This past year, I had two urgent walk-ins. Both young men in their twenties complaining of a slight decrease in vision.

Your child’s vision is not just the clarity through which they see the world. It's also the ability to process that information. Games are an excellent way to develop and enhance how we process visual information. These skills include: 

• Visual Discrimination: abilit...

Now that you’ve picked out your new frame, what about your lenses?  Have you thought about what lens coatings you want or need?  Do you even know what is available and what they do?  Choosing your coatings are just as important, if not more important than choosing your...

We’ve heard it before; an undetected vision or eye health problem can affect a child’s academic performance.

When choosing new glasses, most people spend a lot of time carefully choosing a frame, but hardly spend anytime time at all considering their lenses; material, design, coating, etc.  Right now, let’s focus on materials.  

Back in the early days of vision correction...

Although it’s true polarized lenses have been popular for many years among boaters and fisherman, they have been becoming increasingly more popular as people see the benefits of polarized lenses in their everyday lives.

What are polarized lenses and how can they help me...

During my clinical rotation, I had the privilege of working with Dr G. Fishman at the Pangere Center for Hereditary Retinal Diseases. He was warning patients against the harmful effects of high energy visible light (HEV or blue light), even before the research started...

Just because you have an excellent vision does not mean you have to skip visiting the Optometry Clinic to get your eyes checked out by a doctor. Visiting an the Optometry Clinic annually to check your eyes isn't just about going to check your vision; it is about your h...

Eye care coverage is available to many residents in Ontario through the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). We will go over the key points so you can get a better understanding of your benefits.

Children’s Eye Coverage:

All children from birth until the age of 19 are c...

Everything and everyone is becoming more digital. This has affected all aspects of the healthcare industry including your eye exam. Eye exams will be customized depending on your age group, medical and family history, and any specific issues or concerns.

One of the most...