EN : In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Mohamed Gemae and Anas Abu-Dieh (two Eye Curriculum Ambassadors) talk to Dr. Andrew Toren, glaucoma specialist at Université Laval. This is the third episode of our french mini-series (“Vision Claire”).  Dr. Toren is a glaucoma specialist at the Saint-Sacrement Hospital in Quebec City. He is also an associate professor at Université Laval. Dr. Toren completed his medical studies at University of Toronto and his residency at the University of Ottawa....

EN : In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Mohamed Gemae and Anas Abu-Dieh (two Eye Curriculum Ambassadors) talk to Dr. Georges Durr, glaucoma specialist at Université de Montréal and McGill University. This is the second episode of our french mini-series (“Vision Claire”). In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Mohamed Gemae and Anas Abu-Dieh (ambassadors of Eye Curriculum) discuss with Dr. Georges Durr, a glaucoma specialist at the University of Montreal. Dr. Durr is a glaucoma specialist at...

EN: In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Mohamed Gemae and Anas Abu-Dieh (two Eye Curriculum Ambassadors) talk to Dr. Paul Harasymowycz, glaucoma specialist at Université de Montréal and McGill University. This is the first episode of our french mini-series (“Vision Claire”).   Dr. Paul Harasymowycz is a fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist at “Ophtalmologie Bellevue” and “L’Institut de Glaucome de Montréal”. He is an associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Université...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. R. Rishi Gupta, an Associate Professor and Vitreoretinal Specialist in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  He attended medical school at the University of Toronto, completed his Ophthalmology residency training at the University of Ottawa, and received his Vitreoretinal Fellowship from McGill University. Dr. Gupta actively participates in...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Matthew Benson, a clinician-scientist in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Alberta.  Dr Benson, specializes in ocular genetics and adult strabismus and he runs a translational research lab that investigates disease mechanisms in inherited retinal disorders. He completed his medical school and ophthalmology residency training at the University of Alberta, and then...

In this special 30th episode of Seeing Clearly, Danielle Solish interviews our Seeing Clearly co-host Dr. Emaan Chaudry, who is now a PGY-1 ophthalmology resident.  Dr. Chaudry grew up in Toronto and then moved to Richmond, Virginia to complete her undergraduate degree in Bioinformatics at the Virginia Commonwealth University. She then moved to Ottawa to complete her MD and is now a first year ophthalmology resident at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Chaudry is the founder of Eye Curriculum...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Sapna Sharan, a pediatric and adult strabismus ophthalmologist at the Western University.  She currently holds the position of Associate Professor at the Western University and was the Director of the Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum for Ophthalmology for 9 years. She is the mentorship lead in the Department of Ophthalmology at Schulich School of Medicine, and a part of the accreditation process, and...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Dr. Ojas Srivastava and Dr Anastasiya Vinokurtseva, three PGY-1 ophthalmology residents.  Dr. Nguyen completed her Doctor of Medicine at McGill University in 2023. She has a passion for grassroot community service, research, and medical education. She is currently an ophthalmology resident at the University of Toronto. Outside of medicine, Dr. Nguyen enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, flag...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Radha Kohly, medical retina specialist at the University of Toronto.  Dr. Radha Kohly is a fellowship-trained medical retina specialist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the Kensington Eye Institute. She is an associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (DOVS) at the University of Toronto (UofT). Dr. Kohly obtained her fellowship in medical retina from Moorfields Eye...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Alain Proulx, comprehensive ophthalmologist at the Ivey Eye Institute with a clinical interest in neuro-ophthalmology. Dr Proulx currently holds the position of associate professor at Western University and was the director of the Western University Ophthalmology Residency Program until July 2020 after 13 years in that post. Prior to entering medical school, Dr. Proulx completed a Master's degree in Neuroscience...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Ike Ahmed, a leader in novel treatments for glaucoma, cataract, and lens implant surgery. Dr Ahmed’s pioneering work in innovative glaucoma surgery includes coining the term microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). Dr Ahmed is a Professor and the Director of the Alan S. Crandall Center for Glaucoma and Innovation at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah. He is an assistant professor at the...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Dara Onasanya, a current PGY-4 ophthalmology resident at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Onasanya was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but mainly grew up in Saskatchewan. His hobbies include: working out, listening to music (mainly hip hop and R&B), fashion, film, basketball, and soccer. He completed his Medical school at the university of Saskatchewan and is now a current University of Manitoba ophthalmology...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Helen Chung, an ophthalmologist at the University of Calgary. Dr. Helen Chung completed her undergraduate degree and medical school at the University of Alberta. She then went on to complete her ophthalmology residency training at the University of Calgary and graduated in 2018. She currently works in Calgary as a comprehensive ophthalmologist and is also the program director of the University of Calgary...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Mark Bona, an eye physician and surgeon at the Kingston Health Sciences Center in Kingston, Ontario. Dr. Bona serves as an Assistant Professor at Queen's University in the Department of Ophthalmology with a cross-appointment to the School of Rehabilitation Therapy.  He is also the postgraduate program director for the Department of Ophthalmology. On completion of his ophthalmology residency at Queen’s...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Nupura Bakshi, a medical retina and uveitis specialist and Associate Professor in the Department of OPhthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto. After residency training at the University of Toronto, Dr. Bakshi completed fellowships in both Retina and Uveitis at the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Bakshi has a special interest in medical and...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Keean Nanji, a third year ophthalmology resident at McMaster University and one of our new resident advisors for Eye Curriculum. Dr. Keean Nanji is also pursuing a MSc in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University. Prior to beginning his residency, he completed his medical and undergraduate education also at McMaster University. Keean aims to pursue his passion for ophthalmology through a combination of...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Mahadev Bhalla (PGY-2) and Dr. Carter Lim (PGY-3), both current Ophthalmology residents at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Mahadev Bhalla is a second year ophthalmology resident at the University of British Columbia. He initially completed his Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences at Queen's University. He then returned home to BC to complete his medical degree at UBC. His past research has been in...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Carlos Solarte. Dr. Carlos Eduardo Solarte finished his medical training at Universidad del Cauca, Colombia (1994).  Training continued with a specialization in Ophthalmology  from the Barraquer Institute in Colombia (1999). Dr. Solarte also completed a fellowship in Ocular diagnosis of the eye from Barraquer Institute and Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus from the University of Toronto (2005). Dr....

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Lorenz Kuske  a physician from Switzerland who completed his ophthalmology training in 2019 and then proceeded to begin a Glaucoma and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery (GAASS) 2-year fellowship here in Canada with Dr Ike Ahmed and his team at the University of Toronto. Dr Kuske also has a great passion for teaching which led him to start his Youtube channel for ophthalmology residents called “Learn About...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Nina Ahuja an ophthalmologist at McMaster University. Dr. Nina Ahuja graduated from med school at McMaster University after which she completed residency in ophthalmology at University of Ottawa. She began her surgical practice in Hamilton in 2003 and was a key contributor in establishing the ophthalmology residency program at McMaster, a program that started in 2005. Dr. Ahuja is an Associate Clinical...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Sanjay Sharma, a retinal specialist who is a professor of ophthalmology at Queen's University. Dr Sharma is an internationally renowned eye surgeon, and is a clinician-scientist who has published over 300 scientific papers which have been cited over 10,000 times and is the author of 3 textbooks, including the American Medical Associations, Evidence Based to Value Based Medicine. Dr Sharma is the recipient of...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Yasser Khan, an oculo-facial plastic, reconstructive and orbital surgeon at McMaster University and the University of Toronto. Dr. Yasser Khan is an internationally renowned ophthalmic surgeon, humanitarian, and entrepreneur. He is an Oculo-Facial Plastic, Reconstructive and Orbital Surgeon residing in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at McMaster University and the...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Cody Lo, a current first year ophthalmology resident physician at the University of Ottawa Eye Institute. Dr. Cody Lo received his MD and BSc in Pharmacology from the University of British Columbia and is currently a first year ophthalmology resident physician at the University of Ottawa Eye Institute. Dr. Lo has an interest in medical education. He was a founding member and current Resident Advisor of the...

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Martin Ten Hove, a neuro-ophthalmologist at Queen’s University. Dr. Ten Hove is the head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Queen’s University, a position which he has held since 2012. Dr. Ten Hove completed his medical degree at Queen’s University and then went on to complete a fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer at the University of Miami, eventually bringing him back to practice in...