Optometrists
Kelowna Optometry
About Kelowna Optometry
Eyesight changes slowly enough that most people put off doing anything about it until reading gets awkward or night driving turns into a squint. Kelowna Optometry works from 2271 Harvey Avenue, inside the large retail complex on the highway strip below Dilworth that it shares with dozens of other businesses, which makes an appointment easy to fold into errands you were making anyway.
An eye exam is more than a prescription check. Optometrists look at the health of the eye itself, screening for pressure changes, retinal problems and the early signs of conditions that show up in the eye before they show up anywhere else, which is why the appointment takes longer than people expect. Bring your current glasses, your contact lenses with their box or prescription, a list of any medications you take, and what you know of your family history of eye disease. If drops are used to widen the pupils, your vision stays blurry and light sensitive for a few hours afterwards, so line up a driver or plan to wait it out rather than heading straight back onto Harvey Avenue.
Two things are worth raising on the phone at 250-980-0111 when you book. First, coverage: what your extended health plan pays, what public coverage applies at your age, and what the visit comes to if neither applies. Second, what you need the appointment to do, since a contact lens fitting, a child's first exam and a straightforward update are different lengths of visit. Further details sit at kelownaoptometry.com. Mall parking is plentiful but tightens on weekend afternoons and through the run-up to Christmas, so aim for a weekday slot if your schedule allows.
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In the Dilworth neighbourhood of Kelowna.
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