Skouras Eye Care Blogs

Many people avoid practicing bad habits that could prematurely age their facial appearance or their skin. However, these same people may be unwittingly doing things that could be aging their eyes. Here are five habits you should steer clear of to avoid harming your vision. Leaving Your Sunglasses At Home Even on cloudy days, the...  read more

As individuals reach their 40s, the majority will develop a condition called presbyopia, or the age-related inability to focus up close. Most eye care professionals believe that presbyopia develops as the eye’s natural lens hardens with age, making it difficult for the lens to adjust focus when looking at objects at different distances. Although some...  read more

At Skouras Eye Centre, many of our patients ask how long the visual results from LASIK surgery last. Although the short answer is that the vision correction results from LASIK are considered permanent, there are a few factors to keep in mind when addressing this question. The Importance of Having Stable Vision Before LASIK Throughout...  read more

Are you able to see objects in the distance clearly but need your reading glasses to see the text on a menu? Are you over the age of 40 and notice your near vision is not as good as it used to be, even though you have never before experienced vision problems? If so, you...  read more

As a full-service eye care practice, the laser vision correction surgeons at Skouras Eye Centre see many patients with an array of eye conditions, ranging from mild irritation to advanced glaucoma. Sometimes, our patients contact us wondering whether their eye disorder warrants an emergency visit to see the eye doctor. To help our prospective and...  read more

Do you suffer from nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism, and are sick of wearing prescription glasses or contact lenses every day to see clearly? Have you been wondering if LASIK, or laser vision correction, might help you see better, but are not exactly sure what the procedure entails? If so, you’ve come to the right place....  read more

Now that you are enjoying improved sight thanks to your laser eye surgery in Toronto with Skouras Eye Centre, isn’t it time to enjoy what you see when you look in the mirror? To help enhance your look, Skouras Eye Centre in Toronto offers a range of cosmetic procedures, from BOTOX wrinkle treatment and Dermal...  read more

BOTOX® and injectable fillers such as  and Dermal Fillers top the list of most popular non-surgical anti-aging treatments in Canada Despite the economic slow down, individuals are choosing to invest in their appearance. Each year marks a further incline in non-surgical cosmetic procedures. In 2012 in comparison to 2011, BOTOX® represented an 8% increase, and...  read more

From television to magazine, there is no secret that women are looking to have fuller and longer eyelashes. With eye lash curlers, voluminous mascara, lengthening mascara, lash implants, lash extensions, and false lashes on the market it is clear that women are looking to achieve long, voluminous eyelashes that very few of us have been...  read more

One of the most common mistakes patients make is assuming that there is no reason to go to the doctor if their eyes feel healthy. More than 400,000 Canadians, and more than 67 million people worldwide, have glaucoma. Experts estimate that half of them don’t know they have it. In its early stages glaucoma often...  read more