IMPORTANT VISION NEWS. Mark Your Calendar

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Residents will have an opportunity on Tuesday, May 13, to meet one of Ottawa’s foremost experts on current vision issues and the work of the University of Ottawa Eye Institute in vision research and treatment.
Dr. Kashif Baig, will attend the Kanata-Hazeldean Lions Club’s meeting on the 13th at 7 PM.
Dr. Baig is a Cornea, Anterior Segment, and Refractive Surgeon at the Eye Institute. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa, Cornea Consultant at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Principal Investigator at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and Director of Clinical and Research Fellowships in Cornea, Anterior Segment, and Refractive Surgery.
. Given the importance and interest of this topic, and given their longstanding commitment to vision care, the Lions are inviting residents as well as members to the session.
Dr. Baig will speak about current visual issues and will describe some of the exciting prospects in research at the Institute and elsewhere in the world. He will also describe the treatments available, including modern surgical techniques, to respond to vision disorders, injuries and diseases.
Dr. Baig will answer questions and generally participate in a conversation with those who attend the meeting.

The meeting will take place at the Lion Dick Brule Community Centre in the Lions Den, 170 Castlefrank Road, Kanata. The doors will open at 6:30. For further information call 613-591-3609 or email toddsloan@me.com