$640K microscope advances eye surgery at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital

In what is being touted as a Canadian first, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital has acquired one of the most advanced microscopes on the market that will allow surgeons to operate on the eyes of patients suffering from corneal tears and other disorders while reducing the rate of complications.
“It’s a very, very precise instrument,” Dr. Éric Fortin, co-ordinator of the Centre universitaire d’ophtalmolgie, said in an interview Wednesday.
“It’s a new tool to h