About U Optical
Optometry-led. Family-connected.
U Optical is an optometry-led eye care practice and eyewear dispensary with two clinics across the Greater Toronto Area. Every exam and every fitting is delivered by a licensed optometrist, and when your care extends beyond optometry, our place inside the U Vision Group family connects you directly to the right specialist.
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Our Story
Optometry and eyewear, in concert.
U Optical is a clinician-led optometry practice that happens to dispense beautiful eyewear — not a frame retailer that happens to have an optometrist on staff. Every comprehensive eye exam, every prescription, every fitting comes from a licensed optometrist. Our team doesn’t work on commission, and the recommendation you walk out with is the one your eyes actually needed.
U Optical sits within U Vision Group — one of Ontario’s most comprehensive eye-care families. When your care extends beyond optometry, your place inside the UVG specialist network connects you directly to the right team: surgical ophthalmology at Uptown Eye Specialists, advanced dry eye treatment at U Dry Eye Institute, laser vision correction at U Eye Laser Cosmetic, accredited surgical care at U Surgical Centre. No external referrals. No starting over. No re-explaining your history.
Our care follows you across your life — from a child’s first eye exam at 6 months, through prescription updates and frame refits, to coordinated optical follow-up after cataract surgery or laser correction elsewhere in the UVG family. The integration is invisible by design; your records, your retinal images, and your refractive history move with you.
Annual eye exams are fully OHIP-covered for children to age 19 and adults 65+.
Bring your health card — no copay, no deductible. Adults 20–64 with qualifying medical conditions (diabetes, glaucoma, retinal disease, certain prescribed medications) are also covered. We can direct-bill most extended-health plans (Manulife, Sun Life, Canada Life, Green Shield, Blue Cross, and others).
Optometrists
The optometrists behind every fitting.
Our team is six licensed optometrists working across both clinics. Each provides comprehensive primary eye care — eye exams from age six months, contact lens fittings, vision therapy assessments, and ongoing patient management. When a finding falls outside routine optometry, our team coordinates the next step within the UVG specialist network.
Danny Thai, OD
OptometristTrained at the University of Waterloo with extensive ocular disease training at the Eye Centers of South Florida. Specializes in specialty contact lenses and scleral lenses for keratoconus and corneal transplants. Active in clinical research at the Centre for Ocular Research and Education. Fluent in English and Vietnamese.
Harjit Gill, OD
OptometristEarned his Doctor of Optometry and Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo. Areas of interest include primary eye care, dry eye, glaucoma, cataract, and diabetic eye care. Volunteered with the CNIB as a Vision Mate. Fluent in English, Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindi.
Jingtao Qu, OD, PhD
OptometristOver 15 years as an optometrist with degrees and training from China Medical University, Kanazawa Medical University in Japan, and the University of Waterloo. Brings an ophthalmology background to managing cataract, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy. Patient education and disease prevention are core to her practice.
Kit Tung Ip, OD
OptometristDoctorate from the New England College of Optometry and Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. Brings over a decade of experience from Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston. Specialty interest in custom contact lens fitting for high prescriptions, irregular corneas, and post-surgical cases. Fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
Lisa Tran, OD
OptometristDoctor of Optometry from the University of Waterloo with clinical ocular disease training in Kitchener and at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Specializes in contact lens fittings, dry eye management, and the prevention and treatment of ocular disease. Fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
Vicky Chiu, OD
OptometristBachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of Waterloo and Doctor of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry. Board certified in both Canada and the United States. Comprehensive primary care across all ages, including paediatric eye care, ocular disease management, and pre/post-operative care for cataract and laser vision correction.
Beyond optometry — the U Vision Group specialist network
When your care needs more than primary optometry, your U Optical team coordinates directly with our UVG specialist partners. Most commonly:
Uptown Eye Specialists
Cataract surgery, glaucoma, retinal disease, oculoplastic procedures, paediatric ophthalmology — the full range of medical and surgical ophthalmology.
Visit Uptown Eye →U Dry Eye Institute
Advanced dry eye diagnosis and treatment — UltraView DEL™, LipiFlow, BlephEx, and meibomian gland procedures. The specialist dry-eye centre for Ontario.
Visit UDEI →U Eye Laser Cosmetic
UltraView FREEDOM laser vision correction (SMILE / LASIK / PRK), ICL, and cosmetic procedures for patients exploring life beyond glasses and contacts.
Visit UELC →Where to Find Us
Two clinics. One coordinated team.
Both U Optical clinics offer the same comprehensive optometric care and the same eyewear collections — book at whichever location is most convenient. Your records, prescription history, and retinal imaging are coordinated across both sites.
U Optical — Vaughan
2180 Steeles Avenue West, Suite 216Concord, ON L4K 2Z5
U Optical — Scarborough
2101 Brimley Road, Suite 109Scarborough, ON M1S 2B4
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Book online, drop in, or call (416) 292-0336. OHIP covers annual eye exams for children to age 19 and adults 65+ — bring your health card.
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