About · since 2017
An independent clinic, built around the long appointment.
Sightline is one clinic and one dispensary on Regina Street. No head office, no sales targets, and no exam shorter than it needs to be.
Our story
It started with a stopwatch.
Before Sightline, Dr. Maya Krishnan worked in clinics where an eye exam was booked every fifteen minutes. There was time to measure a prescription, and not much time for anything else: the eye health, the questions, the conversation.
In 2017 she opened Sightline with one exam lane and a simple rule: an exam takes as long as it takes, and that is about 45 minutes. Fees went on the wall from day one. The opticians were hired on salary, so nobody would ever be paid more for selling you a coating.
The clinic has grown since then, with a second doctor, a dry-eye clinic, a kids’ myopia program and a second exam lane. The rule hasn’t changed.
How we work
Four rules we run on.
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Measured, not rushed
A 45-minute exam is the standard, not a premium tier. Time is the one thing a good exam can’t do without.
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Every fee, published
If a price isn’t on our fee table, we don’t charge it. Extra tests come with a clinical reason first.
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Nobody earns commission
Doctors and opticians are paid the same whether you buy the premium lens or nothing at all.
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Your records are yours
Your prescription and pupil distance come with every exam, even if you buy your glasses somewhere else.
Since 2017
Grown slowly, on purpose.
We add a service when we can do it properly, with the right equipment and a doctor who wants to own it.
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2017
One exam lane on Regina Street
Dr. Krishnan opens Sightline with a single exam room, a small frame wall and published fees from day one.
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2019
Dr. Roy joins
Children’s exams move to their own kid-paced schedule, and Saturday hours begin.
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2021
The dry-eye clinic opens
Gland imaging and a measure-first method replace guesswork with drugstore drops.
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2023
Myopia management
Eye-growth measurement arrives, so recommendations for kids are based on numbers, not worry.
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2025
A second exam lane
More room for urgent visits and a bigger dispensary, without making the exam any shorter.
In the exam lanes
The instruments, and what each one is for.
Good equipment matters less than knowing when to use it. Here is what we have, and when it comes out.
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Wide-field retinal camera
Photographs the back of the eye at every comprehensive exam, so next year has a baseline.
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OCT scanner
Cross-section images of the retina and optic nerve, used when there is a clinical reason.
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Gland imaging (meibography)
Shows the oil glands in your eyelids, the starting point for every dry-eye plan.
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Rebound tonometer
Measures eye pressure with a light touch. No air puff.
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Optical biometer
Tracks a child’s eye length to the hundredth of a millimetre for myopia care.
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Visual field analyzer
Maps your side vision for glaucoma monitoring and neurological checks.
The people
Who you’ll meet here.
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Dr. Maya Krishnan, OD
Optometrist · co-founder · dry-eye clinic lead
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Dr. Ethan Roy, OD
Optometrist · children’s vision + myopia management lead
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Priya Bedi, RO
Licensed optician · dispensary lead
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Marcus Osei, RO
Licensed optician · fittings, adjustments + repairs
Independent
Owned by the people who examine your eyes.
Sightline isn’t part of a chain or owned by a frame company. The doctors decide how long exams take, which frame lines go on the wall, and which treatments are worth offering.
That is why we can tell you to skip a coating, fill a prescription from another clinic without a fuss, or say that your child doesn’t need a myopia program yet.
Next available this week
Come see what a 45-minute exam feels like.
Book online in about a minute. Bring your health card and any plan details, and we handle the billing at the desk.