November 16 -17, 2019

SHERATON TORONTO AIRPORT HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTRE 801 Dixon Road, Toronto, ON

CANADA’S PREMIERE DRY EYE MEETING

Taking your dry eye practice to new heights

BASE CAMP

Build a solid foundation, incorporating the latest science and research from DEWS II all in an effort to restore tear film homeostasis.

ASCEND

Bring the science into patient care by observing a complete patient work-up from diagnosis to treatment and management. Hands on workshops using the latest diagnostic and treatment devices.

SUMMIT

Reach the peak with the knowledge to launch a dry eye offering in your practice. Build the proper workflow and businses model to provide excellent patient care and practice profitability.

ASSISTANTS TRACK

New this year! Turn your team members into Ocular Hygienists. Sunday November 17th 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre

801 Dixon Road, Toronto, ON

DATE & TIME

8:00AM – 5PM, 16 Nov

8:00AM – 1:00PM. 17 Nov

10+ FACULTY

HANDS ON TRADE SHOW

ASSISSTANTS | TECH TRACK

TICKETS LIMITED TO 200

LIVE DRY EYE WORKUP

Learn from the best as experts work up real dry eye patients. See their dry eye exam workflow in action. What test are important, how to perform them and how to interpret them.

HANDS ON WORKSHOPS

Tear Osmolarity

Inflammitory Markers

IPL (Intense Pulse Light Therapy)

Meibomian Gland Imaging

Thermal Meibomian Gland Expression

GET INSPIRED

From experienced to novice, everyone will walk away energized and ready to take their dry eye offering to the next level.

FRESH TECH INSIGHTS

Vendors and business managers from North America’s top companies will have the latest treatments and devices available for practitioners to see and try. Many of which will be demonstrated live on real dry eye patients.

MEET NEW FACES

Come gather with some of the best minds in dry eye and ocular surface disease in North America. From experienced to novice, everyone will walk away learning something new.

2019 FACULTY

Dr. Laura Periman

MD, Ocular Surface Disease Expert

Dr. Laura Periman, MD is a board-certified ophthalmologist, fellowship- trained cornea and refractive surgeon and Ocular Surface Disease Expert.

Dr. Lyndon Jones

Professor | Director CORE U of Waterloo

Lyndon Jones is a Professor at the School of Optometry & Vision Science and Director of the Centre forOcular Research & Education (CORE) at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Richard Maharaj

OD, FAAO

Dr. Richard Maharaj is the medical director of eyeLABS in Brampton, ON a specialty ocular surface disease clinic. He also serves as the chief learning officer of My Dry Eye.

Dr. Etty Bitton

OD, Associate Professor U of Montreal

Etty Bitton currently works at the School of Optometry, Université de Montréal as an Associate Professor and Director of the Dry Eye Clinic. Etty does research on dry eye, tear film, contact lenses and related issues.

Dr. Trevor Miranda

OD

Dr. Trevor Miranda is a partner in a multi-doctor, four-location practice on Vancouver Island. A serial entrepreneur, Trevor is constantly testing different patient care and business models.

Dr. laurie Capogna

OD, Eye Wellness

Co-author of Eyefoods: A Food Plan for Healthy Eyes and Eyefoods for Kids: A Tasty Guide to Nutritionand Eye Health. Passionate about spreading the message of the importance of nutrition and lifestyle onthe prevention of eye disease.

Dr. Scott Schachter

OD - Global Ambassador TFOS

Dr. Schachter received his Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern California College of Optometry and opened a private practice in Pismo Beach, CA with an emphasis on ocular surface disease.