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                           TLC Laser Eye Centers Inc.
                            Form 10-K - Exhibit 23.1
                               Consent of Auditors

                  Consent of Independent Chartered Accountants

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Form S-8 (No.333-8162) and Form S-8 (No. 333-55480) of TLC Laser Eye Centers
Inc. of our report dated July 6, 2001 (except as to Note 20 which is as at
August 27, 2001), on the Consolidated Financial Statements of TLC Laser Eye
Centers Inc. as at May 31, 2001 and 2000 and for each of the years in the three
(3) year period ended May 31, 2001 prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States included in the 2001 Annual
Report (Form 10-K) of TLC Laser Eye Centers Inc.


Toronto, Canada                         /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
August 28, 2001                         Chartered Accountants