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Jetrea – New drug available
Jetrea – Now Available Jetrea is the first and only eye medicine to treat sight-threatening, symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion affecting an estimated 15,000 Canadians each year. Vitreomacular adhesion occurs when the gel inside the eye starts to pull on the retina. In doing so, vision can be distorted or blurred. If patients are affected by this…
New imaging technology
We are pleased to announce that Abbey Eye Care has purchased a new type of imaging technology. Optical Coherence Tomography or (OCT) is a very useful imaging technology because it performs “real-time” biopsy of the inner tissues of the eye. It will allow us to identify early stages of eye disease before symptoms and irreversible…
Laser Corrective Surgery and Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery
Laser refractive surgery & Laser assisted cataract surgery Dr. Jeff Goodhew attended an event yesterday hosted by TLC. TLC is one of the largest laser centers in North America. The event was organized by the Mississauga, ON location. Dr. Dean Smith and Dr. Jeff Speers were in attendance. They talked about new advances in laser…
Dr. Jeff Goodhew speaks at McMaster
Dr. Jeff Goodhew was honoured to speak at the 1st McMaster Inter-Professional forum For Eye Health & Vision Care yesterday in Hamilton. The event brought together both Optometrists and Ophthalmologists into one venue to discuss how the two professional groups can work together. Dr. Jeff spoke from an Optometrists perspective how he sees the two…
Retinal Education
Today, Drs. Jeff & Tina Goodhew attended a lecuture by Dr. Netan Choudhry a graduate of Harvard University, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infimary. Dr. Choudhry talked about new technologies that are being used to view the retina. These new advances help us do a better job in diagnosing various retinal conditions that we commonly see in…
Dr. Tina Goodhew wins award!
Dr. Tina Goodhew wins an award from the Ontario Association of Optometrists. Dr. Tina is being recognized for being the leading optometrist in the region of Halton in the number of eye examinations provided for the Eye See Eye Learn program. The Eye See Eye Learn program provides complimentary eye wear to children in their…
