David Yan MD
Ophthalmologist-in-Chief
Sinai Health System
Dr. Yan studied engineering at University of Toronto (Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering) prior to entering the field of medicine. He went on to earn his medical degree at the University of Toronto. He has been a staff Ophthalmologist at Mount Sinai Hospital for over 20 years, specializing in the medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma and complex cataract surgery. He is the Director of Glaucoma Service both at Mount Sinai Hospital and Kensington Eye Institute and has also held staff positions at University Health Network and St. Joseph’s Health Centre. He has been the Chair of the Canadian Glaucoma and Cataract Research Council and President of the Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Dr. Yan is the Founder of the Toronto Ophthalmology Residency Introductory Course (TORIC), the first training program in any medical speciality attended nationally by all Canadian residents. He served as TORIC Director for 17 years, during which he trained ~700 residents from across Canada and the West Indies. Dr. Yan’s research interests include aqueous outflow, medical and surgical glaucoma therapy and optic nerve imaging.
Financial disclosure: Dr. Yan has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:
1. Alcon
2. Allergan
3. Bausch & Lomb
4. J & J Vision
Sessions auxquelles David Yan MD participe
- Surgeons SHOULD offer presbyopia IOLs to patients with glaucoma
- Participant.e David Yan MD |
- 11:13 AM - 11:23 AM | 10 minutes Partie de: Le grand débat : lentilles multifocales ou monofocales
- Debate | Débat
- What needs to be included in a glaucoma referral?
- Participant.e David Yan MD |
- 10:45 AM - 10:55 AM | 10 minutes Partie de: Les recommandations pour une chirurgie du glaucome, maintenant par rapport à une décennie auparavant : Quand et pourquoi?
- Panel discussion: Should referral patterns change with new surgical options? And how?
- Participant.e Iqbal (Ike) Ahmed, MD | Participant.e Steven J. Gedde MD | Participant.e Felipe A. Medeiros MD, PhD | Participant.e David Yan MD |
- 11:55 AM - 12:15 PM | 20 minutes Partie de: Les recommandations pour une chirurgie du glaucome, maintenant par rapport à une décennie auparavant : Quand et pourquoi?
- Panel | Table ronde
- Reducing the incidence of clinically significant residual astigmatism with a low-cylinder IOL using the Barrett toric calculator
- Participant.e David Yan MD |
- 4:58 PM - 5:01 PM | 3 minutes Partie de: Sujets brûlants : cas étranges et recherches récentes
- Authors: David B. Yan, Monica Lau Author Disclosure Block: D.B. Yan: Employment/honoraria/consulting fees; Name of Commercial Com...
- Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article