{"id":12373,"date":"2021-08-28T22:41:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T22:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/dr-sameh-fanous\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:25:03","slug":"dr-sameh-fanous","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/en\/dr-sameh-fanous\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Sameh Fanous"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row enable_overlay=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630179452566{padding-top: 300px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/institut-Oeil_02_Bweb-1.jpeg?id=7119) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; overlay_bg=&#8221;rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)&#8221; row_hide=&#8221;hidden-xs hidden-sm&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d88b70 h1{color:rgb(255, 255, 255);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d88b70 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d88b70\">\n\t<h1 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Dr. Sameh Fanous MD<\/span><\/h1><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d88e1d h3{color:rgb(255, 255, 255);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d88e1d .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d88e1d\">\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Medical Director of the Montreal Eye Institute.<\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#51bce5&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d88f41 p{font-size:25px;line-height:29px;color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d88f41 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d88f41\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Come and meet Dr. Sameh Fanous. Throughout his career, he has distinguished himself with many firsts in both Quebec and Canada. He has been honored on many occasions for his surgical excellence and outstanding medical achievements.<\/span><\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_overlay=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630180009342{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/institut-Oeil_02_Bweb-1.jpeg?id=7119) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; overlay_bg=&#8221;rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)&#8221; el_id=&#8221;mobile header daniel belliveau&#8221; row_hide=&#8221;hidden-md hidden-lg&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d89065 h1{color:rgb(255, 255, 255);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d89065 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d89065\">\n\t<h1 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Medical Director of the Montreal Eye Institute.<\/span><\/h1><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#51bce5&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d891aa p{font-size:25px;line-height:29px;color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d891aa .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d891aa\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Come and meet Dr. Sameh Fanous. Throughout his career, he has distinguished himself with many firsts in both Quebec and Canada. He has been honored on many occasions for his surgical excellence and outstanding medical achievements.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630179625717{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;}&#8221; row_hide=&#8221;hidden-xs hidden-sm&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; enable_content_animation=&#8221;yes&#8221; ca_init_scale_x=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_init_scale_y=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_init_scale_z=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_init_opacity=&#8221;0&#8243; ca_an_scale_x=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_an_scale_y=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_an_scale_z=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_an_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_init_translate_y=&#8221;57&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630176603693{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d89317 h1{font-size:75px;font-weight:600;}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d89317 h1 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d89317 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d89317 h1 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d89317\">\n\t<h1 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" data-fittext=\"true\" data-fittext-options='{\"compressor\":0.5,\"maxFontSize\":\"currentFontSize\",\"minFontSize\":\"\"}'><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> <span style=\"color: #51bce5\">Dr. Sameh Fanous<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d8946b h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d8946b .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d8946b h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d8946b\">\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" data-fittext=\"true\" data-fittext-options='{\"compressor\":0.5,\"maxFontSize\":\"currentFontSize\",\"minFontSize\":\"\"}'><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> <strong>A legacy of science<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69eb939d89552{height:15px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69eb939d89552\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#51bce5&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d8969e p{font-size:20px;font-weight:300;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d8969e .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939d8969e\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> From his distant Egypt, Sameh Fanous has kept the sense of hospitality and the warm attention of a look that makes you feel confident. Sameh Fanous was born in Cairo into a family dedicated to medicine for several generations. By the age of 10, Sameh was fascinated by all things related to sight. &#8220;At the time, I found it easy to understand how we walk, how we eat, but I couldn&#8217;t clearly conceive how we see. My perception of vision was like a miracle and I had to solve this mystery&#8230;&#8221;, admits the ophthalmologist who has always participated in the advancement of his discipline.<\/span><\/p><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69eb939d89789{height:15px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69eb939d89789\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ld_images_group_container_69eb939d89841\" class=\"liquid-img-group-container ld_images_group_container_69eb939d89841\"  >\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-inner\">\n\t\t<div id=\"ld_images_group_element_69eb939d89a08\" class=\"liquid-img-group-single ld_images_group_element_69eb939d89a08\" data-shadow-style=\"4\" data-roundness=\"8\" data-reveal=\"true\" data-reveal-options='{\"direction\":\"bt\",\"bgcolor\":\"rgb(81, 188, 229)\",\"delay\":\"\"}'>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-img-container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-content content-fixed-right\"><p>Dr Sameh Fanous<\/p><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"liquid-img-container-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<figure ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1213\" height=\"1334\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1213 1334&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1213px) 100vw, 1213px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.Fanous-copie-2-2.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.Fanous-copie-2-2.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.Fanous-copie-2-2-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.Fanous-copie-2-2-931x1024.jpg 931w\" data-aspect=\"0.90929535232384\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-container-inner -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-content -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-single -->\n\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-container -->[\/vc_column][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630176610306{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5334 h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5334 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5334 h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5334\">\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" data-fittext=\"true\" data-fittext-options='{\"compressor\":0.5,\"maxFontSize\":\"currentFontSize\",\"minFontSize\":\"\"}'><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> <strong>Humanist<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69eb939dc566a{height:15px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69eb939dc566a\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#51bce5&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc575c p{font-size:20px;font-weight:300;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc575c .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc575c\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Under the influence of his older brother, the whole Fanous family arrived in the city in the early 1970s. Sameh, at the age of 22, began his medical studies at the University of Montreal and obtained his degree in ophthalmology in 1982.He briefly travelled to the United States to further his knowledge of glaucoma. Upon his return, he began a career strewn with professional honors, commercial successes, but also altruism. For Sameh, the humanist, always organizes his own missions to the Middle East twice a year to operate on the most needy.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc58aa h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc58aa .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc58aa h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc58aa\">\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" data-fittext=\"true\" data-fittext-options='{\"compressor\":0.5,\"maxFontSize\":\"currentFontSize\",\"minFontSize\":\"\"}'><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> <strong>The obsession to do better<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69eb939dc5971{height:15px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69eb939dc5971\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#51bce5&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5a17 p{font-size:20px;font-weight:300;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5a17 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5a17\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> He spent a few years at the H\u00f4tel-Dieu Hospital implementing what he likes to call &#8220;an innovative architecture for patient traffic&#8221;. He also used his expertise to create an ophthalmology department located in the Valleyfield Hospital Center. In addition to all these activities, Sameh Fanous is a lecturer and head of the glaucoma section at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al.<\/span><\/p><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5b0d h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5b0d .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5b0d h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5b0d\">\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" data-fittext=\"true\" data-fittext-options='{\"compressor\":0.5,\"maxFontSize\":\"currentFontSize\",\"minFontSize\":\"\"}'><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> <strong>The Montreal Eye Institute<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69eb939dc5bd9{height:15px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69eb939dc5bd9\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#51bce5&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5c84 p{font-size:20px;font-weight:300;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5c84 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5c84\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> In 1982, Sameh Fanous founded the first Montreal Eye Institute where he has since performed thousands of surgeries. He was the first Canadian ophthalmologist to implant a foldable intraocular lens for cataract surgery in the late 1980s. In 1992, he was once again the first surgeon to perform cataract surgery without anesthesia and without sutures, introducing to Canada a technique that allows the patient to see immediately after surgery. In 1993, he was the first surgeon in Canada to implant a multifunctional lens, which he continued to study until 1996.<\/span><\/p><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5d66 h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5d66 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5d66 h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5d66\">\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" data-fittext=\"true\" data-fittext-options='{\"compressor\":0.5,\"maxFontSize\":\"currentFontSize\",\"minFontSize\":\"\"}'><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> <strong>A wealth of recognition<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69eb939dc5e15{height:15px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69eb939dc5e15\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#51bce5&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5eb5 p{font-size:20px;font-weight:300;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5eb5 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939dc5eb5\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> During the same years, between research, operations, teaching and business, Sameh Fanous was coveted by the Lachine Hospital Center, which wanted to establish an ophthalmology department. Some 20 years later, the Lachine Ophthalmology Department is still recognized as a center of excellence for cataract surgery. Fulfilled by the recognition of his peers and still &#8220;turned on&#8221; by the new technologies in his field, Sameh Fanous savors the premise of his vast project for the future: &#8220;I would like the Montreal Eye Institute to become the reference center for patients and an international center of excellence in practice and research.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_button_69eb939dc5fe1.btn-icon-solid .btn-icon{background:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_button_69eb939dc5fe1.btn-icon-circle.btn-icon-ripple .btn-icon:before{border-color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_button_69eb939dc5fe1{background-color:rgb(81, 188, 229);border-color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_button_69eb939dc5fe1 .btn-gradient-border defs stop:first-child{stop-color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_button_69eb939dc5fe1 .btn-gradient-border defs stop:last-child{stop-color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}<\/style><a href=\"https:\/\/devinprogress.co\/lasik\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/47507zz_dep-bio-ilovepdf-compressed-1.pdf\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-bordered border-thin ld_button_69eb939dc5fe1 vc_custom_1658159984395\">\n\t<span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-txt\">View or download the CV<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/a>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;z-index-2&#8243; 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Sameh Fanous was born in Cairo into a family dedicated to medicine for several generations. By the age of 10, Sameh was fascinated by all things related to sight. &#8220;At the time, I found it easy to understand how we walk, how we eat, but I couldn&#8217;t clearly conceive how we see. My perception of vision was like a miracle and I had to solve this mystery&#8230;&#8221;, admits the ophthalmologist who has always participated in the advancement of his discipline.<\/span><\/p><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69eb939e29664{height:15px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69eb939e29664\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2979d h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2979d .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2979d h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2979d\">\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" data-fittext=\"true\" data-fittext-options='{\"compressor\":0.5,\"maxFontSize\":\"currentFontSize\",\"minFontSize\":\"\"}'><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> <strong>Humanist<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#51bce5&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29945 p{font-size:20px;font-weight:300;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29945 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29945\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Under the influence of his older brother, the whole Fanous family arrived in the city in the early 1970s. Sameh, at the age of 22, began his medical studies at the University of Montreal and obtained his degree in ophthalmology in 1982.He briefly travelled to the United States to further his knowledge of glaucoma. Upon his return, he began a career strewn with professional honors, commercial successes, but also altruism. For Sameh, the humanist, always organizes his own missions to the Middle East twice a year to operate on the most needy.<\/span><\/p><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69eb939e29a16{height:15px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69eb939e29a16\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29ae6 h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29ae6 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29ae6 h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29ae6\">\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" data-fittext=\"true\" data-fittext-options='{\"compressor\":0.5,\"maxFontSize\":\"currentFontSize\",\"minFontSize\":\"\"}'><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> <strong>The obsession to do better<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#51bce5&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29c66 p{font-size:20px;font-weight:300;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29c66 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29c66\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> He spent a few years at the H\u00f4tel-Dieu Hospital implementing what he likes to call &#8220;an innovative architecture for patient traffic&#8221;. He also used his expertise to create an ophthalmology department located in the Valleyfield Hospital Center. In addition to all these activities, Sameh Fanous is a lecturer and head of the glaucoma section at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al.<\/span><\/p><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69eb939e29d6e{height:15px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69eb939e29d6e\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29e62 h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29e62 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29e62 h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e29e62\">\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" data-fittext=\"true\" data-fittext-options='{\"compressor\":0.5,\"maxFontSize\":\"currentFontSize\",\"minFontSize\":\"\"}'><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> <strong>The Montreal Eye Institute<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#51bce5&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2a28d p{font-size:20px;font-weight:300;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2a28d .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2a28d\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> In 1982, Sameh Fanous founded the first Montreal Eye Institute where he has since performed thousands of surgeries. He was the first Canadian ophthalmologist to implant a foldable intraocular lens for cataract surgery in the late 1980s. In 1992, he was once again the first surgeon to perform cataract surgery without anesthesia and without sutures, introducing to Canada a technique that allows the patient to see immediately after surgery. In 1993, he was the first surgeon in Canada to implant a multifunctional lens, which he continued to study until 1996.<\/span><\/p><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69eb939e2a3c0{height:15px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69eb939e2a3c0\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2a4b7 h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2a4b7 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2a4b7 h3 {margin-bottom:0px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2a4b7\">\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" data-fittext=\"true\" data-fittext-options='{\"compressor\":0.5,\"maxFontSize\":\"currentFontSize\",\"minFontSize\":\"\"}'><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> <strong>A wealth of recognition<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#51bce5&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2a62d p{font-size:20px;font-weight:300;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2a62d .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2a62d\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> During the same years, between research, operations, teaching and business, Sameh Fanous was coveted by the Lachine Hospital Center, which wanted to establish an ophthalmology department. Some 20 years later, the Lachine Ophthalmology Department is still recognized as a center of excellence for cataract surgery. Fulfilled by the recognition of his peers and still &#8220;turned on&#8221; by the new technologies in his field, Sameh Fanous savors the premise of his vast project for the future: &#8220;I would like the Montreal Eye Institute to become the reference center for patients and an international center of excellence in practice and research.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/div><style>.ld_button_69eb939e2a7fe.btn-icon-solid .btn-icon{background:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_button_69eb939e2a7fe.btn-icon-circle.btn-icon-ripple .btn-icon:before{border-color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_button_69eb939e2a7fe{background-color:rgb(81, 188, 229);border-color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_button_69eb939e2a7fe .btn-gradient-border defs stop:first-child{stop-color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_button_69eb939e2a7fe .btn-gradient-border defs stop:last-child{stop-color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}<\/style><a href=\"https:\/\/devinprogress.co\/lasik\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/47507zz_dep-bio-ilovepdf-compressed-1.pdf\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-bordered border-thin ld_button_69eb939e2a7fe vc_custom_1658160475766\">\n\t<span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-txt\">View or download the CV<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/a>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630117584635{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a .accordion-title{font-size:22px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-0.01em;}.vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a .accordion-title a{color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a .active .accordion-title a{color:rgb(255, 255, 255);background:rgb(81, 188, 229);}<\/style><div class=\"accordion accordion-md accordion-active-has-fill accordion-active-has-shadow accordion-body-underlined vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" id=\"vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  active \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630116677591-a8c36609-2e5b\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630116677591-a8c36609-2e5b\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630116677591-a8c36609-2e5b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1978-1982 | University of Montreal\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630116677591-a8c36609-2e5b\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse in\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630116677591-a8c36609-2e5b\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658160633041{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">1978 &#8211; Degree in Medicine &#8211; University of Montreal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">1982 &#8211; Graduated in Ophthalmology &#8211; University of Montreal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">1983 &#8211; Appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Montreal and Head of the Glaucoma Section<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630116677678-035020b0-5e75\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630116677678-035020b0-5e75\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630116677678-035020b0-5e75\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1982 | Founder and Director\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630116677678-035020b0-5e75\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630116677678-035020b0-5e75\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658160660238{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Dr. Sameh Fanous is the founder and director of the Montreal Eye Clinic, which became an institute in 2011.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630355297300-8bd0355d-1156\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630355297300-8bd0355d-1156\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630355297300-8bd0355d-1156\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1982 | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630355297300-8bd0355d-1156\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630355297300-8bd0355d-1156\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658160691370{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1982.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630116677747-09e9f624-334c\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630116677747-09e9f624-334c\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630116677747-09e9f624-334c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1983 | Fellow of the American Board of Ophthalmology\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630116677747-09e9f624-334c\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630116677747-09e9f624-334c\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658160718171{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Awarded the title of &#8220;Fellow&#8221; of the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1983.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630116677819-c5eaf21a-44bb\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630116677819-c5eaf21a-44bb\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630116677819-c5eaf21a-44bb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1984 | Founder and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630116677819-c5eaf21a-44bb\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630116677819-c5eaf21a-44bb\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658160750342{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Founder and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Valleyfield Hospital Center.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630116677894-597f8654-791b\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630116677894-597f8654-791b\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630116677894-597f8654-791b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1989 | First Ophthalmologist in Canada\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630116677894-597f8654-791b\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630116677894-597f8654-791b\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658160776802{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Continually striving to improve his surgical techniques, Dr. Fanous became the first ophthalmologist in Canada to implant the foldable intraocular lens during cataract surgery in 1989.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630119285348-48c881fb-c0aa\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630119285348-48c881fb-c0aa\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630119285348-48c881fb-c0aa\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1992 | Cataract Surgery\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630119285348-48c881fb-c0aa\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630119285348-48c881fb-c0aa\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658160800810{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">In 1992, Dr. Fanous became the first ophthalmologist in Canada to introduce Cataract Surgery without anesthetic injections.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630119358261-36a38bd9-bd1b\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630119358261-36a38bd9-bd1b\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630119358261-36a38bd9-bd1b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1993 | First surgeon in Canada\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630119358261-36a38bd9-bd1b\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630119358261-36a38bd9-bd1b\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658160829509{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">In 1993, Dr. Fanous became the first doctor in Canada to offer an innovative treatment: the implantation of a multifocal lens in the eye during cataract surgery, thus allowing for the correction of both near and distance vision. This lens was the subject of a vast study between 1993 and 1996, in which Dr. Fanous participated with a group of renowned North American ophthalmologists.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630119421942-1c8256b1-64e9\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630119421942-1c8256b1-64e9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630119421942-1c8256b1-64e9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1993 | Congress for advanced surgical techniques\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630119421942-1c8256b1-64e9\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630119421942-1c8256b1-64e9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658160853303{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">In 1993, he organized a congress to train his fellow ophthalmologists in the new surgical techniques for cataract surgery using ultrasound (phacoemulsification). <\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_1630119622642-ac21b3fa-64ef\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#1630119622642-ac21b3fa-64ef\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"1630119622642-ac21b3fa-64ef\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1998 | First surgeon in Canada\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"1630119622642-ac21b3fa-64ef\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_1630119622642-ac21b3fa-64ef\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2d764 h6{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.2em;color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2d764 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e2d764\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> 1998<\/span><\/h6><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e31a5d h2{font-size:42px;line-height:1.3em;font-weight:700;color:rgb(24, 27, 49);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e31a5d .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e31a5d\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> First surgeon in Canada<\/span><\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658160993681{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">In 1998, he was the first surgeon in Canada to implant a contact lens called ICL (Implantable Contact Lens) in the eye as part of a North American study. Thanks to this revolutionary technique, many patients who were not good candidates for Lasik could now be free of their glasses.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ld_freakin_image_69eb939e354ea\" class=\"lqd-frickin-img ld_freakin_image_69eb939e354ea\" data-inview=\"true\" data-inview-options='{ \"delayTime\": 250, \"threshold\": 0.75 }'>\n\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-inner\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"lqd-frickin-img-bg\"><\/span><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-bg -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-holder\"><figure data-responsive-bg=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-27-a\u0300-23.13.41.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-27-a\u0300-23.13.41.png 688w, https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-27-a\u0300-23.13.41-300x209.png 300w\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_1632843295388-1836fadb-6837\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#1632843295388-1836fadb-6837\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"1632843295388-1836fadb-6837\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1999 to 2010 | Optometric Symposium\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"1632843295388-1836fadb-6837\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_1632843295388-1836fadb-6837\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text]From 1999 to 2010, he organized the annual optometric symposium of the Montreal Eye Clinic which attracted an average of 250 optometrists per year.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630170063165-afc2ac14-7288\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630170063165-afc2ac14-7288\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630170063165-afc2ac14-7288\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t1999 | Honored for maintaining a high level of excellence\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630170063165-afc2ac14-7288\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630170063165-afc2ac14-7288\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e61749 h6{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.2em;color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e61749 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e61749\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> 1999<\/span><\/h6><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e63996 h2{font-size:42px;line-height:1.3em;font-weight:700;color:rgb(24, 27, 49);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e63996 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e63996\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> First surgeon honored in Quebec<\/span><\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161065635{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">In February 1999, Dr. Fanous was honored for maintaining a high level of excellence in cataract surgery and lens implantation in the eye by the prestigious American College of Eye Surgery. This was the first time in Quebec and the second in Canada that the organization honored a Canadian surgeon. Dr. Fanous joins the 300 physicians honoured worldwide since the program&#8217;s inception in 1989.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ld_freakin_image_69eb939e63ad9\" class=\"lqd-frickin-img ld_freakin_image_69eb939e63ad9\" data-inview=\"true\" data-inview-options='{ \"delayTime\": 250, \"threshold\": 0.75 }'>\n\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-inner\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"lqd-frickin-img-bg\"><\/span><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-bg -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-holder\"><figure data-responsive-bg=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"475\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.00.58.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.00.58.png 687w, https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.00.58-300x207.png 300w\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630170251947-6b58bb09-330e\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630170251947-6b58bb09-330e\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630170251947-6b58bb09-330e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2000 | American college of eye surgery\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630170251947-6b58bb09-330e\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630170251947-6b58bb09-330e\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e8ef52 h6{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.2em;color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e8ef52 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e8ef52\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> 2000<\/span><\/h6><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e8f29c h2{font-size:42px;line-height:1.3em;font-weight:700;color:rgb(24, 27, 49);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e8f29c .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939e8f29c\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> High level of excellence<\/span><\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161158051{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Dr. Fanous was again honored by the same American college in March 2000, for his high level of surgical excellence in laser vision correction (LASIK).<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ld_freakin_image_69eb939e8f364\" class=\"lqd-frickin-img ld_freakin_image_69eb939e8f364\" data-inview=\"true\" data-inview-options='{ \"delayTime\": 250, \"threshold\": 0.75 }'>\n\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-inner\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"lqd-frickin-img-bg\"><\/span><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-bg -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-holder\"><figure data-responsive-bg=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"209\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.02.52.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.02.52.png 685w, https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.02.52-300x92.png 300w\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630170521640-1e375102-53f4\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630170521640-1e375102-53f4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630170521640-1e375102-53f4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2000 | Speaker at international conferences\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630170521640-1e375102-53f4\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630170521640-1e375102-53f4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161189394{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Dr. Fanous has many years of experience during which he has performed thousands of ophthalmic surgeries. Throughout his practice, he has continued to distinguish himself by introducing several new techniques in eye surgery in Canada and Quebec. He is regularly invited to speak at international conferences, notably in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630170584738-f70bc02b-fcb2\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630170584738-f70bc02b-fcb2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630170584738-f70bc02b-fcb2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2001 | House of Commons and Government of Canada\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630170584738-f70bc02b-fcb2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630170584738-f70bc02b-fcb2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eb4eb0 h6{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.2em;color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eb4eb0 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eb4eb0\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> 2001<\/span><\/h6><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eb50b4 h2{font-size:42px;line-height:1.3em;font-weight:700;color:rgb(24, 27, 49);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eb50b4 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eb50b4\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Outstanding Medical Achievements<\/span><\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161233887{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">In January 2001, the House of Commons of the Canadian government honoured Dr. Fanous for &#8220;outstanding medical achievements.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ld_freakin_image_69eb939eb519d\" class=\"lqd-frickin-img ld_freakin_image_69eb939eb519d\" data-inview=\"true\" data-inview-options='{ \"delayTime\": 250, \"threshold\": 0.75 }'>\n\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-inner\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"lqd-frickin-img-bg\"><\/span><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-bg -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-holder\"><figure data-responsive-bg=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"411\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.10.47.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.10.47.png 543w, https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.10.47-300x227.png 300w\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630171268980-23754507-6b02\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630171268980-23754507-6b02\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630171268980-23754507-6b02\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2002 | Multifocal Lens Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630171268980-23754507-6b02\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630171268980-23754507-6b02\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161260173{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">In 2002, in an effort to provide patients with the best possible vision, he conducted a large study on multifocal lenses: &#8220;Multifocal IOLs and hyperopia&#8221;. He was invited to present the results of his study at the prestigious annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, which was held in November 2002 in Orlando, Florida.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630171326672-a98b3dd1-e0ba\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630171326672-a98b3dd1-e0ba\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630171326672-a98b3dd1-e0ba\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2006 | First surgeon in Canada to offer Lasik treatment\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630171326672-a98b3dd1-e0ba\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630171326672-a98b3dd1-e0ba\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eda1d6 h6{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.2em;color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eda1d6 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eda1d6\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> 2006<\/span><\/h6><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eda470 h2{font-size:42px;line-height:1.3em;font-weight:700;color:rgb(24, 27, 49);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eda470 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939eda470\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> First surgeon in Canada to offer the iLasik treatment<\/span><\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161311107{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">He was the first surgeon in Canada to offer the iLasik treatment without blade, a more precise and safer technique since it eliminates the risks associated with the surgical blade. In fact, since 2010, he no longer offers the Lasik technique with blade to his patients.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ld_freakin_image_69eb939eda558\" class=\"lqd-frickin-img ld_freakin_image_69eb939eda558\" data-inview=\"true\" data-inview-options='{ \"delayTime\": 250, \"threshold\": 0.75 }'>\n\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-inner\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"lqd-frickin-img-bg\"><\/span><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-bg -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-holder\"><figure data-responsive-bg=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"375\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.25.26.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.25.26.png 567w, https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.25.26-300x198.png 300w\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630171685226-20f9e4dc-ca5d\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630171685226-20f9e4dc-ca5d\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630171685226-20f9e4dc-ca5d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2008 Conference on the second generation of multifocal IOLs\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630171685226-20f9e4dc-ca5d\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630171685226-20f9e4dc-ca5d\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f0d068 h6{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.2em;color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f0d068 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f0d068\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> 2008<\/span><\/h6><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f0d2f3 h2{font-size:42px;line-height:1.3em;font-weight:700;color:rgb(24, 27, 49);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f0d2f3 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f0d2f3\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Multifocal IOLs<\/span><\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161384501{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Lecture during the 2008 symposium on the second generation of multifocal IOLs for the study on quality of life and quality of vision in postoperative care.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ld_freakin_image_69eb939f0d3cf\" class=\"lqd-frickin-img ld_freakin_image_69eb939f0d3cf\" data-inview=\"true\" data-inview-options='{ \"delayTime\": 250, \"threshold\": 0.75 }'>\n\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-inner\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"lqd-frickin-img-bg\"><\/span><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-bg -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-holder\"><figure data-responsive-bg=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"445\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.28.00.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.28.00.png 670w, https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.28.00-300x199.png 300w\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630171911490-64779751-6bb2\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630171911490-64779751-6bb2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630171911490-64779751-6bb2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2011 | Technological Challenge\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630171911490-64779751-6bb2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630171911490-64779751-6bb2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161469682{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">In order to meet the technological challenge of the 21st century, Dr. Fanous founded the Montreal Eye Institute in St. Laurent in October 2011. Equipped with sophisticated, state-of-the-art equipment, the Institute offers a wide range of services covering several ophthalmic subspecialties. In April 2012, the establishment was chosen as the best project of the year by the borough of Saint-Laurent.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630171892142-eb46b047-a580\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630171892142-eb46b047-a580\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630171892142-eb46b047-a580\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2012 | City of Saint-Laurent\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630171892142-eb46b047-a580\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630171892142-eb46b047-a580\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f34928 h6{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.2em;color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f34928 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f34928\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> 2012<\/span><\/h6><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f34c2c h2{font-size:42px;line-height:1.3em;font-weight:700;color:rgb(24, 27, 49);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f34c2c .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f34c2c\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> The Montreal Eye Institute<\/span><\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161514032{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">In 2012, Dr. Fanous was honored by Ville Saint-Laurent for the design and realization of the Montreal Eye Institute, chosen as the best project of the year.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ld_freakin_image_69eb939f34cff\" class=\"lqd-frickin-img ld_freakin_image_69eb939f34cff\" data-inview=\"true\" data-inview-options='{ \"delayTime\": 250, \"threshold\": 0.75 }'>\n\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-inner\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"lqd-frickin-img-bg\"><\/span><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-bg -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-holder\"><figure data-responsive-bg=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"408\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-21.12.53.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-21.12.53.png 864w, https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-21.12.53-300x142.png 300w\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630172207050-e74ae60a-0ea1\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630172207050-e74ae60a-0ea1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630172207050-e74ae60a-0ea1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2012 | Refractive Cataract Surgery\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630172207050-e74ae60a-0ea1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630172207050-e74ae60a-0ea1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f60030 h6{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.2em;color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f60030 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f60030\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> 2012<\/span><\/h6><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f6038e h2{font-size:42px;line-height:1.3em;font-weight:700;color:rgb(24, 27, 49);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f6038e .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f6038e\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Refractive Cataract Surgery<\/span><\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161577733{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">On September 17, 2012, Dr. Fanous performs bladeless cataract refractive surgery using the LenSx\u00ae laser: a first in Quebec.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ld_freakin_image_69eb939f60468\" class=\"lqd-frickin-img ld_freakin_image_69eb939f60468\" data-inview=\"true\" data-inview-options='{ \"delayTime\": 250, \"threshold\": 0.75 }'>\n\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-inner\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"lqd-frickin-img-bg\"><\/span><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-bg -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-holder\"><figure data-responsive-bg=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"264\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.36.28.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.36.28.png 700w, https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.36.28-300x113.png 300w\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630172868320-80d6dd19-bf4f\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630172868320-80d6dd19-bf4f\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630172868320-80d6dd19-bf4f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2012 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630172868320-80d6dd19-bf4f\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630172868320-80d6dd19-bf4f\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f91a63 h6{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.2em;color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f91a63 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f91a63\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> 2012<\/span><\/h6><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f92115 h2{font-size:42px;line-height:1.3em;font-weight:700;color:rgb(24, 27, 49);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f92115 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939f92115\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal<\/span><\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161662921{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">To top it all off, in September 2012, Dr. Fanous was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Governor of Canada to thank him for his service to the community, his peers and to Canada.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ld_freakin_image_69eb939f9221a\" class=\"lqd-frickin-img ld_freakin_image_69eb939f9221a\" data-inview=\"true\" data-inview-options='{ \"delayTime\": 250, \"threshold\": 0.75 }'>\n\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-inner\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"lqd-frickin-img-bg\"><\/span><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-bg -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-holder\"><figure data-responsive-bg=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"339\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.39.00.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.39.00.png 377w, https:\/\/lasikmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Capture-de\u0301cran-le-2021-08-28-a\u0300-13.39.00-300x270.png 300w\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630172638840-b9e267ec-1eee\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630172638840-b9e267ec-1eee\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630172638840-b9e267ec-1eee\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2016 | Canadian Ambassadors Award\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630172638840-b9e267ec-1eee\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630172638840-b9e267ec-1eee\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161699025{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Recipient of the Canadian Ambassadors Award to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of medical science.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading_ld-1630172359038-e0f26667-44cf\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#vc_accordion_69eb939fbb59a\" href=\"#ld-1630172359038-e0f26667-44cf\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ld-1630172359038-e0f26667-44cf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t2017 | Honorable Mention\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-1630172359038-e0f26667-44cf\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_ld-1630172359038-e0f26667-44cf\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939fbb1cf h6{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.2em;color:rgb(81, 188, 229);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939fbb1cf .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_69eb939fbb1cf\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> 2017<\/span><\/h6><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939fbb4ba h2{font-size:42px;line-height:1.3em;font-weight:700;color:rgb(24, 27, 49);}.ld_fancy_heading_69eb939fbb4ba .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69eb939fbb4ba\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Accredited with Honorable Mention<\/span><\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1658161756470{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #51bce5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; 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