August Civic Holiday Schedule

Please note that the office will be closed on Monday August 4th for the holiday. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
I will be out of the office on Friday August 1st but the office will be open from 9AM - 1PM for patients to pick up their glasses or contact lenses.

Have a safe and fun weekend!

Dr. Glen J. Chiasson
416-621-3333

Canada Day weekend -- office schedule

Please the office will be closed from Saturday, June 28th until Wednesday, July 2nd for the Canada Day weekend.

Bev, Julia, and I hope you have a fun and safe holiday weekend!

Dr. Glen J. Chiasson
416-621-3333

Victoria Day 2008

Bev, Julia, and I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Victoria Day weekend. The office will be closed on Monday May 19th.

Dr. Glen J. Chiasson
416-621-3333

Schedule update

I will be out of the office on Friday May 2nd and will be returning Tuesday May 6th.
The office will remain open for patients needing to book appointments and/or pick up their glasses or contact lenses.

Dr. Glen J. Chiasson
416-621-3333

AMD & foods

Here is an article regarding eating nuts to help prevent macular degeneration.

Dr. Glen J. Chiasson
416-621-3333

Eye Colour

British photographer Rankin has an exhibition entitled Eyescapes which features pictures of irises (the coloured part of the eye). I am always amazed to see the detail present in people's irises and these photos are a great example of this.

Dr. Glen J. Chiasson
416-621-3333

Myopia Control in Children

The COMET study attempted to determine if using an invisible bifocal lens would slow the rate of myopia (nearsightedness) increase in children who need glasses.

The study shows a clinically inconsequential difference between patients wearing invisible bifocals versus patients wearing standard single vision (distance vision correction) lenses. There was a benefit for patients who did not refocus well for near tasks and whose eyes tended to become esophoric (the eyes have a tendency to cross inwards but do not remain crossed) when doing near tasks.

The take home message is: " The small magnitude of the effect does not warrant a change in clinical practice."

Dr. Glen J. Chiasson
416-621-3333

Smoking and Blindness

A leading researcher warns of the links between smoking and macular degeneration.

Dr. Glen J. Chiasson
416-621-3333

Cataract surgery

This is an interesting article regarding cataract surgery. It offers a humorous, but informative, look at cataract surgery from a patient's perspective.

Dr. Glen J. Chiasson
416-621-3333

Laser vision correction article

This is an interesting article on a patient's impression of her recent Lasik surgery.

Dr. Glen J. Chiasson
416-621-3333