Dr. Breslin is a Professor of Ophthalmology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a corneal and cataract surgeon at the University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital Division.  After completing his ophthalmology training at the University of Toronto, Dr. Breslin spent two additional postgraduate fellowship years doing research and studying medical and surgical diseases of the cornea - one year at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University of London, England and one year with Dr. H. E. Kaufman at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Between 1988 and 1992, Dr. Breslin was Program Director for the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto. His is still actively involved in teaching both undergraduates and residents in Ophthalmology and is a member of the Written Examination Committee for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He has authored over 20 papers and has lectured both nationally and internationally on topics related to the cornea or refractive surgery. 

Dr. Breslin is Chair of the National Coalition for Vision Health (NCVH), an umbrella organization of associations with an interest in eye care and vision research.  Members include The Canadian Ophthalmological Society, The Canadian Association of Optometrists, the Opticians Association of Canada, CNIB, The Foundation Fighting Blindness of Canada, Vision Health Researchers of Canada, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.  NCVH believes that all Canadians are entitled to equal access to eye care.  Concerned with Canada's aging population and the associated rise in age related vision loss, NCVH is advocating for a Vision Action Plan for Canada.  The first step in this process is a needs assessment research which NCVH is conducting with a $328,000 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Population Health Fund.

Dr. Breslin has been involved in laser vision correction since 1990 helping thousands of patients "change the way they see the world" by reducing or eliminating their need for glasses or contact lenses. He performs PRK and LASIK to correct myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism utilizing the latest in laser and microkeratome technologies. Dr. Breslin is a certified LASIK trainer, having trained physicians from across North America and as far away as Australia in the latest LASIK procedures.

In addition to laser vision correction, Dr. Breslin also performs other forms of refractive surgery and is an investigator for the Artisan phakic intraocular lens for the correction of very high myopia and hyperopia. Previously, he was an investigator for Refractec's Conductive Keratoplasty for the correction of low hyperopia and for PresbyCorp's Surgical Reversal of Presbyopia, a procedure with the potential to eliminate the need for reading glasses.

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