EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the annual report of TLC Vision Corporation ("TLC") on Form
10-K for the period ending May 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Elias Vamvakas, Chief
Executive Officer of TLC, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of TLC.


                               /s/ Elias Vamvakas
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                               Elias Vamvakas
                               Chief Executive Officer of TLC Vision Corporation

                               August 29, 2002