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The Scarborough General Hospital Medical Mall 106-3030 Lawrence Avenue East (Ground Floor) Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M1P 2T7 At the corner of Lawrence Avenue East and McCowan Road (3km south of  Hwy 401)

Dr Peter J Shaw, Practice of Optometry

Dr Shaw is a member of the College of Optometrists of Ontario, He graduated the University of Waterloo in 1978 and has been in general practice with a special interest in vision rehabilitation in Scarborough since 1980. He was a founding clinician at the Vision Institute of Canada and was Chief of  Low Vision from 1983 until 1993. He has served on many related committees including those of  the Ministry of Health. In 1993 he co-founded the Scarborough Low Vision Centre at the Scarborough Hospital.

Over the past thirty years in primary care and vision rehabilitation, Dr Shaw has developed strategies to help his patients cope with many vision limiting impairments. He has developed computer software that addresses the most challenging ophthalmic lens design problems and for vision testing software. They are  in use in many clinics and schools of optometry.

Lens Wizard is particularly helpful with the design and application of progressive addition lenses and has proven to be a remarkable adjunct to patient satisfaction and comfortable vision.

Opsis is  a suite of vision testing technologies and, perhaps, the  most advanced system available.

The Scarborough Low Vision Centre 

The Scarborough Low Vision Centre is the first sight enhancement regional assessment centre for the Assistive Devices Programme, Ministry of Health for the Province of Ontario. Established in conjunction with the Low Vision Association of Canada the centre pioneered the integration of the low vision specialist optometrist together with the high technology facilitator/authorizer. 

Our strength is communication, we can answer most of your questions about vision impairment and technology. We offer a comprehensive range of services in order to assess and provide assistive devices for consumers with serious vision impairment.

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