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About

Locations

Westmount Vision Care

West Edmonton Eye Care is a Westmount eye care clinic offering walk-in eye exams and same-day contact lens dispensing.

West Edmonton Eye Care

From the first eye exam for a child to the eye care needs of our seniors, our Doctors love to serve and care for the eye health of your family.

Mill Woods Eye Care

We use technology for optimal eye examinations. Our clinic is great for all ages from children to seniors, our Doctors love to serve and care for the entire family.

Doctors

Dr. Allyse Curry

Dr. Allyse Curry completed three years toward an undergraduate science degree before being accepted into the University of Waterloo School of Optometry. She graduated from

Dr. Kirstin Stayer

Dr. Kirstin Stayer is a dedicated optometrist with a strong educational foundation, holding a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Calgary

Dr. Navroop Chabba

Dr. Navroop Chabba is a highly skilled optometrist with a passion for problem-solving and patient care. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry

Dr. Laura Chan

Optometrist Dr. Laura Chan was raised in Edmonton, Alberta where she attended the University of Alberta. During that time, she completed her Bachelor of Science

Dr. Jessica Lam

Dr. Jessica Lam began her post-secondary education in her hometown of Calgary before completing her Doctor of Optometry at Pacific University in Portland, Oregon. After

Dr. Jasmine Li

Dr. Li is known for her attentive attitude and genuine interest in helping her patients, as well as her
ability to provide easy to understand, yet in-depth, information

Dr. Jag Dhillon

Dr. Dhillon was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Science. He went on to graduate with his Doctorate from the Illinois College of Optometry.

During his externships Dr. Dhillon gained extensive knowledge in primary care practice, contact lenses, and ocular disease. He is passionate about providing thorough patient education and involving each patient in their own treatment plan

Dr. Harpal Grewal

When not working Dr. Grewal enjoys travelling, golfing and spending time with family and friends.

Dr. Emily Leung

In her free time, she enjoys taking walks along Edmonton’s beautiful river valley, going to spin class, and watching Korean dramas on Netflix.

Dr. Sonia Heer

Dr. Heer gained diverse experience in advanced care and ocular disease management

Dr. Palak Sandhu

Dr. Sandhu did her internships at the VA hospital in New Jersey, SUNY college and the Vision Institute in Toronto focusing on ocular disease, contact lens and primary care

Dr. Sam Dhaliwal

Patients regularly comment on his genuine listening skills and ability to provide answers in a clear and common language; he always puts the patient’s best interests above all else.

Technology

Ortho-K Lenses

You wear the lenses while you sleep. The lenses are right and apply a small amount of pressure onto the cornea and reshape it. The shape of your cornea affects how light enters your eye, and through reshaping vision can be corrected.

Scleral Contact Lenses

Scleral specialty contact lenses are large-diameter lenses that are designed to rest on the sclera (white part of the eye) and create a tear reservoir

LipiFlow

Got Dry Eye? There’s a New Treatment for That The Lipiflow treatment helps to treat dry eye syndrome caused by MGD. By combining a gentle

Blepharitis Treatment

Blephex Blepharitis is the precursor of dry eye disease, contact lens intolerance, and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). BlephEx® is a new, in-office procedure that allows

Corneal Topography

Corneal topography is a special photography technique that maps the surface of your cornea. Your cornea is the clear, front window of the eye. With a topography scan, a doctor can find distortions in the curvature of the cornea.

Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer

A visual field test is a type of exam to measure all areas of eyesight including peripheral vision. The purpose of this test is to

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging test that takes cross-section pictures of the layers of your retina. An OCT scan helps to see

Knowledgebase

Relief for Dry Eyes

Have you ever experienced that gritty, burning sensation in your eyes, as if they were begging for moisture? I have. It’s a common issue known

How Alcohol Use Affects Your Eyes

There’s been an uptick in recent years in alcohol and recreational drug use in Canada. You’ve probably heard it talked about in relation to mental

Dry Eyes? We Can Help!

Nothing is more annoying than feeling like you have sand or grit in your eyes because of dryness. But dry eyes are more than just

The ABCs of Back-to-School Eye Exams

It’s back-to-school season, with parents everywhere focused on purchasing school supplies, backpacks, and new clothing. All of this preparation is important to help our kids

The incredible uniqueness of eyes

There’s a fair deal of romance associated with our eyes. Whether you catch someone’s eye from across the room, fall in love at first sight,

Why all the fuss about dry eyes?

If you feel like you’ve been seeing ads for dry eye treatments everywhere you look, you aren’t imagining it. Dry eye symptoms are on the

Get out your sunnies!

With the arrival of warmer weather, it’s time to get back to enjoying patios and time spent outdoors. Even though we encourage our patients to

Treating lazy eyes

Lazy eyes aren’t actually lazy. Even though it sounds like a voluntary condition, people with a lazy eye can’t control it. It happens because the

Do I need readers?

Has a display of trendy and colourful reading glasses caught your eye? You may have noticed how widely available they are these days. They’re also

Eye floaters and when to worry

Grey hair, wrinkles, weight gain … floaters? The beauty industry reminds us daily of some of the more common changes we experience as we age,

Vision changes in pregnancy

During pregnancy, your body undergoes lots of changes. Did you know that these changes can even affect your vision and eye health?  It’s true: changes

Winter eyes

It’s that time of year when we start to feel dry, itchy, and irritated. Winter air is less humid and it has an effect on

What are cataracts?

Unfortunately, changes in our vision are common, especially as we age. If you’re experiencing clouded or blurry vision, it’s possible that you’re among the 3.5

Colour Blindness

Red-green and blue-yellow colour blindness is actually more accurately known as “colour vision deficiency” because you are not actually blind.

Coloured contacts: how safe are they?

Although cosmetic lenses are sold over the counter and do not correct vision problems, they can still cause vision problems, including irritation and infection, if

Can human eyes be transplanted?

No. But the cornea can. Referring to reception of the tissue, eye tissue is used several different ways, most commonly for corneal transplantation. Patients who

What is an Optometrist?

An optometrist is a primary care provider who diagnoses, treats, and manages conditions related to your eyes and vision.