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It is our favourite time of year!  It is the season for spending time with family, eating too much food, enjoying all the glittering lights and decorations, and listening to and singing along with all the familiar Christmas songs and carols.  It is the season to be thankful for all that we have. 

It is also the season of giving.  This Christmas, at DVC, we would like to encourage you to bring in your old glasses that you no longer wear.  We collect these old glasses throughout the year and donate them to the Lions Recycle for Sight program.  

During the month of December, if you donate your old glasses, we will enter your name in a draw to win a pair of prescription Maui Jim sunglasses.  As you probably know, Maui Jim sunglasses are our favourite sunglasses because of their superior optics, tints, coatings and warranties.

Merry Christmas!

Written by Dr. Paul Dame

Dr. Paul Dame is one of the founders of Downtown Eye Care, having established the practice in 1982 after receiving his Doctor of Optometry from the University of Waterloo. Dr. Dame takes a holistic approach to eye care, informing his patients about the effects of diet and exercise on eye health.

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