DAY 1 OD SCHEDULE
Friday, May 2, 2025 

7:30am - 8:30amBreakfast
  • OD BR1 - Bausch + Lomb - Parq Ballroom ABC
  • OD BR2 - Parq Ballroom F
8:40am - 10:50amOD Sessions
  • 8:40am - 10:50am: Workshop 1 - Dr. Sophia Leung
    In-Office Ophthalmic Laser Lab - Fairview III

  • 8:40am - 9:40am: OD1 - Dr. Mila Ioussifova
    The Gut-Eye Axis - Kitsilano ABC 

  • 8:40am - 10:50am: OD2 - Dr. Mark Dunbar
    The Glaucoma Puzzle - Kitsilano D 

  • 9:50am - 10:50am: OD3 - Dr. Mila Ioussifova
    The Effects of Nutrition and Lifestyle on Dry Eye Disease - Kitsilano ABC 
11am - 12pmBCDO AGM
Parq Grand Ballroom

12pm - 12:30pmBreak
12:30pm - 1:30pmBCDO Awards Lunch
Parq Grand Ballroom
1:30pm - 1:45pmBreak
1:45pm - 2:45pmKeynote Session
Shai Dubey 
Parq Grand Ballroom
2:50pm - 6:10pmOD Sessions
  • 2:50pm - 5pm: Workshop 2 - Dr. Sophia Leung
    Amniotic Membrane Lab - Granville II

  • 2:50pm - 5pm: Workshop 3 - Patrick Caroline & Randy Kojima
    Current Techniques in the Fitting of Soft, Corneal GP, Orthok and Scleral Lenses - Fairview III 

  • 2:50pm - 5pm: OD4 - Dr. Sarah MacIver
    Clinical Strategies for Oral TPAs in Eye Care - Kitsilano ABC 

  • 2:50pm - 5pm: OD5 - Dr. Mark Dunbar
    Advances in Understanding Geographic Atrophy - Kitsilano D 
5pm - 5:10pmBreak
5:10pm - 6:10pmOD Sessions
  • OD6 - Dr. Rebekah Lin
    Low Vision Technology Updates - Kitsilano ABC

  • OD7 - Adam Cmejia
    What Gets Measured Gets Managed - Kitsilano D 


DAY 2 OD SCHEDULE

Saturday, May 3, 2025 

7:30am - 8:30amBreakfast 
BR3 - Hosted by Thea Pharma 
Kitsilano D
8:35am - 11:55pmOD Sessions
  • 8:35am - 9:35am: OD8 - Dr. Jacqueline Theis
    Neurologic Dry Eye - Fairview I & II & III 

  • 8:35am - 9:35am: OD9 - Patrick Caroline & Randy Kojima
    Corneal GP Lenses in 2025: Extinct or Alive and Well - Kitsilano ABC

  • 9:45am - 11:55am: Workshop 4 - Dr. Sophia Leung
    Amniotic Membrane Lab - Granville II

  • 9:45am - 10:45am: OD10 - Dr. Jacqueline Theis
    Light Sensitivity in Brain Injury - Fairview I & II & III

  • 9:45am - 11:55am: OD 11 - Dr. Mark Dunbar
    New Horizons in the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy - Kitsilano ABC

  • 10:55am - 11:55am: OD12 - Dr. Faran Vafaie
    Beyond POAG: A Stepwise Approach to the Angle - Fairview I & II & III 
11:55am - 12:25pmLunch Break
(seating available in Fairview I & II & III)
12:25pm - 2:30pmOD Sessions
  • 12:25pm - 2:30pm: Workshop 5 - Dr. Sophia Leung
    Injections and Lid Lesions Lab - Granville II

  • 12:25pm - 1:25pm: OD13 - Dr. Brenda Montecalvo
    Building Blocks for Assessment & Treatment of Binocular Vision Disorder - Fairview I & II & III 

  • 12:25pm - 2:30pm: OD14 
    Ophthalmology Panel - Kitsilano ABC

  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm: OD15 - Dr. Faran Vafaie
    From OCT to OR: Navigating the Glaucoma Patient's Journey -  Fairview I & II & III 
2:30pm - 5:30pmOPTOFAIR
Parq Grand Ballroom 
6:30pm - 7pmCocktail Reception 
D6 Bar & Lounge at JW Marriott Parq Vancouver
7pm - 11pm
Evening Gala 
D6 Bar & Lounge at JW Marriott Parq Vancouver


DAY 3 OD SCHEDULE

Sunday, May 4, 2025 

8:30am - 9:30amBreakfasts
  • BR4 - Sun Pharma -  Parq Ballroom ABC
  • BR5 - CooperVision - Kitsilano D
9:40am - 2pmOPTOFAIR
10am - 2pm - Parq Grand Ballroom

OD Sessions
  • 9:40am - 12:00pm: Workshop 6 - Dr. Sophia Leung
    Injections and Lid Lesions Lab - Granville II

  • 9:40am - 10:50am: OD16 - Dr. Maria Liu
    Myths and facts about light therapy for myopia management -  Fairview 

  • 9:40am - 10:50am: OD17 - Dr. Harry Liu
    Skin Diseases for Dermatology - Kitsilano ABC
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm: OD18 - Dr. Maria Liu
    LDA for Myopia Control: Gaps Between Research Findings and Real-World Patient Care" - Fairview 
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm: OD19 - Kayla Ashlee
    Stop those Walk-outs!: Optometrist - Kitsilano ABC
12:10pm - 1:10pmCE Lunch
Parq Ballroom ABC
1:20pm - 3:30pmOD Sessions
  • 1:20pm - 2:20pm: OD20 - Dr. Edward Margolin
    Unilateral Swollen Optic Nerve: A Primer - Kitsilano D

  • 1:20pm - 3:30pm: OD21 
    Peer Circle - Burrard

  • 2:30pm - 3:30pm: OD22 - Dr. Hall Chew
    Cornea and Anterior Segment - Kitsilano D 
3:30pm - 3:40pmBreak
3:40pm - 5:50pmOD Sessions
  • 3:40pm - 4:40pm: OD23
    OSI - Kitsilano D

  • 3:40pm - 5:50pm: OD24
    Course: TBD - Kitsilano ABC

  • 4:50pm - 5:50pm: OD25 - Eye Recommend
    Your Practice Culture is in Your Hands - Kitsilano D 

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