Editorial
Putting a face to a name: the inaugural CJO Lecture

During the first Current Concepts Symposium at the 67th annual meeting of the COS in Vancouver, the first Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology Lecture was given, on current concepts in ocular melanoma. The idea of a CJO lecture was originally discussed among the members of the Journal’s Editorial Board and was later brought to the COS Council on Continuing Professional Development for
approval.

The fact that the subject of the lecture was ocular melanoma and the Current Concepts issue of the CJO was also on this topic was more than coincidence. As part of the concept of the CJO Lecture, which will be presented annually at the COS annual meeting, the subject of the lecture will reflect the topic presented in the Current Concepts issue of the Journal.

Some of you may ask, why a CJO Lecture? There are several motives for this combined COS/CJO initiative, including increased visibility for the Journal, a forum to introduce the Current Concepts issue of that particular year, and an opportunity for COS members to reflect on the CJO itself. This last reason is probably the most important reason for having a CJO Lecture. It is my firm belief that the Journal belongs to all COS members and, as such, should meet the scientific expectations of its readership as well as reflect how they feel a good ophthalmologic journal should be presented.

The idea of a lecture sponsored by an ophthalmologic society and its journal is far from new. In fact, the American Journal of Ophthalmology has been presenting their lecture during the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting since 1973. We can all look forward to the second CJO Lecture at our next COS annual meeting, in Edmonton in 2005.

Miguel N. Burnier, Jr., MD, PhD
Editor-in-Chief