Stephen P. Kraft, MD, FRCSC

Dr. Kraft has been in practice as an ophthalmologist since 1984. A graduate of the University of Toronto Medical School in 1978, he completed his ophthalmology residency in Toronto in 1982.  From 1982 to 1984 he travelled to Iowa City and San Francisco to pursue fellowship training in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus (eye muscle disorders and”lazy eyes”).  While he was in San Francisco, at the Smith-Kettlewell Institute of Visual Sciences, he studied with Dr. Alan Scott, who is the originator of the Botox TM treatment methods for eye muscle and facial muscle disorders.

Dr. Kraft specializes in the field of strabismus, which includes problems of eye movements and alignment (“crossed eyes”) and amblyopia (“lazy eyes”) both in adults and children.  In addition, he is an expert in the use of Botox TM, having used it in his practice since January, 1985.  At first he treated patients affected by strabismus, and those with facial dystonia and blepharospasm, disabling neurologic diseases that cause uncontrolled blinking and eyelid closure.  Over the past few years he has broadened his Botox TM practice to include the cosmetic treatment of people with prominent facial wrinkles, brow furrows, forehead lines, crows' feet, and prominent neck cords. He has also used Botox TM to treat patients with excessive underarm perspiration.

A staff surgeon at the Toronto Western Hospital, part of the University Health Network, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Dr. Kraft is currently a professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto. He has trained medical students, interns, resident physicians, fellows and visiting physicians from all over the world.  Dr. Kraft has received numerous awards for his surgical and clinical teaching of residents and medical students.  In addition, he has received long-term achievement awards for continuing education from major ophthalmology organizations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS). He runs a monthly paediatric eye clinic at the Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre , and he travels to Thunder Bay, Ontario, once or twice a year to provide outreach clinics and surgery in the area of paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus.

In January, 2003, Dr. Kraft joined the Yonge-Eglinton Laser and Cosmetic Centre to provide cosmetic Botox TM treatments to clients who wish to "smooth away the years" and clients who wish to reduce problem underarm perspiration.  He chose the centre because of the organization's  longstanding reputation for a high standard of patient care and commitment to excellence. As alternatives, he offers a weekly Botox TM  clinic at the Toronto Western Hospital for clients who prefer to be treated downtown, and a clinic two or three times per month at the Health First Medical Centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario for clients who prefer to have treatments north of Toronto.

Dr. Kraft has authored or co-authored over a dozen articles on the use of Botox TM for different conditions.  He has lectured on his extensive experience with Botox TM to eye specialists, neurologists, family doctors, and allied health personnel in Canada and in several countries around the world.

In his spare time Dr. Kraft likes playing racquet sports, especially squash, as well as bicycling, swimming, and hiking. He enjoys playing ragtime piano and reading, especially mystery novels and books on archaeology, ancient history, and astronomy.  

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