Meet Dr. Alex Lai Chi Tam, FRCSC
Tell us a bit about how and why you went into Ophthalmology. As cliche as it sounds, I didn’t choose Ophthalmology; Ophthalmology chose me. As I went through my journey from primary school to high school to graduate school to medical school and residency, Ophthalmology appears in every single step. Every single decision aligned me …
Double The Coverage
Many members of the Public Service in Canada will be seeing double. ‘Double’ their benefits plan coverage for Laser Vision Correction, that is! Effective July 1, 2023, benefits coverage for laser eye surgery under the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) rose to $2,000, per lifetime, from $1,000.
Ask your Optometrist About LVC at Focus Eye
Since its founding in 1992, Focus has worked extensively as Partners with the Optometric Community in Eastern Ontario to provide a continuum of care for joint patients. We have had may young Optometrists in private practice attend our Bursary Programs, as well as joint Continuing Education and events with members of the Ottawa Society of …
Docs Discuss Data
During its first post-pandemic event for Co-Managing Optometrists (ODs), members of Focus Eye’s senior medical staff did a deep dive on the latest patient data. Speaking about the results for nearsighted patients, Dr. Ryan Wink, Lead Optometrist, reported that, “We know that 98 percent of all low myopes have 20/25 vision or better at one month, and …
Four New Associates Join OHIP Clinic; Introducing Dr. Alfred Basilious
Focus Eye Centre and our OHIP-practice Associate, Dr. Julia Baryla, is pleased to welcome four long-standing Ottawa-based Ophthalmologists to our new facility at 1105 Carling Ave., where they will be continuing their OHIP practices. The new Associates are: • Dr. Brent J. MacInnis, FRCSC • Dr. Ralph Zabel, FRCSC • Dr. Frank Bastianelli, FRCSC • …
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A New Home For Focus Eye Centre
Focus Eye Ottawa is completing a move into a new building. Located at 1105 Carling Avenue, between Hinton and Holland Avenues, the modernized, newly-renovated clinic features two CPSO-accredited Operating Rooms for Refractive Cataract and Refractive Lens Exchange surgery, and fully modernized Laser Vision Correction suite. “After thirty years in our old location, we made the upgrade …
Eye Docs Talk
In what will likely be the last virtual event, Focus Eye hosted a Co-Managing event for referring Optometrists via Zoom. The 45-minute session on March 3rd was an opportunity for Dr. Davin Johnson, FRCSC, Medical Director, and Dr. Ryan Wink, OD, Optometric Director, to address connect with their peers and tackle an informal agenda that …
Focus Legacy Continues as Edmison Era Ends
Founder, builder and surgeon, Dr. David Edmison will retire on December 10th. Focus Eye Centre began in 1992 as a modest two-exam lane office with a shared laser. Founder, Dr. David Edmison had a vision. Over the years he nurtured a unique culture of care that has led generations of patients to entrust their vision correction to …
Kingston Update: New Look, New Docs
Focus Eye Kingston has opened its new location at 725 Arlington Park Place, Suite #3 and welcomed two new doctors to the clinic. Dr. Todd Urton, MD, FRCSC, and Dr. Victoria Coady, OD, are now working with Focus Eye under the Medical Direction of Dr. Davin Johnson, MD, FRCSC. Dr. Urton and Dr. Johnson are …
