Walter Wright Symposium

December 4-5 , 2026 / Metro Toronto Convention Centre

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Saturday, December 5, 2026

Preliminary 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 a Patient With an Occludable Angle
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 – 1430

Presbyopia Correction: Blended Vision
Warren Hill
1430 – 1445

Presbyopia Correction: EDOFs and Trifocals
Julie Schallhorn
1445 – 1500

Cases and Q&A Panel Discussion With Audience
1500 – 1530

PM Networking Break with Exhibitors
1530 – 1600

KEYNOTE
The Future of IOL Power Calculations: Artificial Intelligence
Warren Hill

Section 3: Best Practices Before Phaco – What Every Ophthalmologist Needs To Know

Moderator: Amandeep Rai
1600 – 1610

Management of Small Pupils/IFIS/PXE
1610 – 1620

Management of Irregular Corneas
1620 – 1630

Management of Refractive Surprises
Julie Schallhorn
1630 – 1640

IOL Exchange: Indications and Techniques
1640 – 1700

Q&A Panel Discussion With Audience
1700

Conference Adjourns