Over two decades of practicing Optometry, Dr. Yolanda Evans remains forever passionate about providing optimal eye care and is committed to educating patients of all ages on maintaining and preserving vision, ocular health and total well being. She knew it was her true calling after her first visit with her Optometrist when she was a teenager. Her special interests are in Comprehensive Optometry, ocular surface disease, and specialty contact lens assessment and fit (ie multifocal/astigmatic design).
Dr. Yolanda Evans completed her Bachelor of Science at the University of Waterloo and continued on to Boston, MA for her Doctor of Optometry degree at The New England College of Optometry. Progressive in its profession, Dr. Evans gained valuable clinical expertise in the US in primary care Optometry, ocular disease, and treatment and management of ocular disease.
She trained in Toronto, her hometown, at the Vision Institute of Canada where she gained a wealth of knowledge and practise in pediatric, children, and special needs eye examinations and care.
She graduated in 1998, and has been practising in the greater Toronto area ever since. Part of that time included staff Optometrist at TLC-The Laser Vision Correction Centre-where she advanced her skills in laser vision correction consultations, patient selection and care.
She is an active member of the Ontario Association of Optometrists, and a member of the Canadian Association of Optometrists.
Dr. Evans maintains a balanced life through fitness, meditation, living a conscious lifestyle, and spending time with her son, family and friends.