r Sameh Fanous is an assistant professor at the University of Montreal where he obtained his degree in medicine in 1978. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada as well as the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He served as head of the ophthalmology department at the Lachine hospital from 1992 to 1998 and was granted the title of visiting professor at the Faulty of medicine, University of Alexandria, in April 1997.

As founder and medical director of the Montreal Eye Clinic, Dr. Fanous has performed thousands of operations to correct myopia, astigmatism and hyperopia, along with cataracts and glaucoma. In the course of his practice, he has spearheaded several new eye surgery techniques in Quebec and Canada.

A visionary and frontrunner in ophthalmic surgery, Dr. Sam Fanous was in 1993 the first physician in Canada to offer innovative treatment : implantation in the eye during cataract surgery of the multifunctional lens that allows the patient to see far and near.

In 1998, Dr. Sam Fanous became the first Canadian surgeon to offer his patients implantation of a contact lens in the eye. Thanks to this revolutionary technique, patients with advanced myopia or hyperopia, no longer need to wear glasses or contact lenses. In January 2000, Dr. Fanous was again the first ophthalmologist in Canada to operate cataract patients using laser. This new innovative technique allows for a safer and more comfortable surgery.

In February 1999, Dr. Fanous was honoured by the American College of Eye Surgery for maintainig a high level of excellence in cataract surgery. Only one other Canadian surgeon received a similair certificate in 1996. In March 2000, the same College honoured Dr. Fanous for a second consecutive year, for maintaining a high level of excellence in laser vision correction (LASIK). Dr. Sam Fanous is the only Canadian surgeon to receive such an award.

In December 2000, the Canadian Government (House of Commons) honored him for his outstanding professionnal achievements.