Speakers
Get to know to know the speakers and presenters at this year's Congress.

Meenal Agarwal O.D
Podcast Host "Uncover Your Eyes" and Practice Owner
Stouffville Family Eye Care, Pickering Town Centre Optometric Clinic, Promenade Optometric Clinic
Eyes on Mental Health
Taking Control over Blood Sugar

Vanessa Bachir O.D, FAAO, M.Sc.
Professeure adjointe
École d'optométrie de l'Université de Montréal
Do you know your Acronyms: OCT from A-Z
Saving a life: Clinical Cases in Ocular Disease

Dr. Amrit Bilkhu FAAO, FOVDR
Optometrist
Northern Sight Optometry
Functional Prescribing for Refractive Amblyopia in Primary Care

Kristine Dalton O.D, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA
Associate Professor
School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo
Comprehensive Vision Care for Athletes
Comprehensive Vision Care for Athletes

Dr. Brennan Eadie MD, PhD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences / CEO
Eadie Eye Centre
Glaucoma Diagnosis and Monitoring Update: Virtual Reality Visual Field Testing, New Visual Field Testing Strategies, and AI Applications in Visual Field Testing
Emerging Glaucoma Interventions: The Role of MIBS (Minimally Invasive Bleb Surgery) in the Surgical Management of Glaucoma

Neeraj Jain M.B.A, P.Eng
President
Neemtree Investments Inc.
Marketing Math: Maximizing your ROI (part 1)
Marketing Math: Maximizing your ROI (part 2)

Sophia Leung OD, FCCSO, Dipl AAO
Principal Optometrist and Clinical Director
Seema Eye Care Center
Nerves don't Feel, Cornea don't Heal - A Review of Neurothropic Keratitis
Practice Pearls to Advanced Procedures

Dr. Evelyn Lo O.D.
Co-Owner
Mount Pleasant Optometry Centre
Digital Eye Strain: an evidence-based solution for your patients

Janice Luk OD
OD
Mount Pleasant Optometry Centre
Beauty and the Blink: The Eyecare Professional's Guide to Aesthetics

Dr. Mahnia Madan O.D., FAAO
Owner
Vancouver Eye Dr.
From Fundamentals to Cutting Edge: Expanding Dry Eye Treatment Options

Dr. Paul Rollett O.D., FOVDR
Owner & Clinic Director
Okanagan Vision Therapy
Developing your vision: Strategies for building a successful vision therapy niche

Cathy Stern O.D., FOVDR, FCSO, FNORA
Research Director and Trustee
College of Syntonic Optometry (CSO)
Treatment with Tints and Color
Photobiomodulation - Low Level Light and Its Use in Clinical Practice

Dr. Vishakha Thakrar FAAO, FSLS
OWNER
Vaughan Vision Centre
New Innovations in Myopia Management
How to Advance your Scleral Lens Practice

Jacqueline Theis O.D., FAAO, FNAP
Owner
Virginia Neuro-Optometry - Concussion Care Centre of Virginia
Light Sensitivity in Brain Injury
Neurologic "dry" eye

Dr. Devan Trischuk O.D., BSc
Partner
Family Focus Eyecare
Keynote session : Pediatric myopia management

Mr. Kevin Wilhelm B.Com
President
Marketing4ECPs
Increase Your Influence and Persuasion With Others Using Behavioural Psychology

Prof James Wolffsohn PFHEA FRSB FCOptom FAAO FIACLE FBCLA
Dean and Professor of Optometry
Aston University
Opening Keynote: Not a dry eye in the house – dry eye in the digital age

Kristine Dalton O.D, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA
Associate Professor
School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo
Comprehensive Vision Care for Athletes
Comprehensive Vision Care for Athletes

Mrs. Kate Virzi BBA
Head of Business Development
Marketing4ECPs
Rising Star: A Guide to Building a Team Member into a Social Media Manager