Friday, May 3, 2024
PLENARY SESSION #1 – SURGICAL VIDEOS & PEDIATRICS: ENDLESS CHALLENGES
3:30 ‒ 3:40 PM | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
3:40 ‒ 4:35 PM | Canadian Conundrums – Surgical Video Session David Wong, MD; Amin Kherani, MD |
4:40 ‒ 4:48 PM | Approaches to Anterior and Posterior Persistent Fetal Vascular Syndrome in Infants Philip Ferrone, MD |
4:48 ‒ 4:54 PM | Q&A |
4:55 ‒ 5:03 PM | Challenging Pediatric Surgical Cases Cynthia Qian, MD |
5:03 ‒ 5:09 PM | Q&A |
5:11 ‒ 5:19 PM | Pediatric Macular Hole Philip Ferrone, MD |
5:19 ‒ 5:30 PM | Q&A |
6:00 PM | Welcome Reception |
Saturday, May 4, 2024
7:00 AM | Breakfast |
PLENARY SESSION #2 – SURGERY
8:30 ‒ 8:40 AM | The Retina Foundation of Canada: An Introduction John Galic, MD |
8:40 ‒ 8:48 AM | The Retina Foundation of Canada Lecture Possibilities for Robotics in Retinal Surgery in the Future Lyndon da Cruz, MD, PhD |
8:48 ‒ 8:53 AM | Introduction to Mila Oh Memorial Lecture |
8:54 ‒ 9:02 AM | Mila Oh Memorial Lecture Challenging Retinal Detachments Philip Ferrone, MD |
9:03 ‒ 9:11 AM | Four-Point Scleral-Fixation of Hydrophilic Acrylic (Akreos A060) Lenses in Vitrectomized Eyes: A Retrospective Analysis of Outcomes and Complications with Emphasis on Intraocular Lens Opacification Corrina Azarcon, MD |
9:12 ‒ 9:20 AM | Early Experience with SeeLuma Visualization System Flavio Rezende, MD |
9:21 ‒ 9:29 AM | Medical and Surgical Complications of Pathologic Myopia Gemmy Cheung, MD |
9:29 ‒ 9:39 AM | Q&A |
9:45 ‒ 10:30 AM | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM |
10:45 ‒ 11:10 AM | Break – Poster Session |
PLENARY SESSION #3 – DRY AMD
11:15 ‒ 11:20 AM | Introduction to Session 3 |
11:20 ‒ 11:28 AM | Pachychoroid Spectrum Disorders – Current Understanding Gemmy Cheung, MD |
11:28 ‒ 11:33 AM | Q&A |
11:34 ‒ 11:42 AM | A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Delayed Near InfraRed Analysis (DNIRA) Demonstrates Dynamic Changes of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) in Non-Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Geoff Williams, MD |
11:43 – 11:51 AM | Fatty Acid Mimetics (FAMs) are a Novel Approach to the Treatment of Geographic Atrophy Shelley Boyd, MD |
11:52 AM – 12:00 PM | Pegcetacoplan vs. Avacincaptad Pegol in Geographic Atrophy: An Anchored Matching Adjusted Indirect Comparison ofThree Phase 3 Trials Varun Chaudhary, MD |
12:01 – 12:08 PM | Q&A |
12:09 – 12:17 PM | Stem Cell Derived Retinal Transplantation for Retinal Disease Lyndon Da Cruz, MD, PhD |
12:17 – 12:30 PM | Q&A |
12:30 PM | LUNCH |
1:30 – 2:15 PM | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM |
PLENARY SESSION #4 – WET AMD
2:35 – 2:40 PM | Introduction to Session 4 |
2:40 – 2:48 PM | HD Eylea For Diabetic Macular Edema and Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration Philip Ferrone, MD |
2:48 – 2:53 PM | Q&A |
2:54 – 3:02 PM | Subretinal Delivery of Investigational ABBV-RGX-314 for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD): A Phase 2 Pharmacodynamic Study Shaheer Aboobaker, MD |
3:03 – 3:11 PM | Understanding Macular Drusen: Are They All the Same? Wai-Ching Lam, MD |
3:12 – 3:17 PM | Q&A |
3:18 – 3:26 PM | Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy – Evolution in Understanding and Management Gemmy Cheung, MD |
3:26 – 3:34 PM | Q&A |
3:35 – 4:20 PM | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM |
4:20 – 5:10 PM | Break – Poster Session |
5:15 – 6:00 PM | CRS Annual General Meeting |
6:30 PM | GALA |
Sunday, May 5, 2024
7:00 AM | Breakfast |
PLENARY SESSION #5 – DETACHMENTS
8:30 – 8:35 AM | Introduction to Session 5 |
8:35 – 8:43 AM | Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Assessed with Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomograph: A Novel Conceptual Framework Isabela Martins Melo, MD |
8:43 – 8:48 AM | Q&A |
8:49 – 8:57 AM | Pneumatic Retinopexy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Associated with Giant Retinal Tears: Technique and Outcomes Miguel Cruz-Pimentel, MD |
8:58 – 9:06 AM | Area Under the Curve Visual Acuity Following Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair with Pneumatic Retinopexy vs Pars Plana Vitrectomy Sue Ellen Demian, MD |
9:06 – 9:12 AM | Q&A |
PLENARY SESSION #6 – AI AND THE RETINA
9:13 – 9:18 AM | Introduction to Section 6 |
9:18 – 9:26 AM | The Artificial Retina – Learning From the First Phase of Development and Products Lyndon Da Cruz, MD |
9:26 – 9:31 AM | Q&A |
9:32 – 9:40 AM | Artificial Intelligence for Clinical Trials in Ophthalmology: Focus on Retinal Diseases Stela Vujosevic, MD |
9:40 – 9:45 AM | Q&A |
9:46 – 9:54 AM | The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Epiretinal Membrane and Macular Hole Management: A Scoping Review Daniel Milad, MD |
9:55 – 10:03 AM | Retinal Fluid Analysis Using an Artificial Intelligence Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) in Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) B-scans of Neo-Vascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Study Eyes Vlad Diaconita, MD |
10:04 – 10:10 AM | Q&A |
10:10 – 10:30 AM | Break – Poster Session |
PLENARY SESSION #7 – IMAGING UPDATE
10:35 – 10:40 AM | Introduction to Session 7 |
10:40 – 10:48 AM | Imaging Geographic Atrophy: Integrating Structure and Function to Better Understand the Effects of New Treatments Stela Vujosevic, MD |
10:50 – 10:58 AM | Predictive Imaging Biomarkers in Diabetic Retinopathy Varun Chaudhary, MD |
10:59 – 11:07 AM | Assessing Retinal Vascular Leakage with Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Jovi Wong, MD |
11:08 – 11:13 AM | Q&A |
11:14 – 11:22 AM | Multimodal Imaging in Tractional Retinal Disorders Lyndon Da Cruz, MD, PhD |
11:24 – 11:32 AM | Macular Function and Disorganization of Retinal Layers in Diabetic Retinopathy Stela Vujosevic, MD |
11:34 – 11:40 AM | Q&A |
11:40 – 11:48 AM | Morphologic Stages of Full-Thickness Macular Hole Assessed with Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Aurora Pecaku, MD |
11:49 – 11:57 AM | Optical Coherence Tomography Features in Fovea-Off Exudative Versus Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Paola Oquendo, MD |
11:58 AM – 12:04 PM | Q&A |
12:04 PM | Concluding Remarks Co-chairs: Bernard Hurley, MD, and Robert Gizicki, MD |
12:20 PM | Lunch |
Title: Advances in Retinal Disease Management
Date and time: Saturday, May 4 at 9:45‒10:30 AM
Keynote Speaker:
Ehsan Rahimy, MD
Director of Vitreoretinal Disease & Surgery, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, Stanford University
Moderator:
John Galic, MD, FRCSC
Ophthalmologist, Specialist of Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgery
Centre universitaire de santé McGill et IR-CUSM l McGill University Health Centre and RI-MUHC
Panelists:
Varun Chaudhary, MD, FRCSC
Professor of Surgery, McMaster University
Hamilton Regional Eye Institute, St. Joseph’s Healthcare
Geoff Williams, MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, University of Calgary
Medical Director of Southern Alberta Eye Clinic, Surgical
Overview:
The symposium will consist of a keynote presentation by Dr. Rahimy followed by a panel discussion with the Canadian faculty. For the keynote presentation Dr. Rahimy will review the current state of AMD and DME disease management highlighting the evolution of Anti-VEGF intravitreal treatments, challenges, and unmet needs faced by physicians and patients. Dr. Rahimy will then review some of the most recent data for aflibercept 8mg. The second part of the symposium will feature a panel discussion focusing on real-world patient cases from the US.
Learning Objectives:
Title: Eyes on GA: Expert Insights on a New Era of Management
Date and time: Saturday, May 4 at 1:30‒2:15 PM
Overview:
Geographic atrophy remains a significant unmet medical need in Canada. This symposium aims to advance geographic atrophy knowledge and awareness in the Canadian retina community and explore emerging therapies in the treatment landscape.
Objectives
Faculty
Title: Optimizing nAMD and DME Management: Leveraging Fluid Dynamics for Functional Improvement
Date and time: Saturday, May 4 at 3:35‒4:20 PM
Learning Objectives:
Faculty
PLENARY SESSION #1 – COAST-TO-COAST RETINA CHECKUP PART 1 SURGERY
Moderators: Bernard Hurley, MD, and Robert Gizicki, MD
3:30 pm Welcome and Opening Remarks
3:40 pm Vitreoretinal Surgical Video Session: “Masters of Disasters”
David Wong, MD
Q&A (included)
4:25 pm Vitreoretinal Surgery in Uveitis
Sunil Srivastava, MD
4:40 pm Q&A Session
4:45 pm Pearls in Pediatric Retina Surgery
Cynthia Qian, MD
4:51 pm Complex Vitreoretinal Surgery
Flavio Rezende, MD, PhD
4:57 pm Bacillary Layer Detachment in the Pathophysiology of Secondary Macular Hole in Fovea-off Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Isabela M. Melo, MD
5:03 pm Q&A
5:11 pm Efficacy and Safety of Proposed MYL-1701P Biosimilar Compared to Eylea® (Reference Aflibercept) in Diabetic Macular Edema: A Randomized, Double-masked, Phase 3 Equivalence Study (INSIGHT Study)
Susan B. Bressler, MD
5:17 pm 2-Year Evaluation of Subretinal Fluid Drainage Techniques in Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
(ELLIPSOID-2 Study)
Aditya Bansal, MD
5:23 pm Lenses for Pars Plana Scleral Fixation
Amar Mannina, MD
5:29 pm Q&A
5:37 pm Session 1 Concluding Remarks
Moderators: Bernard Hurley, MD, and Robert Gizicki, MD
6:00 pm Welcome Reception - Princes' Gates Ballroom
7:00 am BREAKFAST – Princes’ Gates Ballroom
7:30 am SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM – Cinema Ground Floor
PLENARY SESSION #2 – AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION & DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA
Moderators: Varun Chaudhary, MD, and Jason Noble, MD
8:30 am Introduction to Section 2
8:40 am Reticular Pseudodrusen – A Critical Phenotype
Robyn Guymer, AM, PhD
8:55 am Q&A
9:02 am Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition for nAMD Clinical Trial Studies
Carl Regillo, MD
9:17 am Q&A
9:24 am Early OCT Signs of Atrophy in AMD
Robyn Guymer, AM, PhD
9:39 am Q&A
9:46 am Translating Clinical Trials to Practice in Geographic Atrophy
Sobha Sivaprasad, MBBS
10:01 am Q&A
10:08 am VOYAGER: An Innovative Real-world Study of Faricimab and the Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab in Patients with nAMD and DME
Robyn Guymer, AM, PhD
10:23 am Q&A
10:30 am BREAK – Princes’ Gates Ballroom Pre-function Area, 3rd Floor
Poster Session
PLENARY SESSION #3 – Retinal Vascular Disease
Moderators: Bernard Hurley, MD, and Robert Gizicki, MD
11:00 am Introduction to Session 3
11:05 am Choice of Agent in CRVO
Sobha Sivaprasad, MBBS
11:15 am Q&A
11:22 am CRAO Management and CRAO Masquerades
Sunil Srivastava, MD
11:37 am Q&A
11:44 am Where Do We Place Biosimilars in Our DME Treatment Algorithm?
Sobha Sivaprasad, MBBS
12:00 pm Q&A
12:07 pm Discontinuous Versus Continuous Treatment for DME: Evidence Review and Evidence Generation
Varun Chaudhary, MD
12:22 pm Q&A
12:30 pm LUNCH – Princes’ Gates Ballroom
1:15 pm SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM – Cinema Ground Floor
PLENARY SESSION #4 – Surgery
Moderator: Bernard Hurley, MD, and Wai-Ching Lam, MD
2:15 pm Introduction to Session 4
2:20 pm Perfluorocarbon Liquid in Retinal Detachment Repair: Pearls and Pitfalls
Carl Regillo, MD
2:35 pm Q&A
2:42 pm Mila Oh Memorial Lecture: Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Retinopathy in 2030
Sobha Sivaprasad, MBBS
2:57 pm Q&A
3:04 pm The Surgical Management of Inherited Retinal Diseases
Peter Kertes, MD
3:19 pm Q&A
3:26 pm Gene Therapy for Neovascular AMD and Diabetic Retinopathy
Carl Regillo, MD
3:41 pm Q&A
3:48 pm BREAK – Princes’ Gates Ballroom Pre-function Area, 3rd Floor
Poster Session
PLENARY SESSION #5 – Uveitis
Moderators: Phil Hooper, MD, and Robert Gizicki, MD
4:15 pm Introduction to Session 5
4:25 pm Masquerade Syndromes, New Treatment in Uveitis Imaging
Sunil Srivastava, MD
4:40 pm Q&A
4:47 pm Clinical and Imaging Pearls in Uveitis
Nupura Bakshi, MD
5:02 pm Q&A
5:15-6:00 pm CRS Annual General Meeting – Cinema Ground Floor
6:30 pm GALA – Princes’ Gates Ballroom
7:30 am BREAKFAST
PLENARY SESSION #6 – Coast-to-Coast Part 2 Medical Retina
Moderators: Bernard Hurley, MD, and Robert Gizicki, MD
8:45 am Introduction to Session 6
8:50 am Pachychoroid Spectrum Diseases
Wai-Ching Lam, MD
8:56 am Scleral Buckle Techniques
Geoff Williams, MD
9:02 am Exciting and New
Mark Greve, MD
9:08 am Does Anti-VEGF Treatment Impact Retinal Nonperfusion in Diabetic Retinopathy?
Varun Chaudhary, MD
9:14 am Q&A
9:30 am SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM – Cinema Ground Floor
10:30 am BREAK – Trillium Park Studio, 3rd Floor
Poster Session
10:45 am Assessment of Geographic Atrophy Progression in the Phase 3 OAKS and DERBY Trials
Tom Sheidow, MD
10:51 am Retinal Displacement After Scleral Buckle Versus Combined Buckle and Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retina Detachment: ALIGN SB vs PPV-SB
Aditya Bansal, MD
10:57 am The Long-term Structural and Functional Impact of Retinopathy of Prematurity
Cynthia Qian, MD
11:03 am Delayed Near InfraRed Analysis (DNIRA) Identifies Novel Features of Nonexudative (Dry) AMD in a Prospective, Natural History Study
Filiberto Altomare, MD
11:09 am Q&A
11:24 am Concluding Remarks
Co-chairs: Bernard Hurley, MD, and Robert Gizicki, MD
12:00 pm LUNCH – Princes’ Gates Ballroom
Isabela M. Melo, MD – Toronto, ON
Parnian Arjmand, MD – Toronto, ON
Amin Kherani, MD – Calgary, AB
Carl Shen, MD – Hamilton, ON
Paola Oquendo, MD – Hamilton, ON
Hatim Batawi, MD – Toronto, ON
Khaldon Abbas – Vancouver, BC
Aurora Pecaku, MD – Toronto, ON
Irina Sverdlichenko – Toronto, ON
Aaditeya Jhaveri – Toronto, ON
Fowad Daud – Hamilton, ON
Milena Cioana – Toronto, ON
Social Events
Welcome Reception
Friday, May 3, beginning at 6:00 PM
Cheers! Catch up with friends and colleagues at the Welcome Reception as we kick off the 2024 Canadian Retina Society Annual Meeting.
Location: Fortifications, 9th Floor
*Please note that dress is business casual
Gala Reception and Dinner
Saturday, May 4, beginning at 6:30 PM
Location: Fortifications, 9th Floor
*Please note that dress is semi formal