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SickKids operates the largestpaediatric eye centre in NorthAmerica. And now, thanks todonors, it also has the mostadvanced one.CONTENTSINSIDE COVER | Visionary heroes2 | A message about heroes3 | Your impact on SickKids4 | 13,000 donor heroes7 | Research heroes9 | Heroic communities10 | Heroes joining forces10 | International heroMore than $2.3 million in renovations werecompleted at the SickKids Ophthalmology Clinicthis year – increasing the number of examinationrooms, improving the design of the waiting roomand making the sedation room more accessibleto patients and doctors. Among the donors werethe Lions Clubs of Multiple District “A” and LionsClubs International Foundation.“Vision is a child’s first point of contact withthe world,” says Dr. Agnes Wong, SickKidsOphthalmologist-in-Chief. “They deserve a chanceto see it through healthy eyes.”The renovations mean children in need can nowbe treated more efficiently, quickly and safely.They also mean that SickKids can continue toaccommodate new cutting-edge equipment as itbecomes available.More than 17,000 children visit theOphthalmology Clinic every year, and1,000 surgeries take place there.That number is now growing.12 | Compassionate heroes14 | Heroes of the operating room16 | Heroic investments17 | Impacting care: hospital chairs18 | Financial highlights20 | Donors39 | Board of DirectorsMARIAN _ I am so thankful to hisMetabolic Doctor, Dr. Siriwardena as wellas his Ophthalmologist, Dr. Ali who gavemy son his sight! SickKids is a place of miracles andhope...we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!| 1