Mission

The mission of CAUPRS and its members is to:

1. Promote the teaching of Laser Refractive Surgery (LRS) to ophthalmology residents and medical students.
2. Promote clinical research in LRS.
3. Promote a scientific approach to the clinical practice of LRS.
4. Standardize best practices and share knowledge with the goal of improving patient outcomes.
5. Raise awareness of LRS in the general population in a professional manner.
6. Act as a resource for the media for information about LRS.
7. Act as a resource for research ethics and best practice in LRS.

Facts:

• LRS has been performed successfully for over two decades in Canada (since 1990).
• There are over close to 100 000 LRS procedures performed each year in Canada, making LRS the second most common (primary) ophthalmic surgery.
• LRS has one of the highest patient satisfaction rates compared to other elective surgical procedures.

Canadian Ophthalmic Research Centre (CORC)

• The CORC is overseen by CAUPRS and facilitates collaborative research work among cataract and LRS surgeons.
• The CORC also has an Ethics Review Board (ERB) aiming at determining the ethical acceptability of research involving patients undergoing corneal and intraocular procedures.
• The primary objective of CORC’s ERB is to protect the rights and welfare of patients and optimize study protocols.
• Research proposal can be sent to ethics@cauprs.org.

UPDATE: Please note that the ERB at CORC is closed and is no longer accepting research proposals or applications. We appreciate the contributions and support we received during our operations.