BC Doctors of Optometry

Adults

Urgent Care

What are the most common urgent eye care issues? Doctors of Optometry provide urgent eye care for issues including: infections (ie. pink eye) inflammation (ie. blepharitis, allergies, etc) eye injuries (ie. removing foreign bodies from the eye) As trained professionals, optometrists can assess unusual or sudden vision changes and various conditions causing eye pain. When necessary, they […]

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Foreign Objects

What do you do if you have a foreign object in your eye?Rinse out your eye with the foreign object immediately. Many workplaces will have an eyewash station that you can use for this purpose, or you can use a steady stream of clean, lukewarm water. Remove contact lenses if you wear them, but never

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Cataract Surgery

Cataract surgery is a very safe and effective procedure to remove the cloudy lens from the eye and replace it with a clear implant. With improved technology, there are now more options to help you find the proper lens implant for your eyes. What is a cataract? When the normally clear lens within your eye

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Orthokeratology (Corneal Refractive Therapy)

Orthokeratology (Ortho-K), or Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT), is an alternative to laser vision correction. How does orthokeratology work? Short-sightedness (myopia) is caused by the shape of the eyeball growing too long, or the cornea (clear covering of the eye) curvature becoming too steep. Glasses and contact lenses work by bending the incoming light properly so that

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Prescribing Medication

Depending on the province, most doctors of optometry can prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (TPAs) to treat certain eye diseases and conditions, such as infections, inflammations, allergies, diseases and injuries. TPAs may be administered orally or topically. Depending on the province, an authorized doctor of optometry can prescribe medication to treat: Bacterial and viral eye infections;

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Refractive Surgery

There are several surgical options available when considering refractive eye surgery to reduce your need for glasses or contact lenses.  Talk to your doctor of optometry to see if any of the refractive surgery options available are right for you.  After surgery, your doctor of optometry can help manage the use of the antibiotic, steroid

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Soft vs. RGP Lenses

Deciding between soft and hard/rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses? Let us help. Soft Contact Lenses Soft contact lenses are composed of flexible plastic. When fit properly, they form to the cornea (the front surface of the eye). They are the most common type of contact lens worn.  Pros: Greater initial comfort than hard or

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Treatment Options

From vision, eye and general health needs, through to framing a change of look, no one can provide the scope of services and health care that doctors of optometry deliver. As doctors of optometry, we are trained to the utmost standards. Most optometrists have earned a four-year Bachelor of Science degree or higher, followed by

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