The State of Vision Health in Canada Conference
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
10 am – 2 pm (EDT)
Vision Health Conference 2024
This conference presented the results from the newly-released Report Card Part 2, undertaken by the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) and Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC), which is a follow-up to the Report Card Part 1, released in October 2022.
The report provides an update on the current state of vision health in Canada and what we can anticipate as we move forward from the post-pandemic era. The report offers insights into the key issues affecting vision health and the community of people living with vision loss.
The conference took place both online and in person at Epic Hall and Prologue venues at the Toronto Reference Library at 789 Yonge St., Toronto, Ont., M4W 2G8.
Presenters:
Jim Tokos, National President of the CCB
Jennifer Jones, President and CEO of FBC
Michael Baillargeon, Senior Manager of Eye Care Initiatives at the CCB
Dr. Keith Gordon, Senior Research Officer at the CCB and the Report’s Principal Investigator
Dr. Larissa Moniz, Director of Research and Mission Programs at FBC
Dr. Allison Scott, Vise President of the Canadian Association of Optometrists
Dr. Phil Hooper, Immediate Past President of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society
Ian White, President of the CCB Toronto Visionaries
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