EYEWEAR

EYEGLASSES

WE CARRY MORE THAN 350 FRAME STYLES FOR YOU TO CHOOSE FROM!

We deliver excellent value for your money by combining the expertise you need with the products you want at prices you like. People sometimes think a Doctor’s office is more expensive, but our office is part of the largest buying group in Canada (www.opto.com), and offers excellent pricing on a wide range of high quality frames and lenses. We will always get to know your needs before suggesting the best ways to fill your prescription. Your vision is a result of the Doctor’s care, careful product choice and precise measurements which can only be done in person. Our staff is pleased to offer you the satisfying result of decades of combined experience and a commitment to quality!

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But our service does not stop at the delivery of your eyewear. You also get:

Personalized fitting to and adjustments as long as your own your glasses
Lenses that conform to the highest standards, checked by a licensed professional
A 2-year warranty on all premium lenses
A 1-2 year warranty on your frames
The knowledge of the Optometrist, Opticians and Optometric Assistants if you have questions.

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  • Alfred Sung
  • Aspex Eyewear
  • Carrera
  • Fitson & you
  • Hugo Boss
  • Juicy Couture
  • Jungle Eyewear
  • Kensie
  • Lightel
  • Marc Jacobs
  • Prodesign
  • Safilo
  • Silhouette
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  • Vera Bradley
  • Superflex
  • Life Italia
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CONTACT LENSES

Contact lenses have long been the corrective choice for people who prefer not to wear eyeglasses. For particularly active people, eyeglasses may not be the most appropriate solution. These small plastic lenses require greater responsibility for those who wear them. Your Optometrist can specify for you the precise cleaning and care requirements of your contact lenses. They can also provide a complete fitting and consultation, allowing you to choose between a variety of contact lens styles.

WE ARE ABLE TO FIT ALL CONTACTS, WHETHER YOU WEAR RIGID, SOFT OR COLOR.

Silicone Hydrogels: Try the latest in soft lens technology. This new class of contacts allow up to 5x more oxygen to reach your cornea; providing greater comfort and safety profile

Specialty lenses: If you have significant astigmatism, keratoconus, require a need for multifocals (bifocal ) in a contact lens…we strive to fit you in a contact lens

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BASIC DISPOSABLE CONTACT LENSES

ONE DAY DISPOSABLE CONTACT LENSES/SINGLE USE CONTACT LENSES

We have a number of contact lens modalities to choose from but we feel a 1 day modality is the healthiest, safest and most convenient choice in soft contact lens therapy. This modality offers a fresh clean sterile contact lens each and every day that you choose to wear contact lenses. It is healthy for the patient who wears contact lenses daily yet can offer a flexible wear schedule for those who wear contact lenses for occasions (sports/travel/events). With a 1 day/single use contact lens, you do not need to purchase solution nor expose your eyes to the chemicals in solution used to clean/store your contact lenses. We predict that in the future, all contact lenses will be single use/1 day disposable contact lenses requiring no disinfection.

TWO WEEK/MONTHLY DISPOSABLE CONTACT LENSES

This is still a popular modality as many contact lens manufacturers offer contact lenses in this modality. However, these soft contact lenses require daily disinfection and cleaning, exposing our eyes to potentially toxic chemicals in the solution . The build-up in toxicity over time can make these 2 week/monthly modality contact lenses intolerable.

SPECIAL CASE CONTACT LENSES

BIFOCAL/MULTIFOCAL CONTACT LENSES

Bifocal/multifocal contact lenses are currently available in a 1 day, 2 week, monthly soft contact or rigid gas permeable contact lens design. The goal of these lenses are to allow the patient to be able to see both distance and near with the same contact lens. Contact lens manufacturers have spent much of their research and development in designing these contact lenses to become more successful in achieving in meeting a patient’s vision demands at both distance and near.

TORIC/ASTIGMATISM CONTACT LENSES

Toric contact lenses are currently available in a 1 day, 2 week, monthly soft contact or rigid gas permeable contact lens design. Anyone who has astigmatism can wear contact lenses these days due to the availability of contact lenses available. Prescriptions with more than 0.75 D of astigmatism would benefit from wearing a toric lens design to improve vision performance.

RIGID GAS PERMEABLE CONTACT LENSES

Rigid gas permeable contact lenses are custom fit. They permeate more oxygen to the eyes, offer crisp vision, help control the rate of myopia progression, stay cleaner and are more economical than soft contact lenses. The disadvantage of these lenses are that their are initial comfort is not as good as a soft contact.

HYBRID CONTACT LENSES

These contacts are designed as a rigid center with a soft skirt and are often used to fit patients with mild/early keratoconus. The rigid center allows crisp vision while the soft skirt allows better comfort.

KERATOCONIC CONTACT LENSES

Keratoconus is a condition which is a result of progressive thinning of the cornea. It is usually bilateral and the progressive thinning causes the cornea to become cone shaped. The conical shape of the cornea renders these individuals with poor vision while wearing eyeglasses, soft contact lenses. Contact lenses for keratoconus patients are specially designed rigid gas permeable contact lenses that help these individuals achieve better vision. Therapy for these patients include contact lenses, corneal cross-linking, refractive laser surgery, and as a last resort, corneal transplant.

Patients requiring keratoconic contact lenses may qualify for MSP coverage for part of their contact lens therapy.

KERATOCONIC CONTACT LENSES

Keratoconus is a condition which is a result of progressive thinning of the cornea. It is usually bilateral and the progressive thinning causes the cornea to become cone shaped. The conical shape of the cornea renders these individuals with poor vision while wearing eyeglasses, soft contact lenses. Contact lenses for keratoconus patients are specially designed rigid gas permeable contact lenses that help these individuals achieve better vision. Therapy for these patients include contact lenses, corneal cross-linking, refractive laser surgery, and as a last resort, corneal transplant.

Patients requiring keratoconic contact lenses may qualify for MSP coverage for part of their contact lens therapy.

ORTHOKERATOLOGY CONTACT LENSES

These are rigid gas permeable contact lenses that are worn at bedtime and removed upon waking in the morning to temporarily reshape the cornea. The purpose of OrthoK contact lenses is have the patient be eyeglass/contact lens free during the day and can be an alternative to refractive laser surgery. There are limits to its success dependent upon the amount refractive error.

MYOPIA CONTROL CONTACT LENSES

Misight 1 day contact lenses: Misight 1 day use contact lenses uses ActivControl Technology which are alternating vision correction and treatment zones within the lenses to slow the axial elongation of the eye. Studies show an axial progression reduced by approximately 50%.

Multifocal contact lenses (Natural Vue): Researchers have found the extended depth of focus design in multifocal contact lenses to be effective in reducing myopia progression. Multifocal have different areas of magnification in the lenses which can correct vision and slow myopic progression at the same time. (https://vtivision.com/patient)

COLOURED/ENHANCEMENT CONTACT LENSES

These contact lenses are available in a 1 day, 2 week, and monthly soft contact lens modality. They can enhance the colour of your eyes, enhance the size of your pupil and give you “large doll eyes), or change the colour of your eyes.

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LATISSE

ENHANCING YOUR BEAUTIFUL EYES

WHAT IS LATISSE AND HOW DOES IT WORK?

Latisse is the only FDA and Health Canada approved treatment clinically proven to grow lashes. The active ingredient is known as bimatoprost and was originally desgined to treat glaucoma patients. It, in combination with other substances promotes and maximizes the growth cycle of eyelashes. Latisse is a topical, take-home, prescription medication that is applied to the upper eye lid margin (base of the upper eye lashes) once daily to make your eyelashes grow LONGER, THICKER and DARKER.

Patients will start to notice results within the first 4-6 weeks with continuous growth and improvements to maximum length at 16 weeks when applied daily. When discontinued, the lashes will gradually return to their original appearance.

WHERE DO I OBTAIN LATISSE? IS IT SAFE FOR ME TO USE?

Latisse can only be prescribed by a medical professional.

If you wish to learn more about Latisse or determine whether you are a viable candidate to experience the enhancing results of Latisse, please contact South Vancouver Optometry Clinic for a consultation.

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TERMS OF USE

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Information published on this Website is based on marketing, statistical or commercial services or other sources the South Vancouver Optometry Clinic considers reliable and are the sole responsibility of their authors and not of South Vancouver Optometry Clinic. We do not assume any liability for the accuracy or completeness of said information and in no circumstance should this information be regarded as such. Opinions and information as presented on this site reflect our position as of the date of publication and are subject to change without notice.

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CONFIDENTIALITY

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The confidentiality and integrity of the information circulating over the internet cannot be ensured. South Vancouver Optometry Clinic cannot accept responsibility in the case that data contained on this site is intercepted.

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JURISDICTION

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Address:
6645 Victoria Drive
Vancouver, BC
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Tel: 604 322-5520.

PUBLISHING FIRM

South Vancouver Optometry Clinic
6645 Victoria Drive
Vancouver, BC
V5P 3Y2
Tel: 604 322-5520

Acceptance of the Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting southvanoptometry.com (the “Website”), provided to you by South Vancouver Optometry Clinic (“We”). We respect the privacy of every individual who visits the Website and are sensitive to privacy issues on the Internet. We believe it is important that you know how we deal with information received about you.

This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect the personal information of our customers and Website users ("you"), describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide to us, and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information. The Website is for general audiences and is not specifically targeted to or intended for use by children.

We will only use your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy unless otherwise required by applicable law. We take steps to ensure that the personal information that we collect about you is adequate, relevant, not excessive, and used for limited purposes. Privacy laws in Canada generally define "Personal Information" as any information about an identifiable individual, which includes information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person.

By accessing or using the Website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy, and you are consenting to our processing of your information as set out in this Privacy Policy. We may modify or update this Privacy Policy from time to time; if we change this Privacy Policy in a manner that materially impacts your privacy rights, we will provide a notice to you. Your continued use of the Website or our services after any modification to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such modification. However, when required by law, we will confirm your consent to the revised Privacy Policy terms. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and considered a part of the Website Terms and Conditions of Use, located here


What information we collect

We collect and use several types of information from and about you, including:


How we collect the information

Information You Provide to Us

The information we collect directly from you may include:

Information We Collect While You Interact With Us Through Cookies and Other Automatic Data Collection Technologies
Information We Collect About You From Third Parties

How we use your information

We use your information, including your Personal Information, to manage our business and to maintain and develop commercial relationships with you. We will collect, use, and disclose such information only to the extent that is necessary for those purposes.

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal Information:


How we share your information

We will not rent or sell your information to third parties without your consent. We only share your data as specifically provided in this Privacy Policy.

Other Disclosures

In addition to any disclosure you may have consented to or permitted under the terms of this Privacy Policy, we may transfer your data, including Personal Information to third parties in the following limited circumstances:

  1. information you expressly consent to be shared;
  2. when relating to anonymized information (individuals cannot be identified by it);
  3. when you decide to make the information indexable by search engines, to share or to distribute the information to people or otherwise to make it available to the public;
  4. to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request within or outside your country of residence when we have a good faith belief that the law requires it;
  5. to enforce this Privacy Policy, the Terms, or an agreement, including investigation of potential violations thereof;
  6. to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or protect the operations or you;
  7. to protect our rights, property or safety as well as yours, the public, or others;
  8. in connection with an acquisition, merger, change in control, debt financing, reorganization, sales of assets, bankruptcy or other change of our corporate structure or status; or
  9. as necessary in connection with the performance of requested services or solutions, or as otherwise appropriate in connection with a legitimate need.

How we store and secure your information

Information Security

We are committed to protecting the confidentiality, integrity, availability and privacy of your Personal Information. We have put appropriate physical, technological and procedural security measures in place designed to help prevent your Personal Information from being lost, used, modified or accessed in an unauthorized way, or improperly disclosed. Examples of such measures include restricted access to offices, training of personnel, using passwords and well-defined internal policies and practices. We also use encryption technology and Secure Socket Layers ("SSL") in all areas of the Website where your personal account information is required.

In addition, we limit access to your Personal Information to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need-to-know. They will be required to process your Personal Information only on our instructions and they are subject to an obligation of confidentiality. Our service providers are required to maintain adequate security protections in place designed to help safeguard your Personal Information and are not permitted to use it for any purpose other than fulfilling services to us.

If you have any questions about securing your personal data, please contact us in accordance with the “How to Contact Us” section below.

Information Retention

We will retain your Personal Information for as long as it is needed:

  1. to provide the products and services that you have requested;
  2. to communicate with you about a purchase or a request you have made to us;
  3. to manage your choices and rights you have exercised pursuant to this Privacy Policy;
  4. to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations and to demonstrate compliance,
  5. to resolve disputes and to enforce our rights and agreements.

We may retain non-personal information that has been sufficiently aggregated or anonymized for a longer period.

Once the retention period is over, we will dispose of your Personal Information as provided for in our internal data retention and disposal policy.

Where We Store Information

We use facilities operated by "Amazon Web Services" and located in Canada as our information storage and processing infrastructure. Our service providers can also, from time to time, store your Personal Information in accordance with purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.


How to contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at 604 322-5520.