Wednesday, July 2, 2025
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Registration
 
 
 
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Opening Ceremony
 
 
 
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
COETF Boat Cruise
 
Cable Wharf
 
Thursday, July 3, 2025
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Advancing Dry AMD Care with Microcurrent Technology - The Latest Insights You Need to Know on VAs, Contrast Sensitivity, and OCT Imaging
 
 
Not accredited | Session non-accréditée
Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye Disease
 
 
 
Collaboration in Focus: Eyes on Oncology
Shaun Singer, MD, FRCS(C)
 
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Keynote: Not a dry eye in the house – dry eye in the digital age
Prof James Wolffsohn, PFHEA FRSB FCOptom FAAO FIACLE FBCLA
 
1.0 CE hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
Developing your vision: Strategies for building a successful vision therapy niche
Dr. Paul Rollett, O.D., FOVDR
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
Nerves don't Feel, Cornea don't Heal - A Review of Neurothropic Keratitis
Sophia Leung, OD, FCCSO, Dipl AAO
 
1.0 CE hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
Increase Your Influence and Persuasion With Others Using Behavioural Psychology
Mr. Kevin Wilhelm, B.Com
 
1.0 CE hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Nutrition Break
 
 
 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
New Innovations in Myopia Management
Dr. Vishakha Thakrar, FAAO, FSLS
 
1.0 CE hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
From Fundamentals to Cutting Edge: Expanding Dry Eye Treatment Options
Dr. Mahnia Madan, O.D., FAAO
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
Functional Prescribing for Refractive Amblyopia in Primary Care
Dr. Amrit Bilkhu, FAAO, FOVDR
 
1.0 CE hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
 
 
 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Keynote session : Pediatric myopia management
Dr. Devan Trischuk, O.D., BSc
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Practice Pearls to Advanced Procedures
Sophia Leung, OD, FCCSO, Dipl AAO
 
1.0 CE hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
Simple Pediatric Prescribing, Prescribed Simply 
Virginia Donati, O.D., FCOVD, COEP, FCCSO
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
Marketing Math: Maximizing your ROI (part 1)
Neeraj Jain, M.B.A, P.Eng
Kiran Ramesh, O.D.
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Nutrition Break
 
 
 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
How to Advance your Scleral Lens Practice
Dr. Vishakha Thakrar, FAAO, FSLS
 
1.0 CE hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
Marketing Math: Maximizing your ROI (part 2)
Neeraj Jain, M.B.A, P.Eng
Kiran Ramesh, O.D.
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
Treatment with Tints and Color
Cathy Stern, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO, FNORA
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Innovation Night by Alcon, Diamond Sponsor
 
 
 
Friday, July 4, 2025
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Registration
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Digital Eye Strain: an evidence-based solution for your patients
Dr. Evelyn Lo, O.D.
 
Not accredited | Session non-accréditée
What's New in the Treatment of Viral Keratitis and Conjunctivitis – A Case Based Approach
 
 
Not accredited | Session non-accréditée
Navigating Ocular Surface Disease – Perspectives from a Cornea Specialist
 
 
Not accredited | Session non-accréditée
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Photobiomodulation - Low Level Light and Its Use in Clinical Practice
Cathy Stern, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO, FNORA
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Optofair & Lunch
 
 
 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Glaucoma Diagnosis and Monitoring Update: Virtual Reality Visual Field Testing, New Visual Field Testing Strategies, and AI Applications in Visual Field Testing
Dr. Brennan Eadie, MD, PhD, FRCSC
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
Eyes on Mental Health
Meenal Agarwal, O.D
 
1.0 CE hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
BV & VT and your Primary Care Practice (Part 1)
Virginia Donati, O.D., FCOVD, COEP, FCCSO
 
2.0 CE hours | 2.0 heures de formation continue
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Emerging Glaucoma Interventions: The Role of MIBS (Minimally Invasive Bleb Surgery) in the Surgical Management of Glaucoma
Dr. Brennan Eadie, MD, PhD, FRCSC
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
BV & VT and your Primary Care Practice (Part 2)
Virginia Donati, O.D., FCOVD, COEP, FCCSO
 
2.0 CE hours | 2.0 heures de formation continue
Comprehensive Vision Care for Athletes
Kristine Dalton, O.D, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
UWOVS Reception
 
Halifax Convention Centre : 603-604
 
6:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Canadian Women in Eye Care (CWEC) event
 
 
 
Saturday, July 5, 2025
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Registration
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Elevating Eyecare: Innovation, Partnership, and Purpose
 
 
Not accredited | Session non-accréditée
Business Breakfast Session #9
 
 
 
Innovations in the Optical Space
 
 
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Taking Control over Blood Sugar
Meenal Agarwal, O.D
 
1.0 CE hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
Beauty and the Blink: The Eyecare Professional's Guide to Aesthetics
Andrea Lasby, O.D., FAAO, FSLS
Janice Luk, OD
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
Light Sensitivity in Brain Injury
Jacqueline Theis, O.D., FAAO, FNAP
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Nutrition Break
 
 
 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Do you know your Acronyms: OCT from A-Z
Vanessa Bachir, O.D, FAAO, M.Sc.
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
Neurologic "dry" eye
Jacqueline Theis, O.D., FAAO, FNAP
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
12:45 PM - 2:25 PM
Plenary Session – Lunch & CAO Annual General Meeting (AGM)
 
 
 
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
The 3 PM Friday Files: Anterior Segment Cases that Can't Wait
Andrea Lasby, O.D., FAAO, FSLS
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
Saving a life: Clinical Cases in Ocular Disease
Vanessa Bachir, O.D, FAAO, M.Sc.
 
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Closing Dinner