Evidence we generate, not just follow.
Research isn’t a side pursuit at U Vision Group — it’s how every recommendation gets made. Our surgeons and clinicians have authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications, including Canada’s largest published series in refractive laser-assisted cataract surgery. That body of work, much of it our own, is what stands behind the care each patient receives.
Canada’s largest published ReLACS series.
When U Vision Group surgeons asked whether refractive laser-assisted cataract surgery truly outperforms conventional manual surgery, they answered it the only credible way — at scale, with their own outcomes.
The result, published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology, compared efficacy and safety across 3,144 eyes — one of the largest such series in the world, and the foundation of how we counsel cataract patients today.
Refractive Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery versus Conventional Manual Surgery: Comparing Efficacy and Safety in 3,144 Eyes
Where our questions come from.
Our research follows our patients. Each focus area below reflects a clinical problem our specialists meet in practice — and a body of published work built to answer it.
Cataract & ReLACS Outcomes
Efficacy, safety, astigmatic outcomes and lens-formula accuracy across thousands of laser-assisted and manual cataract procedures.
Retinal Disease & Surgery
Macular hole and detachment surgery, intravitreal injection safety, biosimilar therapies, and high-resolution retinal imaging.
Glaucoma
Micropulse laser therapy, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, and population-level prevalence research across Canada.
AI in Eye Care
Artificial-intelligence interpretation of clinical images and AI-supported post-operative monitoring — published in JAMA Ophthalmology and beyond.
Cornea & Anterior Segment
Surgically induced astigmatism, corneal incision morphology, and anterior-segment outcomes after refractive surgery.
Access & Health Systems
Barriers to eye care for newcomers and rural patients, and the economics of community-based surgical delivery.
A representative sample.
A selection from more than 300 peer-reviewed papers authored by U Vision Group specialists, spanning our core subspecialties. Each links to its PubMed record.
Feasibility of an Artificial Intelligence Phone Call for Postoperative Care Following Cataract Surgery in a Diverse Population
Somani S, Tam ES, Chiu HH
Accuracy of an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot’s Interpretation of Clinical Ophthalmic Images
Yan P
A Randomized, Controlled Comparison of 180 versus 360 Degrees Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Open-Angle Glaucoma and Glaucoma Suspects
Michaelov E
The Cloverleaf Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for Repair of Challenging Macular Holes
Mandelcorn ED
Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation in Non-Incisional Eyes with Ocular Hypertension and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Murtaza F · Somani S · Tam ES · Yuen D
Comparative Outcomes of Aflibercept Biosimilars and Reference Aflibercept in nAMD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Nithianandan H · Somani S
Evaluating Newer-Generation Intraocular Lens Calculation Formulas in Manual versus Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery
Tam ES · Chiu HH · Nithianandan H
Clinical and Demographic Risk Factors Associated with Recurrent and Fellow-Eye Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments
Murtaza F · Mandelcorn ED
Cost Analysis of Immediate versus Delayed Bilateral Cataract Surgery in Community-Based Ambulatory Surgical Centres
Tong L · Tam ES · Chiu HH · Somani S
Comparison of Surgically Induced Astigmatism and Corneal Morphological Features Between Femtosecond Laser and Manual Clear Corneal Incisions
Maini R · Somani S · Tam ES
Vitamin A Deficiency Retinopathy in the Setting of Celiac Disease and Liver Fibrosis
Weisbrod D
Research that renews itself.
Active clinical research
Our specialists lead and participate in clinical trials and prospective studies across cataract, retina and glaucoma — including AI-supported post-operative monitoring and new intraocular lens and pharmacologic therapies. Findings feed directly back into the recommendations our patients receive.
Teaching the next generation
U Vision Group surgeons hold academic appointments and train residents and fellows through their university and hospital affiliations. Many of our publications are co-authored with the trainees we mentor — a measure of a research culture that doesn’t just generate evidence, but passes on the discipline of generating it.
Credibility, institutional and earned.
Our surgeons and clinicians hold teaching and staff appointments across leading Ontario academic and hospital institutions.
The evidence is ours. So is the responsibility to use it well.
Every patient who enters the U Vision Group network benefits from care grounded in our own outcomes — and a clear next step within the network, always.
Publication count reflects a verified, de-duplicated tally of peer-reviewed papers authored by U Vision Group ophthalmologists, indexed in PubMed. Selected publications are representative and link to their PubMed records. Citations: National Library of Medicine, PubMed.