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Dr. Robert Burke has devoted over 17 years to Calgary Vision Centre, earning recognition for his dedication to advanced technology and groundbreaking innovations in eye care.


JS Bach, a quack and Cataracts.
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JS Bach, a quack and Cataracts.

In 1750, legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach was losing his eyesight.  At the same time, a self-styled "healer" was "curing blindness" in flamboyant displays in town squares across Europe, to the delight of roaring crowds. They would eventually meet.  What could go wrong?

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