New Clinic Now Open
For over 22 years North Toronto Eye Care has been your partner in eye care from our location at 2065 Finch Avenue West. Today we are pleased to announce the opening of a new, second clinic located at 7 Elmwood Avenue in North York (across from Mel Lastman Square). While our Elmwood Avenue clinic is…
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Do You Have Dry Eye Syndrome?
Healthy eyes need tears. They’re essential for keeping your eyes comfortable and your vision at its best. Your eyes have a normal, thin film of tears that coats your eyes, made up of three main layers – the mucus layer in the innermost part of your eye, the aqueous middle layer that keeps your eyes…
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Understanding Astigmatism
The term astigmatism refers to the shape of your cornea or lens. In a healthy eye, the shape of your cornea is rounded like a basketball, allowing light to go through the lens without being distorted and providing a sharp image. When you have astigmatism, the shape of your cornea is uneven in shape, your…
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Cataract Surgery: What to Expect
If you’re having trouble seeing when you drive, reading or watching television, you may have cataracts. This is a condition where you experience blurry vision and increased glare from lights. It can make it extremely difficult for you to carry out your daily activities. When this is the case, your doctor may recommend cataract surgery,…
Read MoreEye Protection in the Summer Time
The weather’s warm, the water is fine, it’s been a long, cold winter and you’re ready to have some fun. Before you hit the pool or go on a summer adventure, you’re likely to lather on the sunscreen, but did you think about protecting your eyes? From yard work to pool chemicals to harmful UV…
Read MoreThe FAQs of LASIK Surgery
LASIK surgery is a highly popular procedure that reshapes the surface of your eye to change the way light rays come through your eye. Vision problems like nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism can effectively be corrected with LASIK surgery by using a laser to gently reshape the curvature of the cornea. To see if LASIK surgery…
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Multilingual Eye Health Public Education Videos (MEHPEV)
MEHPEV videos is a recently launched project by Dr. Kathy Cao to provide multilingual eye health care education materials as a tool for ethnic communities and their health care practitioners. With the expanding multicultural population in Canada, language barrier has become a major hindrance to healthcare access. According to Statistics Canada (2012), almost 20% of…
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The 5 Best Ways to Preserve Your Eye Sight
Good vision and quality of life go hand in hand. But as you age, you become more at risk for sight-threatening eye problems such as macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. That’s why protecting your eyesight and keeping your eyes healthy as you age is essential. To learn more about ways to preserve your…
Read MoreAre You at Greater Risk for Cataracts?
Cataracts develop when your eye’s lens gradually becomes thicker, less flexible and less transparent. The inside of your eye then becomes cloudy due to the clumping of protein in the lens. Early cataract can be treated with simple means like wearing newer eyeglasses and anti-glare sunglasses, brighter lighting, or by using a magnifying glass. However,…
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Eyelid Twitches: Are They Serious?
Does your eye twitch involuntarily? If so, it is completely painless and almost always harmless, usually going away on its own. It’s not uncommon for some people to have eye spasms throughout the day, which can be chalked up as nothing more than a temporary nuisance. While eye twitches are generally not a serious problem,…
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