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Dr. Raymond Mark Stein, MD, FRCSC, DABO

Early Life and Education

Dr. Raymond Stein is a Canadian ophthalmologist specialising in refractive and cataract surgery. He is the medical director of the Bochner Eye Institute in Toronto, Ontario, and Chief of Ophthalmology at the Scarborough General Hospital.

Stein received his BA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he was designated a Benjamin Franklin Scholar. He then received his M.D. degree in 1982 from the University of Toronto Medical School, followed by ophthalmology residency training at the Mayo Clinic and a fellowship in cornea and external diseases at Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University.

Career

Stein's primary work has been in laser vision correction, including techniques such as photorefractive keratectomy, LASIK, refractive lens exchange, and implantable contact lenses. He has also conducted extensive research in corneal crosslinking and topography-guided PRK for keratoconus, introducing these procedures to Canada in 2008.

Stein is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto. He has performed over 150,000 vision correction procedures and has been invited to lecture internationally at various universities and medical conferences. He has published numerous articles, abstracts, and reports in scientific publications, as well as book chapters and books. He also served as the editor of the peer-reviewed scientific journal, "Clinical and Surgical Ophthalmology".

Awards and Honours

Stein has received numerous awards throughout his career, including:

Philanthropy

In addition to his medical practice and research, Stein is actively involved in philanthropic activities. He serves on the board of directors of the Foundation Fighting Blindness and has raised funds for Comic Vision for degenerative eye diseases. He has also volunteered as a surgeon on numerous international missions.