You can’t fix what you can’t see. Evaporative dry eye, where the tear evaporates too quickly, is the most common cause of dry eyes. It stems from atrophy of the Meibomian glands (oil glands within our lids), which results in decreased lipid production, a deficient lipid tear layer and consequently increased tear evaporation. To […]
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A non-invasive, highly efficacious and cost effective way to manage myopia in children is here! MiyoSmart is an innovative ophthalmic lens for myopia control developed by HOYA, in cooperation with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. It is estimated by 2050, 50% of the population will be myopic and 10% very myopic. Many factors, such as […]
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May is eye health month. The pandemic has unfortunately made us push things off; things we normally do to take care of ourselves and our family. We have postponed our dental visits, massage sessions, and eye exams. We do this with good intentions to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and keep everyone safe. The unintended […]
When viewing demands, be it from books or more recently from digital display devices, on the visual system exceed the capacity of our accommodative and vergence systems to maintain clear and comfortable vision, eye strain occurs. The muscles of our eyes, the ciliary and extra-ocular muscles, must work constantly to maintain the proper focus and […]
Dr. Mei-Ling Chan Optometry will be closed for summer holidays from July 15th to July 26th, 2019. We hope everyone is enjoying their summer and taking some time off. We look forward to coming back refreshed on July 29 and continuing to provide great care for our patients. […]
Dr. Donna Strickland, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo (my Alma mater), wins the Nobel Prize for Physics last month. She is only the third woman to have done so. She joins two other remarkable women – Marie Curie (in 1903) and Maria Goeppert-Mayer (in 1963) – who have accomplished such feats. Her chirped pulse […]
Bausch + Lomb recently came up with a solution to the annoying rebate program and we are excited to offer it to our patients! When you purchase a year supply of the ULTRA monthly disposable contact lenses, you get a one-year supply of Biotrue multipurpose solution, a year’s worth of fresh contact lens cases PLUS a […]
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As summer gears up and we approach the end of June, the Eye See Eye Learn program also comes to an end for the 2016/2017 school year. However, we continue another year of ensuring our youngest learners have good vision to start Junior Kindergarten! July 1, 2017 (until June 30, 2018) marks the beginning of the 2017/2018 […]
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Point of care testing and a new medication at her disposable, Dr. Mei-Ling Chan Optometry can help those suffering from ocular surface disease.Ocular surface (dry eye) disease is the most common condition seen in optometric practice with a prevalence ranging from 8 to 29%. Unfortunately, its prevalence continues to rise due in part to the ubiquitous […]
The current number of people living with diabetes in Canada is approximately 3.3 million and sadly the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing dramatically with current estimates confidently predicting a doubling of cases by 2025. In addition to a host of systemic diseases diabetes is linked to, such as cardiovascular disease, lower limb amputations, kidney failure, it also gives […]
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