FIER (Fundo Internacional de Ensino em Retina)

The project was born from the desire to create a teaching connection between Brazil and Canada to spread the excellence of North American ophthalmic practice to the world.
A legacy left by Professor Dr. Flávio Rezende Dias
(1936-2020) who was an excellent surgeon and educator, marking his time by his dedication and devotion to teaching ophthalmology to hundreds of students in Brazil.
Responsible for the idealization and coordination of this project, Dr Flávio Rezende- son of Professor Flávio Rezende Dias- is a vitreoretinal surgeon from the CUO-HMR (Centre Universitaire d'Ophtalmologie at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal) trained and licensed in Canada and Brazil.
The acronym FIER, in french, means "PRIDE", which is the feeling of those who have lived alongside Professor Flávio Dias. In his memory, FIER's mission is to continue the raise the vitreoretinal surgical practices in Brazil to ambitious level. And potentially expanding it to others countries.