Hello Northern Ontario!

My Story

Born and raised in Northern Ontario, I completed my high school education in Timmins before studying Biochemistry at Laurentian University in Sudbury.  Once completing my honors degree, I studied Opticianry and contact lens fitting at Georgian College in Barrie.

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During the early years of my career as an Optician I had the unique opportunity to study corneal disease management in Ottawa Ontario at the Canadian National Eye Institute.  During this time, I trained and worked alongside some of our countries brightest and most recognized corneal specialist and surgeons.  Over nearly a decade, I was able to gain specialized skills and knowledge in managing Keratoconus and other ocular surface diseases through surgical intervention as well as specialty contact lenses.

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In 2015,  I even had the opportunity to spend a year on the Northern Ontario Mobile Medical Eye-care unit (CNIB Eyevan) where we travelled to more than 30 remote communities providing primary eyecare to those who do not have typical access to specialized health care.

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​Since returning to Sudbury with my family in 2017, I have been committed to providing residents of Northern Ontario the same high quality specialty eyecare that is found in larger Canadian cities.  To date, I am the only practitioner in the area who specializes in fitting scleral lenses for the management of corneal diseases, as well as Orthokeratology for myopia control and management.

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Providing patients suffering from ocular disease the best possible vision and comfort has been my career's passion; and contact lenses have been the vehicle I've used to make this passion a reality.  My goal is to ensure that no resident in our area has to unnecessarily suffer from poor vision; especially when there are often very simple solutions to the ailments.

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