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 […]
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Summer holidays – July 15 to July 26, 2019
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. […]
Great moment for Canada and women in Science – Congratulations to Dr. Donna Strickland
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 […]
Instant Contact Lens Rebate with no additional work – see us at Dr. Mei-Ling Chan
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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ESEL coming to an end – have your JK kid’s eyes checked
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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Uncomfortable eyes, watery eyes, fluctuating vision, frequent need to use eye drops? Dr. Mei-Ling Chan Optometry can help
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 […]
Remember to put eye exam on your child’s Back-to-School checklist
The 2015-2016 school year has come to a close. For children and adults, it is time to take a break and enjoy the summer! Before we do that, I’d like to encourage parents to put eye exam on next year’s Back to School checklist. Eye See Eye Learn (ESEL) – an initiative between the Ontario Association […]
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20% off second, third … pair of glasses at Dr. Mei-Ling Chan Optometry
Everyone is unique, with many sides to their personality – serious, playful, sporty, and fashion conscious, to name a few. With multi-dimension lifestyles, how can we expect one pair of glasses to do it all? Most people need at least 2 pairs of glasses – one for indoor use and one for sun protection. Everyday […]
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Sunglass month at Dr. Mei-Ling Chan Optometry in Barrie
Ahhhhh June … the start of the summer season when Canadians delight in the great outdoors. To bring awareness to the importance of protecting our eyes against the harmful effects of the sun, we are making June our “Sunglass month”, and showcasing our newest line of sunglasses – the Adidas line. The Adidas join our beautiful line-up of Michael Kors, Ray Ban and Guess sunglasses. […]
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Are the longer wavelengths blue light from your tablets, phones and computers keeping you up at night? Probably …
In the journal Nature, Dr. Charles Czeisler discusses the function of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) in regard to regulating circadian rhythm. Just as the ear has two functions (hearing and balance), so does the eyes. Light exposure at night, particularly in the wavelengths 459 nm to 484 nm, has decoupled us from the 24-hour-day from which our […]
