Dr. Facchin (pronounced “fa–sheen”) is a residency trained optometrist who has completed advanced training and has received a certificate in the diagnosis and management of ocular disease from the University of California Berkeley.

He is a graduate from the University of Waterloo where he received a Bachelor of Science degree ad a Doctorate in Optometry. After completing his optometry degree at the University of Waterloo he was accepted for a residency position at the University of California Berkeley with a major in ocular disease.

There he worked with clinical professors treating glaucoma and co-managing cataract, oculoplastic and retinal disease patients. He was also involved in presenting continuing education lectures, teaching upper-year Berkeley optometry students, as well as working in county facilities for the underprivileged.

His minor at Berkeley was in primary care where he fit contact lenses and co-managed laser refractive surgery. Dr. Facchin continues to co-manage refractive surgery patients and works part-time at a refractive surgery centre in Toronto where consultations and post-operative care are performed.