Dr. Leah Markin


OPTOMETRIST

Born and raised in Ottawa, Dr. Leah Markin earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from the State University of New York College of Optometry, graduating with honours.  Dr. Markin worked at the Vision Institute of Canada, and served as the Director of Pediatrics from April 2019 until it closed at the end of January 2022. 

Dr. Markin has served as clinical faculty supervising final year students from Waterloo School of Optometry, SUNY College of Optometry and New England College of Optometry.  Dr. Markin has volunteered on committees with the College of Optometrists of Ontario since 2019. 

In addition to her private practice work, Dr. Markin works at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital providing eye care to inpatients and outpatients with a variety of complex medical and developmental needs.  Dr. Markin also travels to Iqaluit, Nunavut, providing eye care services in an underserved area.

Dr. Markin prides herself on providing comprehensive and individualized care for patients of all ages and abilities. 

A proud wife and mother of 3, Dr. Markin enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, gardening and being active. 

The photo in the header was taken at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park, Nunavut in July 2022.



Thornhill Office

Dr. Hiten Negandhi & Associates
(Inside Disera Optical)

        11 Disera Drive Suite 150

info@doctorofeyes.com

   (416) 410-3937 x 1

Wychwood Eyecare

1225 Davenport Road, Toronto, ON

info@wychwoodeyecare.ca

(416) 531-5425

As of February 29th 2024, Dr. Markin will no longer be seeing patients at Wychwood Eyecare.  Rest assured, you can continue to access optometric care at Wychwood Eyecare with Dr. Sharon Markowitz. 

If you would like to continue to seek optometric care with me, I will continue seeing patients at my Thornhill clinic.

Your medical records are confidential and a copy can be released to you or transferred to another doctor with your written permission.  If you choose to do so, you may contact the staff at Wychwood Eyecare to assist you with this process.  Otherwise, your records will continue to be on file at Wychwood Eyecare for the mandated period of time.  Please note: I will not have access to your file at my other clinic unless you request the records and bring them with you.