Exhibit 5.1


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                                                              November __, 2004


OccuLogix, Inc.
5280 Solar Drive, Suite 100
Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5M8


Dear Sirs/Mesdames:

                  We have acted as counsel for OccuLogix, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the registration statement on
Form S-1 (No. 333-118204) (the "Registration Statement") filed by the Company
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with
respect to (i) _________ shares (the "Company Shares") of common stock, $0.001
par value (the "Common Stock"), of the Company to be issued and sold to a group
of underwriters (the "Underwriters") represented by Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., as set forth in the Registration Statement, (ii) _________ shares (the
"Sellers' Shares") of Common Stock to be sold by certain selling stockholders
(the "Selling Stockholders") to the Underwriters, as set forth in the
Registration Statement, and (iii) up to _________ shares (the "Over-Allotment
Shares") of Common Stock to be sold by the Selling Stockholders upon exercise of
the Underwriters' over-allotment option, as set forth in the Underwriting
Agreement to be entered into between the Company and the Underwriters .

                  In connection with the Registration Statement, we have
examined such records and documents and such questions of law as we have deemed
necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. On the basis of such
examination, we advise you that in our opinion (i) the Company Shares have been
duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with
resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of the Company, will be duly
and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (ii) the Sellers' Shares
and the Over-Allotment Shares have been duly and validly authorized and issued
and are fully paid and non-assessable.

                  We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement and to the reference to us under the caption
"Legal Matters" in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registration
Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included
in the category of person whose consent is required by the Securities Act, or
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


                                                       Yours very truly,