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Welcome to Scarborough Optometric Clinic
At Scarborough Optometric Clinic, we are dedicated to providing exceptional eye care services to our community. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of our patients through comprehensive eye examinations and personalized treatment plans.
MEET OUR TEAM OF OPTOMETRISTS
DR. LORINA YIP
(English, Cantonese, French)
As our founder, Dr. Yip has been building meaningful relationships with her patients for over 30 years, delivering compassionate care every step of the way.
DR. KAREN CHIM
(English, Cantonese)
Dr. Karen Chim grew up in Toronto and remembers getting her first pair of glasses when she was seven years old. She attended the University of Waterloo and graduated with
both Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Optometry degrees in 2000. Since 2001, Dr. Chim has been practicing at Scarborough Town Optometric Clinic and enjoys providing
thorough eye care to the community with compassion and integrity. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, being in nature and trying out new creative
hobbies.
DR. DONNA CHOW
(English)
Dr. Donna Chow is a dedicated optometrist with a strong background in scientific research and clinical practice. She completed an Industrial Internship in Honours Chemistry at the University of Alberta before pursuing her Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Chow further honed her skills through specialized training in ocular disease management with eye care specialists in Birmingham, Alabama.
Dr. Chow joined the Scarborough Optometric Clinic in 2002, providing comprehensive eye care services to patients of all ages, from children to seniors. Her commitment to building lasting relationships with patients in the local community is a cornerstone of her practice.
Outside of her professional life, Dr. Chow enjoys exploring her passion for cooking, baking, and travel. She is an avid food enthusiast and would love to hear about your family recipes, travel tips and your favourite neighbourhood restaurants.
Choose Dr. Donna Chow for exceptional eye care, personalized service and a shared commitment to the Scarborough community.
DR. MERENE WONG
(English, Cantonese)
Dr. Merene Wong completed her Bachelor of Science degree and Doctor of Optometry degree with Dean's Honours from the University of Waterloo. She underwent her clinical education at OMNI Eye Specialists in Baltimore, where she received extensive training and gained immense knowledge in the care and management of patients with retinal diseases, cataracts, glaucoma, and corneal conditions.
Dr. Wong was born and raised in Toronto. She finds great joy in giving back to her community by providing comprehensive eye examinations for people of all ages, ensuring their ocular health and vision needs are well taken care of.
Dr. Wong is able to provide eye care in English and Cantonese. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and exploring new places with her children.
DR. AKEMI MOTOMURA
(English, French)
Dr. Akemi Motomura received her Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Science from the University of Guelph, and then went on to complete her Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Waterloo.
Dr. Motomura enjoys seeing patients of all ages, but has a special interest in myopia management. She wishes that myopia management was more widely available when she was growing up, but she is excited to be part of trying to slow down the myopia ‘epidemic’ that is occurring worldwide. Dr. Motomura hopes to spread the message that myopia management is most importantly to decrease the risk of potential serious eye conditions in patients when they grow up.
In her spare time, Dr. Motomura enjoys baking everything from cookies to bread to pies. She also loves spending time with her family, friends and her dogs.
Myopia control management
MiyoSmart glasses lenses
Using D.I.M.S technology to allow for clear central vision while providing myopic defocus in the periphery to slow the progression of myopia. It is important that the glasses are worn full time and are fit correctly so that your child is looking through the clear central part of the lenses and not the honeycomb design. Also available in photochromic and polarized for UV protection.
Soft Contact Lenses
Daily disposable lenses designed to be worn for at least 10 hours a day and 6 days a week. It is important to follow the full-time wear regime to allow the lenses to work effectively. If your prescription has astigmatism, off-label multifocal monthly lenses are used, instead. Both types of lenses have treatment zones that function to create myopic defocus and correct the myopia but also slow its progression.
Orthokeratology
Specially designed rigid gas permeable contact lenses that reshape the cornea – the clear dome on the front of the eye. 7-8 hours of overnight wear is needed so that when lenses are removed in the morning, the myopia should be reduced or corrected. The reshaped cornea results in myopic defocus in the periphery to slow the progression of myopia.
Atropine Eye Drops
Compounded low-dose atropine eye drops to slow the progression of myopia. The eye drops are to be used before bedtime daily, and day time spectacle or contact lens wear is still required to correct for prescription. These eye drops need to be prescribed and used with proper instructions for effective results.
