Raymond Stein

Raymond Mark Stein is a Canadian ophthalmologist, researcher, and author recognized for his expertise in refractive, corneal, and cataract surgery. He serves as the Medical Director of the Bochner Eye Institute in Toronto and is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto. Stein is known for his work on laser vision correction, corneal crosslinking, topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), and femtosecond cataract surgery.

Education Stein received his BA after attending Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and McMaster University and was eventually designated a Benjamin Franklin Scholar. He has also done extensive research in corneal crosslinking and topography-guided PRK for keratoconus, procedures he introduced into Canada in 2008.

Stein is Professor of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at University of Toronto and Medical Director of the Bochner Eye Institute in Toronto, Canada. He has also appeared as a guest on the Marilyn Denis Show talking about laser eye surgery.

He was described in a profile in Post City Magazines as "one of Canada’s top eye surgeons".

In addition to serving as the medical director of the Bochner Eye Institute, Stein served as chief of ophthalmology at the Scarborough Hospital in Toronto, as well as the cornea consultant at the Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto.

Stein has contributed to refractive surgery techniques for myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia, especially in regions lacking access to corrective eyewear. He was among the first surgeons to perform excimer laser treatments for therapeutic and refractive purposes in North America, participating in early clinical trials that informed laser techniques such as PRK, LASIK, phototherapeutic keratectomy, bitoric laser ablation, epi-LASIK, and pain management strategies. His collaborative clinical studies on CXL techniques have been published in leading ophthalmology journals, including the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

Stein has also significantly contributed to ophthalmic education, serving as the principal author and editor of The Ophthalmic Assistant, a globally recognized textbook now in its 11th edition, with a 12th edition forthcoming. He authored Management of Ocular Emergencies, now in its 6th edition, a textbook widely distributed to medical students, primary care doctors, emergency physicians, optometrists, and ophthalmologists.

Personal life He was a competitive tennis player who was ranked #4 in mens open tennis in Ontario, and played for both the University of Pennsylvania and University of Toronto. He was inducted in to the University of Toronto's Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.

Stein is married to Nancy Viner, and they have three children, Rebecca, Emma, and Maxwell.