Mark Fava MD, FRCS

Dr. Fava is a proud member of the Hamilton Regional Eye Institute at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, where he treats corneal and anterior segment diseases of the eye. He is also an assistant clinical professor of surgery in the division of ophthalmology at McMaster University, where he teaches future surgeons in the classroom and operating room. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology.

As a corneal surgeon, Dr. Fava welcomes complex, difficult cases. He has preserved the sight of a baby with metal shards embedded in her eye, helped a professional sports player up his game without contacts, and performed the corneal transplants that allowed a man who was blind in both eyes to get his driver’s license and his first job.

One of Dr. Fava’s favorite sayings is “It’s perfect or nothing,” but perfection doesn’t always mean 20/20. He believes that understanding every patient as an individual with their own goals and fears is the key to having realistic expectations and achieving good results.

Dr. Fava understands the importance of a trusting relationship between surgeon and patient, having been on the other end of the microscope when he had LASIK eye surgery himself. (You can probably guess how important eyesight is to a surgeon!)

In addition to his services in Hamilton, Dr. Fava also participates in the CNIB Eye Van, which visits towns in northern Ontario each year to examine and treat patients who otherwise would have to travel for hours to see an ophthalmologist. The van is a fully outfitted eye clinic on wheels.