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Canadian Ophthalmic Imaging Symposium 2026

 Friday and Saturday, November 6-7, 2026 

Omni King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario 

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Welcome to COIS 2026!

​Join your Canadian retina and glaucoma colleagues and an all-star panel of expert guest speakers for a dynamic and interactive learning experience!

Venue

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COIS 2026 is taking place at the Omni King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario

Learning Objectives

Participants in COIS 2026 will have the opportunity to:

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

  • Review new nomenclature for interpretation of high-definition OCT, Swept Source OCT, OCT angiography, and wide field imaging including autofluorescence, and fluorescein angiography.

  • Apply practical clinical decision-making based on image findings

  • Review advanced new imaging technologies and their potential advantages and clinical use, including artificial intelligence, and image analysis

  • Gain updated knowledge regarding key studies and evidence-based management of retinal diseases and glaucoma as discussed by medical experts

Faculty

Faculty

Glaucoma

Tien Y. Wong, MD, PhD

Founding Head, Chair, Professor
Tsinghua Medicine
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China

International Guest Speakers

Retina

James Brandt, MD

Daryl & Opal Geweke Endowed Chair in Glaucoma

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Director, Glaucoma Service

University of California, Davis

Sacramento, CA

SriniVas Sadda, MD

Director, Artificial Intelligence and Imaging Research
Doheny Eye Institute
Professor of Ophthalmology
University of California, Los Angeles
Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Anita Agarwal, MD

West Coast Retina 
San Francisco, CA 
Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology
Vanderbilt Eye Institute
Nashville, TN

Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, MD, PhD

Professor and Chairperson
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Tokyo, Japan

Christopher Girkin, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology
Shiley Eye Institute
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA

Balwantray Chauhan, MD

Mathers Professor and Research Director
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS

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CRS Representative

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Deepa Yoganathan, MD

University of Toronto

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Arif Samad, MD

Dalhousie University

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Bernard Hurley, MD

University of Ottawa

Co-chairs

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Marcelo Nicolela, MD, PhD

Dalhousie University

Detailed Objectives, by Session:

Check back soon!

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