Welcome to Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences
Changes due to COVID-19
Sunnybrook has implemented some changes to ensure the safety of our patients and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes visitor restrictions, and screening for symptoms at the door. For all information about COVID-19, please visit sunnybrook.ca/COVID19
I have a confirmed in-person appointment. What do I need to know?
Please note: For patients with a new onset of a red eye, or “pink eye,” please call your doctor’s office in advance. COVID-19 could cause a red eye and can be very contagious.
Learn more: Information for Sunnybrook patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you have any questions about your upcoming eye appointment or are uncertain about the urgency of new symptoms, please contact your doctor’s office directly for further guidance.
I have a red eye or showing signs of pink eye and heard it could be related to COVID-19. What should I do?
For any patients with a new onset of a red eye or “pink eye” please call your eye doctor’s office or the eye clinic in advance. Pink eye and red eye are different ways of describing the same condition: acute conjunctivitis. Recent reports suggest COVID-19 could cause a red eye and can be very contagious. Symptoms for pink eye include redness, discharge, swelling, and eyelids stuck together. An individual or their family members should avoid touching their eyes, wash their hands often, avoid sharing items such as towels and pillow.
If you are experiencing symptoms of acute conjunctivitis, or other symptoms of COVID-19, please call your primary health-care provider for information on next steps, and/or visit a COVID-19 Assessment Centre near you to get tested.
We are a state of the art eye care department providing clinical and surgical expertise in disorders and diseases of the eye.
We specialize in:
- Cataract surgery and intraocular lenses
- Glaucoma
- Macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment and all other retinal conditions
- Corneal dystrophies and disease
- Eye Trauma
Sunnybrook is proud to be one of Canada’s leading academic health sciences centres. Our learners come from all over the world to study with our renowned faculty and become critical members of our care teams. Learners help us improve health care delivery through questions and inquiry, leading to safer and more attentive care. We are dedicated to providing you with the best care possible, and we want to make sure your future health-care providers are too. We provide comprehensive eye care and offer medical, laser and surgical therapies for eye disease. Our surgeons have expertise in cornea, cataract, glaucoma and retinal surgery. We offer extensive diagnostic testing including visual fields, fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, A and B-scan ultrasound, ultrasound biomicroscopy, and IOL master measurements.
Location and contact
Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue,
M-wing, 1st floor
Toronto, ON M4N 3M5
Follow signs to Department of Ophthalmology
