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Canadian Ophthalmic Imaging Symposium 2025

FRIDAY and SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14-15, 2025

Omni King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario

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COIS 2025: Focus on Retina!

  •  Join your retina colleagues from across Canada for a robust educational update on state-of-the-art imaging technology!

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  • A faculty of preeminent international imaging experts will lead a dynamic and interactive program of panel discussions, debates and group dialogue

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  • Through multi-modal imaging analysis we'll explore anatomical concepts, pathologic correlations, predictive models, imaging biomarkers, artificial intelligence and more…

Venue

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COIS 2025 is taking place at the Omni King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario

Learning Objectives

Participants in COIS 2025 will have the opportunity to:

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  • Exchange experiences and new ideas on retinal imaging for diagnosis and treatment plans, with the overall goal of applying new developments to daily practice

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  • Apply practical clinical decision-making based on image findings

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  • Review advanced new imaging technologies and their potential advantages and clinical use

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  • Understand how the development of new imaging modalities has greatly influenced therapeutic choices in the medical and surgical management of retinal pathologies 

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  • Share translational research from Canadian and international experts in the field

Faculty

Faculty

International Guest Speakers

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SriniVas Sadda, MD

Doheny Eye Institute

Los Angeles, California

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Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Miami, Florida

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Giuseppe Querques, MD, PhD

IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute

Milan, Italy

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Barbara A. Blodi, MD

McPherson Eye Research Institute

Madison, Wisconsin

Co-chairs

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Bernard Hurley, MD

University of Ottawa

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Deepa Yoganathan, MD

University of Toronto

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Arif Samad, MD

Dalhousie University

Detailed Objectives:

Session 1: WORKSHOP - Practice Makes Perfect

  • Develop improved techniques in OCT, OCT angiography, FAF, and wide-field FA interpretation

  • Identify the potential benefits of autofluorescence and OCT angiography in clinical practice

  • Explain the distinguishing characteristics of swept-source OCT angiography and polarization-sensitive OCT

  • Describe the clinical implications of subretinal and intraretinal fluid

  • Evaluate qualitative and quantitative approaches to OCT-guided management

 

Session 2: Surgical Prognosis – Multimodal Exploration

  • Discuss how modern imaging tools can assist with predicting surgical prognosis

  • Implement strategies to better select surgical candidates 

  • Appreciate how the combined use of current imaging modalities can lead to better counselling of patients on surgical outcome

 

Session 3: History of Retina – From the Past to the Present

  • Understand how the development of new imaging modalities has greatly influenced therapeutic choices in the medical and surgical management of retinal pathologies 

  • Gain an understanding of the historical breakthroughs that have lead to the high resolution imaging systems available today

  • To appreciate the future critical role of imaging by comprehending the history of retina disease management

 

Session 4: Surgical Imaging

  • Describe the benefits of intraoperative imaging

  • Discuss early post-op imaging and how it can direct postoperative management

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