EyeCan Season 3, Episode 5 - Dr. Yvonne Buys – Women in Ophthalmology

On this episode of EyeCan, we are excited to bring back to the podcast Dr. Yvonne Buys, glaucoma specialist and past president of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS).

Dr. Buys completed her MD degree, Ophthalmology residency and Glaucoma Fellowship at the University of Toronto. She is a Full Professor at the University of Toronto, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences where she has trained many ophthalmology residents and over 40 glaucoma fellows from around the globe. She has also been involved in numerous professional organizations and is a Past President of the COS and served on the Board 11 years. She is also a Past President of the Canadian Glaucoma Society and Toronto Area Glaucoma Society.

Dr. Buys has co-authored several guidelines on glaucoma and in 2020 oversaw several ophthalmology specific national guidance documents related to COVID-19. She also developed, obtained financing, and organized the distribution of 1,200 slit-lamp breath shields for ophthalmologists across Canada.

She has published over 180 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 16 invited editorials and 10 book chapters and has made over 500 presentations at meetings and symposiums globally.

Dr. Buys has received several awards during her career including The Achievement Award from the AAO in 2015, the Champion for Change award from Women in Ophthalmology at the World Ophthalmology Congress in 2018, the University of Toronto Colin Woolf Award for Long Term Contributions to CPD in 2020, the Mitzel Award from the Glaucoma Research Society of Canada in 2021 and last year she received the International Scholar Award from the American Glaucoma Society becoming the first Canadian and first female to ever receive this award.

On July 1, 2020, Dr Buys retired from clinical practice but is still involved in many ophthalmological issues, including Women in Ophthalmology, which we’ll be speaking about in this episode.

With your hosts, Dr. Guillermo Rocha, Dr. Setareh Ziai, Dr. Mona Dagher, and Dr. Hady Saheb.

Written and Directed by Kim Tytler.

Produced by John Allaire of Allaire Strategic Works.
The EyeCan Podcast is made possible by support from Bayer.

With your hosts, Dr. Mona Dagher and Dr. Hady Saheb.

Written and directed by Kim Tytler.

Produced by John Allaire of Allaire Strategic Works.
The EyeCan Podcast is made possible by support from Bayer.