We are medical and surgical eye doctors located in midtown Toronto, Ontario Canada. Our goal is to meet the needs of our patients with the highest quality of service and the most up-to-date technology.

We hope you find the information provided on this web site helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to call our office at 416-486-6084.

July 1st 2008 we moved into our new offices in the same building, located on the 6th floor of 2200 Yonge Street, centrally located at Yonge and Eglinton.  We invite family eye care, we welcome you.

DR. P. A. SPEAR 

Dr. Spear grew up close to the Toronto Eye Clinic in the Lawrence Park area graduating from Lawrence Park Collegiate.  He did a pre-med BSc. in Canada and continued to University in Tennesse to get his Doctor of Optometry Degree.  Dr. Spear completed his internship at St. Luke's Cataract and Intraocular Lens Hospital in Florida.  Dr. Spear had further training at Northeastern State University in treatment and mangement of ocular disease. Dr. Spear has sat on the board of the Glaucoma Research Society of Ontario.  He has been involved as an eye doctor with the Olympic Medical Commission.  He writes on many journals including the editorial board for the Health Journal.  Dr. Spear has been selected and duly awarded, Gold Key International, membership in the highest leadership honour society attainable by an eye doctor.    

DR. G. M. SOMERVILLE

Dr. Somerville received his BSc degree from University of New Brunswick.  He went to University of Dalhousie for his medical degree and graduated from the University of Toronto with his Ophthalomology degree in 1969.  Dr. Somerville has been in private practice on Bathurst and was head of Ophthalmology at Branson Hospital.  He has joined the Toronto Eye Clinic and teaches at Sunnybrook Hospital part-time.

DR. L. VAJOCZKI

Dr. Vajoczki received her BSc. degree in 1992 at the University of Waterloo and her Doctor of Optometry degree in 1996 from the University of Houston.  Dr. Vajoczki completed her internship at the Northwest Eye Center in Seattle, Washington. She had practiced at the Bochner Eye Institute and joined our practice in 1997.  Dr. Vajoczki has numerous honours of recognition such as: Howard P. Johnson Award(1989), Clinical Letter of Excellence(1994-96), and had graduated with Summa Cum Laude honours from the University of Houston. 

DR. DAVID NG

Dr. Ng grew up in the Bayview and Sheppard area. After graduating from York Mills Collegiate, he continued his studies at the University of Waterloo where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1991 and his Doctor of Optometry degree in 1995. Dr. Ng completed his internship at the Eye Foundation of Utah and at Salt Lake City University Hospital receiving extensive training in the treatment and management of eye diseases.

DR. N. TUCKER

Dr. Tucker completed her ophthalmology residency at McGill University, Montreal. She then completed a 1-year subspecialty training in oculoplastics in Montreal and a second year fellowship in ocular and orbital oncology at the University of California in San Francisco. She returned to Montreal as assistant professor at McGill University and the Université de Montreal in oculoplastics from 1994 to 2001. At McGill she was the recipient of the resident teaching award for best surgical instructor. She is a past president of the Canadian Oculoplastics Society and currently a member of the Canadian Oculoplastics Society, the American Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the European Oculoplastics Society.  She performs a wide variety of eye, eyelid, orbital and lacrimal surgery, with special interest in blepharoplasty, Botox and Cataract Surgery. 

DR. K. MARCOVITCH

Dr. Marcovitch is a native of Toronto and graduated from the Bishop Strachan School.  She completed her Biology BSc. at the Dalhousie University and continued on to Boston to earn her Doctor of Optometry degree from New England College of Optometry.  During her professional training, Dr. Marcovitch completed clinical internship rotations at the University of Maryland Eye Center in Baltimore, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and the New England Eye Commonwealth.  Dr. Marcovitch was accepted for a residency position in primary eye care with an emphasis in ocular disease at Nova Southeastern University in Florida.  There, she worked with clinical faculty in the glaucoma, diabetes and macular disease clinics as well as working closely with neuro-ophthalomologists and retinal specialists.  She was involved with teaching upper year students in the primary care and advanced care clinics and was awarded resident of the year for outstanding  contribution to clinical education.  Dr. Marcovitch has contributed to professional publications and lectured in continuing education courses and grand round presentations.  The Toronto Eye Clinic is fortunate to be able to welcome her. 

EXAMINATION OF THE EYE:

An eye exam is one of the best ways to protect your vision because it can detect eye problems at their earliest stage — when they're most treatable. Regular eye exams give your eye doctor a chance to help you correct or adapt to vision changes and provide you with tips on caring for your eyes.

When to have an eye exam:

Several factors may determine how frequently you need an eye exam, including your age, health and risk of developing eye problems. General guidelines include:

Children 5 years and younger. For children under 3, your pediatrician or family doctor will likely look for the most common eye problems — lazy eye, crossed eyes or turned-out eyes. If there is a family history of these eye problems children should be seen earlier by a pediatric eye doctor.  Depending on your child's willingness to cooperate, his or her first more comprehensive eye exam should be done between the ages of 3 and 5.

School-age children and adolescents. Have your child's vision checked before he or she enters first grade. If your child has no symptoms of vision problems and you don't have a family history of vision problems, have your child's vision rechecked every two years. If your child does have vision problems or a family history of vision problems, have your child's vision rechecked as advised by your eye doctor.

Adults. In general, if you're healthy and have no symptoms of vision problems, you should have your eyes examined every two to four years. After age 65, get your eyes checked every year. If you wear glasses, have a family history of eye disease or have a chronic disease — such as diabetes — that puts you at greater risk of eye disease, you need to have your eyes checked more frequently. You might also need more frequent eye exams to check for retinal problems if you were born prematurely or to monitor your eyes for glaucoma if you're of African-American heritage.