About the Author

Dr. Deborah Lowy graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Doctor of Optometry in 1981. She received an award for academic excellence from the dean of the school. Her training included an internship at Huronia Regional Centre, serving mentally and physically disabled residents, and the Department of Ophthalmology at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.

She opened up her own practice at Dufferin and Steeles in 1984 and has served the Concord, ON, community ever since. Giving back to the profession and the public is foremost.

Her interest led her to serve on the Complaints Committee at the College of Optometrists of Ontario from 2000–2007 and chair that committee from 2004–2007. She held a council position at the College of Optometrists for two 3-year terms. She was especially honoured to have received the Queen’s Jubilee medal for her work in third-world countries.

She has special interests in glaucoma, pediatrics, and complex contact lens fitting, including multifocals and keratoconus.

Dr. Lowy’s personal interests include travelling, decorating, reading, exercising, and cooking. She is married and has 2 adult sons; Jordan, a lawyer, and Jeremy, an optometrist with Lowy & Sewell Eye Care.