Wednesday, July 5, 2023
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Registration
 
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Opening Ceremony at the Hilton Québec
 
Thursday, July 6, 2023
6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration
 
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Sponsored Breakfast Business Meeting 1
 
Sponsored Breakfast Business Meeting 2
 
Sponsored Breakfast Business Meeting 3
 
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Opening Keynote - Opportunity, Opportunity, Opportunity: What you’re not seeing!
Lyndon Jones, DSc PhD FCAHS FCOptom FAAO FIACLE FBCLA
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Artificial Intelligence in Eye Care - What we can expect
Osmar R. Zaiane, , PhD
Contact lens innovations and technologies
Dr. Langis Michaud, , MS FAAO(Dipl) FSLS FBCLA FEAOO
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Nutrition Break
 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
AI and Optometry: How Autonomous Technology is Changing the Way Eye Diseases are Diagnosed
Dr. Dena Weitzman, , FAAO
Clinical Application of Artificial Intelligence in Optometry
Dr. Rémy Marcotte-Collard
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Plenary Session - Luncheon Keynote: The non-Geek session to Artificial Intelligence applications in the medical field
Mike Faulkner, , CVP (Certified Vision Professional)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Optometric Stereotype: Helpful or harmful?
Dr. Joy Harewood, , FAAO, Dipl ABO
Rapid Fire Dry Eye Technology: From PRP to IPL to RF
Dr. Mahnia Madan, , FAAO
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Nutrition Break
 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Everything Retina: Diagnosis and Management of Common Retinal Dilemmas
Dr. Joy Harewood, , FAAO, Dipl ABO
Canadian Optometric Education Trust Fund (COETF) Research Review Session
Dr. Etty Bitton, , BSc, MSc, FAAO, FBCLA
Dr. Langis Michaud, , MS FAAO(Dipl) FSLS FBCLA FEAOO
Friday, July 7, 2023
6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Registration
 
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Sponsored Breakfast Business Meeting 4
 
Sponsored Breakfast Business Meeting 5
 
Sponsored Breakfast Business Meeting 6
 
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Plenary Session - Ocular Urgencies and Emergencies
Dr. Marc Myers, , FAAO
Dr. Andy Gurwood, , FAAO
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Optofair & Lunch
 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Understanding Glaucoma: Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment - Part 1
Dr. Marc Myers, , FAAO
Dr. Andy Gurwood, , FAAO
Technologies for dry eye and new developments in the pharmaceutical landscape
Dr. Pascal Soucy, OD
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Understanding Glaucoma: Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment - Part 2
Dr. Marc Myers, , FAAO
Dr. Andy Gurwood, , FAAO
High myopia in young children: causes and management
Dr. Marie-Lou Garon, , MSc
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
UWOVS’ CAO Congress Reception
 
Saturday, July 8, 2023
6:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Registration
 
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Sponsored Breakfast Business Meeting 7
 
Sponsored Breakfast Business Meeting 8
 
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Plenary Session - Clinical Ocular Grand Rounds
Dr. Blair Lonsberry, FAAO
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Top 10 Medications and Their Ocular Side Effects
Dr. Blair Lonsberry, FAAO
Visual Rehabilitation: Thinking Outside the Box
Dre. France Corriveau, , FCOVD
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Nutrition Break
 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Photophobia - when light hurts after brain injury, migraine, and beyond
Dr. Jacqueline Theis, , FAAO
Teleoptometry: How to run a teleoptometric exam in Canada?
Dr. Nicolas Blais
12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Plenary Session - CAO AGM & Lunch
 
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
The Role of Fixational Eye Movements as a Biomarker for Neurologic Disease
Dr. Jacqueline Theis, , FAAO
Ocular pharmacology: What's new?
Dr. Kevin Messier, OD, MSC, FAAO
6:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Closing Dinner Party