George Papadakis
Dr. George Papadakis has been a practicing optometrist since 1993. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto and his Doctor of Optometry degree from the State University of New York College of Optometry. He completed an internship at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins and at the Baltimore Veteran’s Administration Hospital, receiving extensive training in the treatment and management of eye diseases and low vision. He has been involved in low vision rehabilitation since then and currently practices in North York. He has been doing low vision clinics at the CNIB since 2003. He has lectured extensively in his field and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of the University of Waterloo, School of Optometry.
In 2000, Dr. Papadakis received the distinguished status of Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, representing leadership in his profession. His dedication to eye care has sent him on numerous volunteer missions to villages in Mexico, providing eye care to the underprivileged. On average, his group would see 3000 patients in a week, providing treatment for eye disease and also supplying donated eyeglasses. Dr. Papadakis is also actively involved in a fundraising organization, Optometry Giving Sight, the only global fundraising initiative that specifically targets the prevention of blindness and impaired vision due to uncorrected refractive error.