Optometrists
iSight Optometry
About iSight Optometry
Somewhere between the highway traffic and the hillside streets, the Dilworth stretch of Harvey Avenue has quietly become where a great deal of Kelowna does its practical errands. iSight Optometry sits on that run at 2062 Harvey Ave, positioned for the neighbourhoods climbing Dilworth Mountain behind it and for anyone crossing town on the main road.
Optometry has changed a good deal. Alongside the familiar refraction that produces a prescription, a modern practice looks at eye health with retinal imaging and pressure testing, manages dry eye, fits contact lenses including multifocal and specialty designs, monitors myopia in children, and handles the urgent things: a red eye, a sudden shower of floaters, a flash of light at the edge of vision. Those last symptoms are worth treating as same day problems rather than something to mention at the next routine check.
Screens are the complaint that comes up most often. Long hours at a monitor do not damage an eye, but they do dry it out and tire it, and the usual advice is a distance break every twenty minutes, deliberate blinking, and lighting that does not fight the display. Dry air is a local aggravator, since the Okanagan is genuinely arid through the summer and wildfire smoke drifts into the valley in bad years, which is miserable for contact lens wearers in particular. When booking, ask whether the visit includes dilation, whether a report can go to your family doctor, and what portion of the appointment your coverage picks up.
Visiting iSight Optometry
Getting there
In the Dilworth neighbourhood of Kelowna.
Get directions (opens in a new tab)Keep exploring
More places near Dilworth
Other optometrists and nearby businesses in the Kelowna directory.
From the blog
Kelowna guides and stories
Longer reads from the editor, with the places worth a detour linked inside them.
Halloween Ideas and Events in Kelowna
Kelowna Corn Maze's three difficulty levels, Don-O-Ray and McMillan Farms, Black Mountain Haunted House, and a fireworks ban with a real fine attached.
Read the guide
Labour Day in Kelowna: the last big market weekend and a canyon with room to breathe
Market Saturday at Landmark, the Kerry Park Sunday edition's final day of the season, Myra Canyon in its sweet spot, and beaches that belong to locals again.
Read the guide
Where to shop in Kelowna: three centres and a market
Kelowna's retail splits into three non-overlapping centres, and knowing which one you need saves an afternoon of driving. Bernard's boutiques, Pandosy's independents, the highway belt's boxes, and the farmers market above them all.
Read the guide
Keep the directory honest
Own iSight Optometry?
Claim the listing to confirm your details, add your hours and photographs, and keep what people find accurate.