Newswise — Dr. Robert Devenyi and Dr. Samuel Markowitz will give a presentation followed by a Q and A session on the successful implantation of Canada’s first eye prosthesis system, a device that restores functional vision in patients with forms of advanced retinitis pigmentosa, on Tuesday, October 14 at 11 a.m. (ET).
Dr. Devenyi is Ophthalmologist-in-Chief and Director, Retinal Services at UHN and performed the surgery to implant the Argus device. Dr. Markowitz is a low-vision rehabilitation specialist at Toronto Western Hospital.
Following their formal remarks, Drs. Devenyi and Markowitz will field questions from the media.
WHO:
Dr. Robert Devenyi, Dr. Samuel Markowitz The first two patients to receive the Argus Retinal Prosthesis System.
WHAT:
Presentation followed by Q & A Embargo lifts at 12 p.m. ET
WHEN: Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 11 a.m. Registration begins at 10:45 a.m.
WHERE:
Krembil Neuroscience Centre – Toronto Western Hospital 399 Bathurst St. Ophthalmic Library 6th Floor, Main Pavilion, Rm. 319
CONTACT:
Alexa Giorgi Senior Public Affairs Advisor Krembil Neuroscience Centre, [email protected]
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