NEWS & EVENTS

Visitor Alert: COVID-19 Update ARE YOU OPEN AND ACCEPTING APPOINTMENTS? Effective May 19th, 2020 our office is available to see patients by PRE-APPOINTMENT only. To book an appointment, please leave a detailed message by phone or email and our staf will triage and respond to requests in the order they are received. Please note, due to limited exam availability and increased sanitizing and safety protocols it may take longer than normal for our office to respond to your request. CAN I STOP BY FOR AN ADJUSTMENT? OR TO PICK UP GLASSES/CONTACTS? Please call and book an appointment.   PLEASE REMEMBER: Do not visit our clinic if you are experiencing a fever, runny nose, cough, sore throat or shortness of breath or if you feel you are at high risk. If you have traveled outside of Canada within the last 14 days, we ask that you please reschedule your appointment for a later date. We reserve the right to ask you to leave the clinic if we feel your presence is a risk to other patients or our staff. Thank you for your cooperation in these matters....

In March 2020, Dr. Tannis Shakya will be trekking through Sri Lanka to raise much-needed funds for Optometry Giving Sight. Donations will go towards ensuring unnecessary blindness and vision impairment doesn’t get in the way of someone achieving their potential! As little as $5 will provide an eye exam and pair of glasses for someone in need and as much as $1000 will support a local optometry student studying to be one of the first optometrists in their country, helping provide sustainable eye care for the future. Dr. Shakya will have the opportunity to visit the Warakapola Vision Centre to gain better insight into how the project we’re supporting is run, and participate in the examination and screening process, registration of patients, and distribution of spectacles. All Donations help! Press read more to find out how to donate....

Purchasing Eyewear As Doctors of Optometry, we ensure your new glasses fit your visual and eye health needs, as well as your fashion sense. Doctors of Optometry offer a wide variety of styles and brands. However, not all glasses are created equal. Some Eyeglass lenses provide clearer vision; some are more scratch or impact resistant. The corrective lens prescription given to you by your doctor of optometry is only once piece of information that will determine how well you will see with your new eyewear. During the normal process of selecting and fitting your new eyeglasses, your doctor of optometry or their staff will determine a number of things to make sure your new purchase is custom made to give you clear and comfortable vision, while also ensuring you look great, including: Accurately measuring the distance from the bridge of your nose to the centre of each pupil, so your new lenses will be properly centred in the new frames relative to your eyes Selecting the right size and shape of frame for you Determining what curvature of lens and type of lens material is best for you Determining what coatings to use on your lenses the best suit your needs Determining the height to place the optical centre of the lens in your frames Measuring how high to place the bifocal or progressive (if you wear a multifocal lens) Properly adjusting the frame to your face A Note on Buying Your Glasses Online Research has found that many online...

Spectrum Eyecare & Eyewear has officially reopened in our new office space on 3rd Ave! We invite you to experience the same exceptional eyecare and distinctive eyewear we have offered over the years. Our Optometrists are committed to the health of your eyes, and our Opticians are passionate about making you shine with the perfect pair of glasses! Our friendly team is ready to assist you with all of your eye related inquiries today, stop by to take a look at the new office, check out our frame selection or book your next eye exam. We currently carry over 650 frames and sunglasses, but keep your eyes open for some exciting new additions to our selection in the coming weeks! Call 403-652-2424 today to book your appointment, or stop by for an adjustment and look around.       Thank you to our amazing community for your continued support from the entire Spectrum Eyecare & Eyewear team....