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Ottawa woman who got botched eyeball tattoo: ‘I’d rather get my eye taken out’

Dr. Jordan Cheskes, EPSO president, tells Global News. “I am very pleased EPSO was able to work with all political parties at Queen’s Park to make sure that unregulated eye tattoos never occur again in Ontario’s future.‎ Read more here: https://globalnews.ca/news/3885534/ottawa-woman-who-got-botched-eyeball-tattoo-id-rather-get-my-eye-taken-out/

Mississauga eye surgeon wins innovator of the year award

Dr. Iqbal K. Ahmed, widely known as Dr. Ike Ahmed, is the recipient of the 2017 innovator of the year award by the Eye Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (EPSO), in recognition of his groundbreaking work in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of highly complex eye diseases, including glaucoma and anterior segment surgical complications. Read…