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VHC Conference Series Event Archives

Explore the impact of Vision Health Canada’s past conferences.

Whether revisiting an event or exploring for the first time, these event archives highlight key moments from past VHC Conference Series events and show how our events bring communities together and advance our mission.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month Conference

February 11, 2026

Toronto Public Reference Library, Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto, Ontario

Dr. Marko Popovic of St. Michael's Hospital moderates a discussion from the podium. Seen in the background is a Vision Health Canada branded banner.
A conference attendee speaks into a handheld microphone during a conference Q&A session. He is surrounded by fellow attendees seen in the foreground and background.
Shannon Foster of Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC) speaks into a microphone from the presenters table. Dr. Keith Gordon is seen in the foreground slightly out of focus demonstrating a shallow depth of field photography technique.
Suzanne Decary of the CNIB speaks into a microphone from the podium during her keynote presentation.

Theme

Clinical Updates on Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Geographic Atrophy (GA), and Findings from Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC)’s Survey Report

Conference Highlights

Outperformed industry benchmarks across the board, including:

  • 83% in-person attendance (114 of 137), exceeding the 70% industry average.

  • 74% virtual attendance (218 of 296), well above the 55% benchmark.

  • 332 total live attendees, highlighting strong engagement and the value of a hybrid format.

Content Highlights

Watch video recaps and keynote speaker presentations:

Regarding Our Keynote Speakers

Our conference keynote speakers are leaders in their fields and are carefully selected to engage and inspire attendees. We will announce their participation 45 days prior to each conference.

Vision Health Canada

Vision Health Canada (VHC) is committed to advocating for a future without vision barriers. This will be achieved through ongoing collaborative leadership in policy reform, research, advocating for improved treatments, technological innovation, and community empowerment, all while working to position Canada as a global leader in achieving vision health equity. VHC is dedicated to supporting those with lived experience — our families, our friends, our neighbours, and our co-workers who are blind, DeafBlind, or partially-sighted — to ensure a quality of life equivalent to that of our fellow Canadians and to transform vision health across Canada.

During our 2026 conference series, VHC will aim to move beyond just discussion to deliver practical strategies, based on the latest data and driven by a shared commitment with our community to a future where no Canadian faces preventable blindness. Together, we hope to spark the translation of research into practice and policy into action.