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 Alert: Severe eye inflammation following Avastin (bevacizumab) use
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 National Physician Survey
Results by specialty now available
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 Canadian Glaucoma Society: Model of interprofessional collaboration in the care of glaucoma patients and glaucoma suspects
 Press release: Cosmetic contact lens legislation sees the light of day!
News item: Minister backs bill on cosmetic contacts
 COS Annual Report 2010
 COS receives unrestricted grant from Pfizer
 Going blind and going forward
Outreach toolkit for use with the film, GOING BLIND
 Vision loss in Canada 2011
Some facts and numbers from the National Coalition for Vision Health


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 Newsletter: Perspectives Fall 2011 issue



  COS Annual Meeting and Exhibition

Toronto 2012



 Sally Letson Symposium: Glaucoma: From cutting edge to practice
September 22-24, 2011
Preliminary program now available


 COS updated policy statement
COS policy statement on the medical use of marijuana for glaucoma
 Fair market value for uninsured services
COS statement on values for uninsured services in Canada
Report: Valuation of uninsured ophthalmological services
 National Coalition for Vision Health
Environmental scan of vision health and vision loss in the provinces and territories of Canada
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