Jump to content

Robert Devenyi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robert G. Devenyi FRCSC, FACS, is a vitreoretinal surgeon and Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto. He serves as the team ophthalmologist for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He is also the Ophthalmologist-in-Chief and Director of Retinal Services at the University Health Network (UHN), a healthcare institution affiliated with the University of Toronto. Additionally, he is Co-Director of the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute at Toronto Western Hospital, which specializes in ophthalmic care and research.[1]

At the University of Toronto, Devenyi oversees fellowships in vitreoretinal surgery. He researches and publishes in various areas of vitreoretinal ophthalmology and focuses on research in retinopathies.[2]

Devenyi is also the only surgeon in Canada who has successfully implanted the Argus II "bionic eye" implant for patients who are totally blind from degenerative diseases such as Retinitis Pigmentosa.[citation needed]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Devenyi, RG (2006). "Update on the modern management of wet age-related macular degeneration" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 41 (2). Canadian Ophthalmological Society: 133–138. doi:10.1139/I06-901. PMID 16767199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  2. ^ "Robert G Devenyi". ResearchGate.
[edit]