EXHIBIT 32.2

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       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 Quarterly Report of TLC Vision Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2006 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Steven
P. Rasche, Chief Financial Officer, 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 the Company.

Date: May 9, 2006


/s/ Steven P. Rasche
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Steven P. Rasche
Chief Financial Officer

*    A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or
     other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the
     signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this
     written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to TLC Vision
     Corporation and will be retained by TLC Vision Corporation and furnished to
     the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.