Who We Are

Dr. Graham Trope formed the Glaucoma Research Society of Ontario in 1988 to raise funds to find a cause and a cure for glaucoma. In 1997, the Society became the Glaucoma Research Society of Canada, a national registered charity committed to funding research into the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of glaucoma.

The Glaucoma Research Society of Canada is the only Canadian charity solely dedicated to funding glaucoma research. Since starting in 1989 and up to 2026, the Society has awarded more than six million dollars in grants to support more than 350 research projects.

The Society’s mission is to support new ideas at their inception with seed money. Research proposals are peer-reviewed, and a highly regarded Scientific Advisory Committee, chaired by Dr. Trope, reviews the recommendations for the Society which awards research grants annually.

Board of Directors

• James M. Parks, BSc, LLB, President
• Martin Chasson, CPA, CA, Past-President
• Thomas Z. Gottlieb, MASc, PEng, Treasurer
• Mark Shaffer, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Executive Secretary
• Graham Trope, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee
• Rajiv Bindlish, MD, FRCSC, DABO, Director
• Catherine Birt, MA, MD, FRCSC, Vice-Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee
  
• Robin de Mercado, Director
• Cindy Hutnik, BSc, MD. PhD, FRCS(C), Director
• Alf Kwinter, BA, LLB, Director
• Scott Leslie, BSc, MBA, Director
• Stuart Murray, CPA, CGA, BSc, Director

Scientific Advisory Committee

• Graham Trope, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Chair, Toronto
• Catherine Birt, MA, MD, FRCSC, Vice-Chair, Toronto
• Andrew C. Crichton, MD, FRCSC, Calgary
• Lisa Gould, M.D., FRCSC(C), Winnipeg
• Frederick S. Mikelberg, MD, FRCSC, Vancouver
• Paul H. Murphy, MD, FRCSC, Saskatchewan
• Marcelo Nicolela, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Halifax
• D.P. Tingey, B.A., M.D., FRCSC(C), London
• Dr. Jeremy M. Sivak, PhD, Toronto
• Yeni Yücel, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Toronto

Office Staff

• Norlan Roberts, CAP-OM, Administrator