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Matt Schlenker, MD, FRCSC, MSc

Matt Schlenker, MD, FRCSC, MSc

Ophthalmologist
Cataract, Glaucoma and Complex Anterior Segment

Specialties

About Dr. Schlenker

Dr. Matt Schlenker  is an associate professor and University of Toronto Glaucoma, Cataract, & Anterior Segment Surgeon at Trillium Health Partners, Kensington Eye Institute, and Toronto Western Hospital.

Dr. Schlenker is the Chair of Resident Research in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences and sits on the Kensington Research Committee. He is a regular presenter at both local and international Academic conferences and has published in Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology, the British Journal of Ophthalmology, and the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, among other journals.

  • Master of Science in Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
  • Glaucoma & Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery (GAASS) Fellow, Dr. Ike Ahmed, University of Toronto
  • Resident, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, University of Toronto
  • Doctor of Medicine with Honours, Distinction in Research, University of Toronto
  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Honours, Magna Cum Laude, Yale University
  • Best Poster Award (Co-supervisor to Mariam Issa), American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2022
  • First Place Poster, COS Award of Excellence (Co-supervisor to James (Jake) Armstrong), Canadian Ophthalmology Society, 2022
  • Second Place Poster, COS Award of Excellence (Primary Supervisor to Austin Pereira), Canadian Ophthalmology Society, 2022
  • First Place Presentation, Award for Best Presentation of Session (Co-supervisor to James (Jake) Armstrong), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting, 2022
  • Award for Best Presentation by a Resident/Fellow (Co-supervisor to James (Jake) Armstrong), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting, 2022
  • Third Place Best Video, American Glaucoma Society Meeting, 2022
  • Associate Professor, University of Toronto
  • Chair of Resident Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto
  • Fellow, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
  • Staff Ophthalmologist, Toronto Western Hospital
  • Staff Ophthalmologist, Kensington Eye Institute
  • Canadian Ophthalmology Society
  • American Glaucoma Society
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • Glaucoma Service Director, University Health Network
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  1. Schlenker MB. Negative Dysphotopsia: Diagnosis to Management. 2023 Toronto Cataract Course. Toronto, Canada. Jan. 2023. Invited presentation.
  2. Schlenker MB. Pearls from the glaucoma specialist to the anterior segment surgeon, University of Toronto Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences. Dec 2023. Invited presentation.
  3. Schlenker MB. Unmet Needs in Clinical Trial Design. Interventional Glaucoma Consortium. Nov 2022. Visionary Lecture.
  4. Balas M, Kwok JM, Miguel A, Rai A, Rai A, Ahmed IIK, Schlenker MB. The Cataract Surgery Learning Curve: Quantitatively Tracking a Resident’s Operative Actions Throughout Their Training. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Chicago, IL. Sept 2022. Invited Poster.
  5. Schlenker MB. GATT Complications. GATT Course, American Academy of Ophthalmology. Chicago, IL. Sept 2022. Invited Lecture.
  6. Schlenker MB. Defining Clinically Relevant Endpoints in Approval Trials, American Academy of Ophthalmology Eyecelerator Meeting. Chicago, IL. Sept 2022. Panel.
  7. Bin Yameen TA, Armstrong J, Scheres L, Marolo P, Lemmens S, Chew E, Khouri B, Beckers H, Fea A, Stalmans I, Sng C, McCollum W, Battle J, Schlenker MB, Ahmed IK. Glaucoma Filtering Surgery Comparison: SIBS and Gelatin Microshunts versus Trabeculectomy. Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS). Jun 2022. Halifax, NS. (Invited). Paper Presentation.
  8. Armstrong J, Schlenker MB, Ahmed IK. Glaucoma Filtering Surgery Comparison: SIBS and Gelatin Microshunts versus Trabeculectomy. Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS). Jun 2022. Halifax, NS. (Invited). Paper Presentation.
  9. More publications can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=matthew+schlenker

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