About Dr. Emara the lead surgeon of the Lasik Centres of America in Windsor Ontario

Dr. Barry Y. Emara, MD, FRCS(C);

Dr. Barry Emara received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Western Ontario in 1995. He then completed his Ophthalmology residency at the University of Western Ontario, to become a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in June 2000.

 Dr. Emara is also Board Certifiedas a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology.  Throughout his training, Dr. Emara has done extensive research involving the Lasik procedure. He has also presented at various conferences and published many articles based on his research. He is a member of such societies as the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, Canadian and Ontario Medical Associations. Dr. Emara received his training in Lasik surgery in 1999 from Dr. Fouad Tayfour, the North American pioneer of the procedure. Since then he has performed thousands of refractive procedures including PRK, Standard Lasik, Custom Lasik, Lensectomy and Astigmatic Keratotomy. Dr. Emara has also recently completed training for Implantable Contact Lens technology and now offers this procedure to suitable candidates.

In addition to his skill as a Lasik surgeon, Dr. Emara is also an accomplished cataract surgeon. He has a well-established practice which focuses mainly on cataract surgery and glaucoma. He is presently Chief of the Department of Ophthalmology at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor, Ontario.

Dr. Emara has been an Ophthalmic surgeon for Lasik Centers of America since 2000.