York Mills Eye Clinic

12/12/2022

✨ We still have appointment slots available for you and your family!

✨ Book an appointment before...

➡️ Benefits renew
➡️ School starts
➡️ The holidays end!

📞 Call us at (416) 385-1988 to book now!

🎉 We look forward to seeing you soon, happy holidays!

10/19/2022

Are you looking to live your best life? The new Acuvue Oasys Max 1-Day helps to deliver MAX clarity and MAX comfort! Its TearStable™ Technology is designed to lock in moisture for all-day comfort, and the OptiBlue™ Light Filter reduces light scatter, haloes, and starbursts for improved visual clarity.

Ask us today about whether this contact lens would be a good fit for you!

10/06/2022

THANK YOU for all your support in reducing the environmental impact of contact lens use! If you haven't started recycling your contact lenses and packaging yet, you can always start today! Here's a little tip: leave a zip-lock bag in your bathroom. After putting on your lenses in the morning, pop the contact lens blister pack and foil in the bag. At the end of the day, toss in the contact lenses too! Drop off your collected recyclables at our office. Every bit helps!

THANK YOU Bausch + Lomb for starting this very important initiative!❤️

09/28/2022

Did you know, an annual supply (365 pairs) of one-day disposable contact lenses, including the cartons, blister packs, and foil, produces 1kg of waste per year!?!😮
(CL Spectrum, Aug. 1st, 2019)

We would love to help ALL contact lens wearers to reduce their environmental impact.

Thanks to Bausch + Lomb our practice and others around the country have been able to help recycle over 1 Million contact lenses and blister packs. We're proud to be a part of the Every Contact Counts movement!

Stop by our office to drop off your contact lens blister packs, foil, and used contacts.

09/25/2022

Doing your part feels good. York Mills Eye Clinic is proud to be part of the Every Contact Counts Recycling Program. Thanks to contact lens wearers like YOU and Bausch + Lomb we are keeping contacts out of Canadian waterways and working towards a cleaner environment. Want to learn more about the program? Follow or come by and ask us how you can get involved!

09/06/2022

Have your little ones had their first eye exam?

The Canadian Association of Optometrists recommends an eye exam at 6 months of age, and again at 2 years-old. We have found that annual eye exams allows us to build a closer relationship with your child, and helps them to become familiar with procedures. (We call them games for the little ones.) Having your child feel at ease is important to us. This leads to 2 things; a happier little one, and a more thorough eye exam. We make the exam fun and engaging!
Interested in finding out how we do this? Click below to request an appointment, or feel free to ask us a question.
https://www.yorkmillseyeclinic.com/book-appointment

For a fantastic list of signs of vision or eye trouble in children, have a look at this article by the Ontario Association of Optometrists. https://optom.on.ca/why-are-eye-exams-for-children-important/

04/15/2022

Use of digital media has increased dramatically, especially starting earlier in children!

✨ These 6 tips outline recommendations for safe use of electronic screens for children

High screen time use in children is associated with:

🔻Poorer school performance
🔻Poorer sleep quality
🔻Risky behaviours in older children
🔻Delays in critical cognition, learning, and social skills
🔻Risk for obesity

📞 Call us at (416) 385-1988 to schedule an appointment with one of our optometrists!

➡️ For more information, please visit:
https://opto.ca/document/effects-electronic-screens-childrens-vision-and-recommendations-safe-use

03/22/2022

Check out this neat comparison between the daily and monthly cost of everyday essentials - courtesy of !

➡️ Investing in a good pair of glasses helps us experience the world better and although it may seem like a lot to begin with, it is well worth the expense.

✨ Costs are based on averages over two years, the average lifespan of a pair of quality glasses

📞 Call us at 416-385-1988 to schedule an appointment with our optical team to help you get fitted!

10/18/2021

💬🔔 A short read regarding the current situation between Ontario optometrists and the government:

In late August, the Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) accepted an invitation to mediation with the Ontario government to fight for high-quality eye care for our patients.

After only two days, it became abundantly clear that the Ministry of Health was not there to negotiate in good faith. Instead of focusing on a real, long-term solution, the government used the process as a publicity stunt. The government breached confidentiality when disclosing confidential information to the public, and imposed a one-time payment that was never negotiated. These actions demonstrate the government’s lack of commitment to a responsible bargaining process.

While it is accurate the OAO did not accept the terms of further mediation, we stand confident in that decision as those terms would have prevented us from achieving our goal of a long-term solution. At no point did we anticipate the government to walk away after only one attempt at cooperation.

The fact is, mediation is a costly process. The OAO is a small organization that does not have the infinite resources required to engage in a process where one of the parties is not taking it as seriously as the other.

Eyecare in Ontario has been left behind for over three decades because we have blindly trusted these same disingenuous outreaches by the Ministry of Health over the years. While they talk about building a new and better relationship, to date there have been no commitments or indication of a thoughtful plan that will ensure quality access to eye care for everyone in Ontario today, and into the future. We need reassurances that this time it is truly different.

Our phone lines remain open and we patiently wait for the Ministry to reach out and discuss a genuine path forward - one built on trust and constructive dialogues.

The people of Ontario deserve no less.

✨ Please visit www.saveeyecare.ca to learn more on how to support Ontario Optometrisits.

Français Due to the inaction of the provincial government, eye care under OHIP has ended. Your eye care is worth saving. Every day optometrists take pride in helping our patients see clearly and preventing blindness. But today we need your help. For over 30 years, the Ontario government has refused...

07/08/2021

06/30/2021

Dry Eye Syndrome can appear in a variety of ways.

👁 Symptoms can include stinging, scratching or burning sensations, blurred vision, eye fatigue, watery eyes, light sensitivity, eye redness, even difficulty wearing contacts or driving at night.

✨ Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation can help manage your dry eye symptoms effectively.

➡️ Ask us about products that help target your dry eye symptoms, such as the Omega-3 NutraSea Products!

06/23/2021

"The Ontario Association of Optometrists has recently launched a campaign to help push the provincial government to fix a big issue that’s been brewing for decades…”

We need the Ontario government to work with us so we can create a high quality, sustainable system for patients in the future.

➡️ To learn how you can support Ontario Optometrists, visit https://www.SaveEyeCare.ca

➡️ Check out Dr. Patrick Monaghan's article by visiting: https://patrickmonaghan.medium.com/chronic-underfunding-of-optometry-in-ontario-a-crisis-30-years-in-the-making-cb84497c173b