For Patients
Statement in Response to Marketplace
Internet Purchases
What is an Optometrist?
Children's Vision
- UV and Your Child’s Eyes
- What is a Child's Eye Exam
- Eye Injuries in Children
- ADD or Convergence Therapy
- Sarah's Story
- Brooke's Story
- The World Through Your Child’s Eyes
- A Child's Visual Milestones
- Your Child's First Glasses
- Kids and Contact Lenses
- Eye Allergies in Children
- Pink Eye in Children
- Children and Sports
Eye Diseases and Conditions
- Keratoconus
- Recurrent Corneal Erosions
- Retinal Detachment
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Low Vision
- Retinal Artery Occlusions
- Bell's Palsy
- Pupils
- Shingles
- Glaucoma
- Macular Degeneration
- Transient Ischemic Attacks
- Night Vision
- Trichiasis
- Blepharitis
- Diabetes
- Iritis
- Ptergium
- Vitreous Detachment
Eye Irritation
Pregnancy and your Eyes
Eye Surgery and Treatment
Eye Care in the Workplace
Eyewear
New Regulations Improve Eye Care
What is Covered Under OHIP?
External Links and Resources
For Patients
Optometrists are your eye doctors. Optometrists specialize in examining, diagnosing, treating, managing and preventing diseases and disorders of the visual system, the eye and related structure, making Ontario’s optometrists your primary eye and vision health doctors.
Don't take the risk of placing your eye health in untrained hands!
WARNING - Your Child's Eye Health May be at Risk!
Buying eyeglasses from the internet put Julia at further risk of developing amblyopia again but they caused her eyestrain, headaches and could even lead to double vision. Read More
Know the Risks of Buying Eyeglasses Online
Poorly manufactured or poorly fitted glasses can cause eye strain, headaches, pulling, and blurred vision. A September 2011 study by a research professor at Pacific University College of Optometry in Oregon found that 44.8% of eyewear ordered online FAILED at least one parameter of optical or impact testing. Read More
Buying Contact Lenses Online Can be Dangerous
Purchasing contact lenses online is not without its risks. It is important to remember that every contact lens product is unique and designed for a particular purpose. Read More
Brooke's Story
The optometrist gave her a very thorough eye exam coming to the conclusion that she was legally blind in her right eye and has been using her left eye to compensate. Read More
Like physicians and dentists, optometrists are regulated health professionals who have completed a specialized 4-year University post graduate degree program, which includes extensive lectures and clinical training experience in human health and vision systems, optics and patient care.