Etty Bitton

BSc, Optométriste (Optometrist), MSc, FAAO, FBCLA

Dr. Bitton completed her Optometry Degree at the University of Waterloo (1988) in Canada, followed by a Master’s in Physiological Optics (1994) from the Université de Montréal in the area of tear film clinical physiology and its relevance in patients exhibiting dry eye. Dr. Bitton presently holds the rank of full professor and is the Director of the Externship Program at the School of Optometry at the Université de Montréal. She is a member of several national and international professional organizations. Her areas of interest are in the evaluation of the tear film, dry eye and contact lens wear. In 2012 she inaugurated and became the Director of the Dry Eye Clinic at the school, a first in an optometry school in North America. In 2015, Dr. Bitton was invited by the Tear Film Ocular Society (TFOS) to participate in the TFOSDEWSII, a global initiate to redefine dry eye. She represents this organization as one of the ambassadors for Canada. More recently (2019), Dr. Bitton received a certificate on the Management of Dry Eye from the British Contact Lens Association.