Toronto Eye Care Provides Comprehensive Eye Examinations
We provide comprehensive eye examinations and related products to serve your vision care needs.

Our experienced eye doctors, ophthalmic technicians and assistants are ready to provide you with the most comprehensive eye examination possible. Each eye examination will be customized depending on the age group, medical/visual history, and issues of concern for the patient. Listed below are the medical tests performed in most comprehensive eye examinations.

1. Hi-technology Pre-Testing
• auto-refraction (refractive error estimate)
• auto-keratometry (cornea curvature)
• non-contact tonometry (glaucoma)
• pachymetry (cornea thickness)
• digital retina scan
• tear osmolarity testing with TearLab for at risk patients
2. Medical and Visual Case History
• complete personal and family medical/visual history
3. Visual Acuities (VA)
• distance and near VA - corrected and uncorrected
4. Subjective Refraction
• glasses prescription for distance and near

  

5. Binocular Vision Testing:
• cover test
• near point of convergence
• broad H test
• stereoacuity
6. Colour Vision Testing
• usually performed on pediatric patients or any patient when medically necessary
7. Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy
• microscopic examination of anterior ocular structures - cornea, lens, conjunctiva, etc.
8. Direct Ophthalmoscopy
• internal examination of ocular structures, i.e. retina, optic nerve, vitreous, etc.

  

9. Dilated Fundus Exam with Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
• internal examination of ocular structures, i.e. retina, optic nerve, vitreous, etc.
• patient pupils are fully dilated (using drops) to allow greater viewing area.
• performed when medically necessary for at-risk patients
9. Patient Counselling:
We discuss your examination results with you and provide a strategic plan of action

10. Automated Visual Field Testing
• automated test to measure central and peripheral vision
• performed when medically necessary for at-risk patients
11. Patient Counselling
• discuss examination results with and provide a strategic plan of action with a medical recommendation
• Q & A
12. Patient transfer to Dispensary or Contact Lens Assistants
• eyeglasses and contact lens purchase

Meet Our Ophthalmic Technicians



Our contact lens and ophthalmic technician team, led by Shelley Farr-Jones in our Manulife Clinic and Cathy Andriano in our Bloor Jane clinic, is a collection of experienced and dedicated professionals with decades of exemplary patient care and service. From contact lens services to patient medical tests, the Toronto Eye Care team works together to deliver the best in quality and service to maximize your satisfaction. We guarantee it.

Sub-specialty Ophthalmologists and Ophthalmic Surgeon Referrals

Our eye doctors have longstanding relationships with a variety of sub-specialty ophthalmologists and ophthalmic surgeons and will refer patients when medically necessary. Our clinics have referral relationships with all the major hospitals in Toronto and appointment times are distributed by the hospitals based on medical urgency. Please understand Toronto Eye Care has no control over hospital appointment administration.
 

Prescription Medication Refills

Patients MUST consult and be examined by one of our eye doctors before any prescription medication will be renewed.  No consult or exam is required if a refill amount is indicated on the original prescription.


  

After-hours Ocular Emergencies

Our eye doctors advise that all patients with after-hours ocular emergencies please proceed to the local hospital emergency room for immediate assistance.

St. Joseph's Health Centre

(866) 797-0000


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Toronto General Hospital

(416) 340-4800


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Toronto Western Hospital

(416) 603-5800


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St. Michael's Hospital

(416) 360-4000


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Mt. Sinai Hospital

(416) 596-4200


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Sunnybrook Hospital

(416) 480-6100


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