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Mounir Bashour, MD, PhD, CM, FRCSC, FACS Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, McGill University Faculty of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Sherbrooke University; Medical Director, Cornea Laser and Lasik MD

Mounir Bashour, MD, PhD, CM, FRCSC, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, American College of International Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Biomedical Engineering Society, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, International College of Surgeons US Section, Ontario Medical Association, Quebec Medical Association, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Johanne Menassa, MD Staff Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Laval Hospital, Quebec City

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

C Corina Gerontis, MD Consulting Staff, Departments of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, Schneider Children's Hospital/Long Island Jewish Medical Center

C Corina Gerontis, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, American Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Simon K Law, MD, PharmD Clinical Professor of Health Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

Simon K Law, MD, PharmD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, American Glaucoma Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Steve Charles, MD Founder and CEO of Charles Retina Institute; Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Disclosure: Received royalty and consulting fees for: Alcon Laboratories.

Donny W Suh, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACS Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Medical Director of Eye-Mobile, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UC Irvine Health, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Creighton University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, Suh Precision Syringe, LLC; Medical Staff, Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Donny W Suh, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, American College of Healthcare Executives, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Section on Ophthalmology, American Ophthalmological Society, International Strabismological Association, Iowa Medical Society, Metro Omaha Medical Society, National Eye Care Project, Nebraska Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, ORBIS, Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

V Al Pakalnis, MD, PhD Professor of Ophthalmology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine; Chief of Ophthalmology, Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center

V Al Pakalnis, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American College of Surgeons, South Carolina Medical Association

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