Walter Wright Symposium

December 4-5 , 2026 / Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Saturday, December 5, 2026

Agenda

0715 – 0800

Registration & Breakfast

Session 5: Cataract and Anterior Segment Surgery

Moderator: Randall Ulate

0800 – 0810

The Traumatic Cataract (Traumatic Injuries)
Mauricio Perez

0810 – 0820

Cataract in Uveitis Patients
Olivia Lee

0820 – 0830

Management of Intraoperative Zonular Weakness and Aphakia
Mauricio Perez

0830 – 0835

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

0835 – 0850

Case Based Learning With Expert Panel: Fuchs Dystrophy and Cataract
Mauricio Perez

0850 – 0900

Pearls for Acute Anterior Segment Trauma Repair
Nour Nofal

0900 – 0910

Challenging Biometry Cases
Amandeep Rai

0910 – 0920

Dropless Cataract Surgery – Is It Better for the Ocular Surface?
Ellen Zhou

0920 – 0930

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

0930 – 1000

AM Networking Break with Exhibitors

Session 6: Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Moderator: David Rootman

1000– 1008

Management of LASIK Flap Trauma
John Lloyd

1008– 1020

SHERIF EL-DEFRAWY NAMED LECTURE
Role of Refractive Targeting in Patient Satisfaction in Cataract Surgery

Julie Schallhorn

1020– 1030

Ocular Surface Considerations in Cataract Surgery
Bennie Jeng

1030– 1040

SMILE Surgery: How Does It Compare?
Ula Jurkunas

1040– 1050

Q&A Panel Discussion With Audience

1050– 1100

Trifocal Optics in the Human Eye
Julie Schallhorn

1100– 1110

Cataract Surgery in Eyes With Keratoconus
Becca Stein

1110– 1120

Cataract Surgery in Eyes With Radial Keratotomy
Vincent Lam

1120– 1130

Q&A Panel Discussion With Audience

1130– 1140

Cataract Surgery in Eyes With Glaucoma
Matt Schlenker

1140– 1150

Update on the Light Adjustable IOL: Case Examples
Olivia Lee

1150 – 1200

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

1200 – 100

Lunch Break with Exhibitors


Toronto Cataract Master’s Club
Optimizing Patient Care: What Every Ophthalmologist Needs to Know

1300 – 1305

Welcome & Introductory Remarks
Allan Slomovic, Amandeep Rai

Section 1: Best Practices Before Phaco – What Every Ophthalmologist Needs To Know

Moderator: Amandeep Rai

1305 – 1315

Optimizing the Ocular Surface
Jacqueline Slomovic

1315 – 1330

The Preoperative Measurement of Corneal Astigmatism for the Toric IOL
Julie Schallhorn

1330 – 1345

Management of the White and Black Cataract
Yusuf Ahmed

1345 – 1400

Understanding Corneal Aberrations for the Anterior Segment Surgeon
Warren Hill

1400 – 1415

Q&A Panel Discussion with Audience

Section 2: The Latest in Presbyopia Management

Moderator: Amandeep Rai

1415 – 1435

Presbyopia Correction: Blended Vision
Warren Hill

1435 – 1450

Presbyopia Correction: EDOFs and Trifocals
Julie Schallhorn

1450 – 1505

Cases and Q&A Panel Discussion With Audience

1505 – 1535

PM Networking Break with Exhibitors

1535 – 1605

KEYNOTE
The Future of IOL Power Calculations: Artificial Intelligence

Warren Hill

Section 3: Best Practices During and After Surgery

Moderator: Amandeep Rai

1605 – 1620

Management of Small Pupils/IFIS/PXE
Rosa Braga Mele

1620 – 1625

Q&A Panel Discussion With Audience

1625 – 1635

Management of Irregular Corneas
Josh Teichman

1635 – 1650

Management of Refractive Surprises
Julie Schallhorn

1650 – 1705

IOL Exchange: Indications and Techniques
Mauricio Perez

1705 – 1715

Q&A Panel Discussion With Audience

1715

Conference Adjourns