City of Victoria, B.C. Canada Optometrists & Opticians for Prescription Eye Glasses, Contacts, Eye Surgery Consultation and Eye-wear Repairs at Inner Harbour Optometry Clinic on Douglas St. in the BAY CENTRE  ·  Family EyeCare Centre on Yates St.  · Discovery Optical on Yates St.  · 

Inner Harbor Optometry - Family Eye & Vision Care @ the Bay Centre in Downtown Victoria

A team of 5 Doctors offer 7 days a week service including:  Dr. John Poon O.D. University of Waterloo, B.Sc. (hons); Dr. Irena Odelet, O.D. Waterloo; and Dr. Gordon Lam, O.D. ; Dr. Jennifer Soong and Dr. Rosina Cheung, O.D. -- optometrists provide professional services to ongoing and new / walk-in patients for:

I n n e r  H a r b o u r  O p t o m e t r y  C l i n i c

Downtown Bay Centre
116B - 1150 Douglas St.
Victoria, BC,   V8W 3M9
Appointments Phone:  (250) 920-0755

Walk-Ins Welcome.

The Eye Clinic is next to Lens Crafters® Eyeware on the lower main floor of the Bay Centre.

See also TheBayCentre.ca Downtown Victoria's largest shopping mall, 4 blocks from the Inner Harbor Entertainment and Tourism District.

Prescription Optical Eye glasses, sun glasses and eye-wear repair services - in downtown Victoria at Discovery Optical in air-conditioned comfort!

In 2008 we moved to 843A Yates Street location

We believe in customer satisfaction, some of our people have been providing eye-wear-care for over 48 years.

• Eye examinations arranged
• 100% locally owned
• "Wir Sprechen Deuthsch" - we speak German
• Great selection of designer and fashion frames including:
  • Easy Clip Patented Technology ®
  • Donna Karen New York
  • P e r r y  E l l i s ®
  • GUESS

DISCOVERY OPTICAL LTD.
843A Yates Street,
new location in 2008,
between Blanshard and Quadra Streets close to BC Auto Association Offices (above photo was taken in 2002 at the previous location)) Victoria, BC V8W 1M1 Telephone:  250-361-2020

INNER HARBOUR OPTOMETRY CLINIC

Dr. John Poon, D.O.

 ·  Eye health examinations & contact lenses
 ·  Laser refractive surgery consultations
 ·  Saturday-Evening appointments available

Downtown Bay centre
116B - 1150 Douglas St.
Victoria, BC
Phone:  (250) 920-0755

Canadian Schools of Optometry

Where do some of the optometrists in Victoria get their initial professional eye care training?  Below are some of the universities and programs in Canada that offer programs in optometry, including:

• School of Optometry University of Waterloo
  Waterloo ON N2L 3G1
  CANADA
  www.optometry.uwaterloo.ca

"Our School [University of Waterloo, Doctor of Optometry Program] provides the only english optometric training in Canada."

" The School delivers an accredited, four year degree program leading to a professional Doctor of Optometry (OD). An extensive clinic program provides practical experience for students and health services for the public."

" Also at the School is an impressive program supporting research in Vision Science & Optometry."

Want to become an optometrist?

..... "New Requirement: applicants to the School of Optometry [Waterloo] in 2008 will be required to have 3 years of biomedical/pre-optometry courses. Please visit ..." www.optometry.uwaterloo.ca/prospective/index.html "

[quote from U. of W. School of Optometry website 2006.04.26]

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See also

B.C. Association of Optometrists

Victoria Ophthalmologists - Opthalmology:  Cornea. Cataract & Retroactive (Eye) Surgery

B.C. Government's Ministry of Health Services