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Robert G. Devenyi FRCSC, FACS is a vitreoretinal surgeon and Professor of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto. He is also the team ophthalmologist for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.Devenyi is Ophthalmologist-in-Chief and Director of Retinal Services at the University Health Network (UHN), which is affiliated with the University of Toronto. Devenyi is also the co-director of the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute located at the Toronto Western Hospital, part of UHN. The DKJ Eye Institute is Canada's premier subspeciality ophthalmology facility.
At the University of Toronto, Devenyi directs fellowships in vitreoretinal surgery, researches and publishes in various areas associated with vitreoretinal ophthalmology, and focuses on research in retinopathies. He has been featured in numerous television shows, most recently "The Surgeons".
Devenyi is the only surgeon in Canada who has successfully implanted the Argus II "bionic eye" implant for patients who are totally blind from degenerative diseases such as Retinitis Pigmentosa.