétition amicale sur les connaissances en ophtalmologie qui s’adresse tant aux résidents qu’aux ophtalmologistes en exercice. Nous croyons qu’il s’agira d’un événement divertissant et éducatif. Le plateau réaliste ne manquera pas d’encourager votre participation à ce populaire jeu de « questions et réponses...
Author Block: Milena Cioana 1, Sohel Somani1, Eric S. Tam1, Francesca Lee2, Saffire H. Krance3, Amin Hatamnejad4, Hannah H. Chiu1. 1Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 2Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, 3Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, 4Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, ...
En nouveauté cette année au Congrès de la SCO 2023, un jeu Jeopardy sur le thème de l’ophtalmologie! Joignez-vous à nous pour une compétition amicale sur les connaissances en ophtalmologie qui s’adresse tant aux résidents qu’aux ophtalmologistes en exercice. Nous croyons qu’il s’agira d’un événement divertissant et éducatif. Le plateau réaliste ne manquera pas d’encourager votre participation à ce populaire jeu de « questions et réponses...
Author Block: 1 Natalie Kozlowski2, Felicia Tai3, Jorge R. Georgakopoulos4, Elizabeth Uleryk, Rafael N. Miranda5, 6. 1Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 2Division of Ophthalmology, McMaster University, 3University of Toronto, 4E/M Uleryk Consulting, 5Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA)...
Author Block: Christine E. Ashenhurst 1, Patrick Mitchell2, Michael Y. K. Mak3, Micheal T. Kryshtalskyj2. 1University of Victoria, 2University of Calgary, 3McGill University.Author Disclosure Block: C.E. Ashenhurst: None. P. Mitchell: None. M.Y.K. Mak: None. M.T. Krysht...
Author Block: Carol Tadrous , Steven Schendel, Kaivon Vaezi, Kulbir S. Gill, Mahadev Bhalla, Derek Chan, Claudio Perez. University of British Columbia. Author Disclosure Block: C. Tadrous: None. S. Schendel: Any direct financial payments including receipt of honoraria; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Abbvie, Alcon, Glaukos, Labtician, Thea, Bausch and Lomb. Any direct financial payments including receipt o...
Jeudi 19 Juin, 2025
Soyez des nôtres à la réception d’accueil pour célébrer le Congrès annuel 202 de la SCO. Cet activité est une occasion idéale pour tisser des liens avec nos conférenciers internationaux, nos invités spéciaux, nos commanditaires et nos exposants. Retrouvez des connaissances et nouez de nouvelles amitiés avec des collègues de partout au Canada.
Vendredi 20 Juin, 2025
Rejoignez-nous à ce symposium accrédité co-développé avec SCO et Amgen.Ce symposium élaboré conjointement met en vedette quatre panélistes experts qui présenteront toute la gamme des approches thérapeutiques, des méthodes traditionnelles éprouvées aux biothérapies de pointe. Attendez-vous à des discussions animées, à des présentations structurées et à une période de q...
Objectifs d’apprentissage :À la fin de cette séance, les participants seront en mesure de faire ce qui suit:Remettre en question les attitudes conventionnelles et sensibiliser les délégués aux optio...
Author’s Name(s): Raman Tuli, Jeffrey Heier, Nathan Steinle, David Boyer, Ashkan Abbey, David Eichenbaum, Frank Holz, Mathew MacCumber, Caroline Baumal, Charles WykoffAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Raman Tuli: Bayer, Roche, Apotex, Membership on an advisory panel, standing committee or board of directors; Jeffrey Heier: consultant: 4DMT, AbbVie, Adverum, Affamed, AGTC, Akouos, Alimera Sciences, Allgenesis, Alzheon, American Genomics, Annexon, Apellis, Ascl...
Author’s Name(s): Steve Arshinoff, Runjie Bill Shi, Brenda TaoAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Steve Arshinoff: Alcon, Employment/honoraria/consulting fees, BVI, Employment/honoraria/consulting fees, Bohus Biotech, Employment/honoraria/consulting fees, Rayner, Employment/honoraria/consulting fees, carl Zeiss Meditech, Employment/honoraria/consulting fees; Runjie Bill Shi: none; Brenda Tao: noneAbstract BodyPurpose:To determine the...
Author’s Name(s): Wai-Ching Lam, Timothy Lai, Xiaodong Sun, Shih-Jen Chen, Xin Zhang, Andrea Schulze, Tobias Machewitz, Min Zhao, Sergio LealAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Wai-Ching Lam: Roche, Grant/research support, Apellis, Membership on an advisory panel, standing committee or board of directors, Bayer, Employment/honoraria/consulting fees, Novartis, Membership on an advisory panel, standing committee or board of directors, Amgen, Membership on an advi...
Author’s Name(s): Sarah Patterson, Davin Johnson, Tom GonderAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Sarah Patterson, none; Davin Johnson, none; Tom Gonder, noneAbstract BodyPurpose: Routine use of corneal and retinal/optic nerve imaging is increasingly standard of care for patients undergoing consultation for cataract surgery, with prior reports indicating high disease detection rates. Our study assessed the effectiveness of these screen...
Author’s Name(s): Rajinder Nirwan, Robert L. Avery, Sara J. Haug, David Tabano, Gloria Chi, Manuel Amador, Aachal Kotecha, Philippe Margaron, Ming Yang Author’s Disclosure Block: Rajinder Nirwan: Roche, Employment/honoraria/consulting fees; Robert L. Avery: Consultant: Adverum, Alcon, Alimera, Allergan, Amgen, Apellis, AsclepiX, Bausch + Lomb, Cardinal, Clearside Biomedical, Coherus, EyePoint, Genentech, Inc., Helio Vision, InFocus Capital Partner...
Author’s Name(s): Edward Tran, Gautham Nair, Edsel IngAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Edward Tran, none; Gautham Nair, none; Edsel Ing, noneAbstract BodyPurpose: Ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) is an autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibodies targeting postsynaptic proteins at the neuromuscular junction, leading to weakness and fatigability of the ocular muscles. While OMG is primarily a clinical diagnosis, serological ant...
Author’s Name(s): Angelica Hanna, Jake Armstrong, Efstathia Tsioros, Cindy Hutnik, Iqbal "Ike" AhmedAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Angelica Hanna, none; Jake Armstrong, none; Efstathia Tsioros, none; Cindy Hutnik, none; Iqbal "Ike" Ahmed, noneAbstract BodyPurpose:Cataract surgery is widely performed globally, with recent major advancements improving techniques and outcomes. Sedation practices vary, with centers providing intrave...
Author’s Name(s): Mélanie Hébert, Valérie Gagné, Jean-Philippe Rozon, Serge Bourgault, Mathieu Caissie, Laurence Letartre, Éric Tourville, Ali DiraniAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Mélanie Hébert: Bayer, Grant/research support, Vision Health Research Network, Grant/research support, Fighting Blindness Canada, Grant/research support; Valérie Gagné: none; Jean-Philippe Rozon: none; Serge Bourgault: none; Mathieu Caissie: none; Laurence Letartre: none; Éric To...
Author’s Name(s): Lindsay Ong-ToneAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Lindsay Ong-Tone, noneAbstract BodyPurpose: This will be the seventeenth annual survey on the practice patterns of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) members in cataract surgery. Study Design: Web based Methods: This survey will be conducted in January 2025 when an e-mail with a link to Red Cap will be sent to all the COS members who have indicated that th...
Author’s Name(s): Reut Shor, Andrew Mihalache, Atefeh Noori, Renana Shor, Radha Kohly, Marko Popovic, Rajeev MuniAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Reut Shor, none; Andrew Mihalache, none; Atefeh Noori, none; Renana Shor, none; Radha Kohly, none; Marko Popovic, none; Rajeev Muni, noneAbstract BodyPurpose: To determine whether glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) use is associated with increased risk of developing neova...
Author’s Name(s): Andrew Mihalache, Ryan Huang, Marko Popovic, Sue Demian, Rajeev MuniAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Andrew Mihalache: none; Ryan Huang: none; Marko Popovic: Financial support (to institution) – PSI Foundation, Fighting Blindness Canada.; Sue Demian: none; Rajeev Muni: Consultant – Alcon, Apellis, AbbVie, Bayer, Bausch Health, Roche; Financial Support (to institution) – Alcon, AbbVie, Bayer, Novartis, Roche.Abstract Body
Author’s Name(s): Andrei-Alexandru Szigiato, Christiana Dinah, Francis Abreu, Pablo Arrisi, Aachal Kotecha, Ying Liu, Liliana Paris, Anne-Cecile Retiere, Jeffrey WillisAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Andrei-Alexandru Szigiato: Apellis, Employment/honoraria/consulting fees, Roche, Employment/honoraria/consulting fees; Christiana Dinah: Consultancy: AbbVie, Apellis, Boehringer Ingelheim, Janssen, Ora Clinical, Roche; Lecture fees: Apellis, Roche, Topcon; Inst...
Author’s Name(s): Amera Khalaff, Siddharth Yadav, Omar Taboun, Musbah Khalaff, Barry Emara, Caroline HammAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Amera Khalaff, none; Siddharth Yadav, none; Omar Taboun, none; Musbah Khalaff, none; Barry Emara, none; Caroline Hamm, noneAbstract BodyPurpose: The primary objective of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of dropless cataract surgery to conventional non-dropless cataract surgery. ...
Author’s Name(s): Parsa Mehraban Far, Arman Rahimi Far, Julia Wiens, Andre Jastrzebski, Raageen KanjeeAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Parsa Mehraban Far, none; Arman Rahimi Far, none; Julia Wiens, none; Andre Jastrzebski, none; Raageen Kanjee, noneAbstract BodyPurpose: To determine if early (day 0-1) post-operative assessment of patients following uncomplicated phacoemulsification can be safely replaced with a telephone screening...
Author’s Name(s): Diana L. Martinez, Angelica Hanna, Grant Luke, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, Joshua TeichmanAuthor’s Disclosure Block: Diana L. Martinez: none; Angelica Hanna: none; Grant Luke: none; Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed: Consultant – AbbVie, Ace Vision, Alcon, Aliph Medical, Aquea Health, Inc, ArcScan, Avellino Lab USA, Inc, Avisi, Balance Ophthalmics, Bausch and Lomb, Beaver Visitec, Belkin Vision, Bionode, Carl Zeiss, Centricity Vision, Inc, CorNeat Vision, C...
Samedi 21 Juin, 2025
Objectifs d’apprentissage :À la fin de cette séance, les participants seront en mesure de faire ce qui suit:Développer la capacité à interpréter de façon critique la tomographie par cohérence optique (TCO) et le test du champ visuel et à en intég...
Dimanche 22 Juin, 2025
Objectifs d’apprentissage :À la fin de cette séance, les participants seront en mesure de faire ce qui suit:Discuter de l’histoire du glaucome et de l’évolution des stratégies pour sa prise en charge.
Objectifs d’apprentissage : À la fin de cette séance, les participants seront en mesure de faire ce qui suit:Analyser les conséquences de la déficience visuelle sur les capacités de conduite et la sécurité chez les conducteurs plus âgés.Évaluer les approches interdisc...
Objectifs d’apprentissage :À la fin de cette séance, les participants seront en mesure de faire ce qui suit:Évaluer les lignes directrices sur l’uvéite afin de déterminer à quel moment l’orientation vers un spécialiste de l’uvéite ...
Objectifs d’apprentissage :À la fin de cette séance, les participants seront en mesure de faire ce qui suit:Mettre en pratique les lignes directrices sur l’uvéite pour le diagnostic et la prise en charge de la sclérite et de la vas...