Kelowna Optometry

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At Inspired Eyes Optometry, we strive to create a personalized eye care experience to ensure our patients have the best vision possible – both now, and for the rest of their lives. With in-house retinal imaging and our full scope Optometry clinic, we pride ourselves on staying current with the latest technologies and developments in eye care. We offer appointments for adult and children’s examinations, eye emergencies, contact lenses, post-LASIK management, and management of a number of eye diseases.

Eye Exams & Vision Wellness

Inspired Eyes Optometry is a full scope eye care clinic located in the heart of downtown Kelowna. Our patients appreciate that we take the time to listen to their individual concerns, answer their questions and teach them about their eye health and reducing the risk of eye disease.

Recommended Eye Exam Frequency

Childs Eye Exam

CHILDREN:

To ensure optimal eye health and development it is important for your child to have their eyes examined. Even before your child can walk or talk, optometrists can evaluate the development of their eye movements (detecting “lazy eye”), eye health, and even their developing eye prescription (farsightedness, astigmatism, etc). Examinations are recommended as young as 6 months, before starting kindergarten, and annually through the school years.

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ADULTS AGED 19 TO 64:

Adults should have an eye exam at least every two years or more often if required to monitor other health conditions, such as Diabetes. Some of the more common conditions within this age group are blur or difficulty focusing at near, dry eyes, and digital eye strain, or Computer Vision Syndrome.

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SENIORS AGED 65 OR OLDER:

For seniors, the risk of eye conditions increases significantly. We monitor for cataracts, as well as potentially sight-threatening eye diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and glaucoma. Detecting these conditions in a timely manner and appropriate management is crucial to your long term eye health. We highly recommend seeing us yearly for a thorough eye examination, which includes dilation and retinal imaging.

What is a Vision Wellness Assessment?

At Inspired Eyes Optometry, we are passionate about vision wellness, which is an integrative approach to determine the best visual solution for your eyes. Our goal is to maximize your visual quality and comfort while thoroughly examining your eye health with the latest technology to assess and manage eye disease. Dr. Walker is passionate about providing nutritional, supplement and lifestyle recommendations to reduce the risk of eye disease throughout life. Our Adult Vision Wellness Assessments include:

  • Ultra-Wide Field Retinal Imaging (Optos Monaco) – “google maps” for your retina!
  • Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) retinal scans – “google street view” for your retina
  • “MP Eye” Retinal Antioxidant Testing
  • Intraocular Pressure (i.e. glaucoma testing – without the “puff”!)
  • Dry Eye screening
  • Static and Dynamic visual evaluation
  • Eye teaming (binocular vision) assessment
  • Glasses & Contact Lens prescriptions and optical recommendations
  • Nutritional, supplement and/or lifestyle recommendations for prevention or management of eye disease

Optometry Services

  • Comprehensive Vision Wellness Assessments (All ages)
  • Infant & Children’s Eye Examinations
  • Emergency Eye Care
  • Contact Lens Fittings
  • Dry Eye Diagnosis and Management
  • Glaucoma Screening and Management
  • Macular Degeneration Diagnosis and Management
  • LASIK & Refractive Surgery Management
  • Post-Concussion vision screenings
  • Macular Pigment (retinal antioxidant) testing

Optos Monaco

The Optos Monaco combines two highly advanced technologies that allows us to view your retinas extremely thoroughly – often without the need for dilating drops! Ultra-wide field images provide a full view of your retinas for enhanced monitoring of peripheral problems (retinal holes, tears, bleeding, etc), while the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) technology provides an in-depth scan of your central vision (called the “macula”) and optic nerve. We review the images with each patient during their Vision Wellness Assessment so you can see how healthy the back of your eyes are in detail!

MP Eye – Macular Pigment Testing

Inspired Eyes Optometry is one of the few practices offering macular pigment testing. The MP Eye is an essential part of our Vision Wellness Assessments, as it evaluates your level of natural defences against long-term exposure to violet-blue light and oxidative damage. If retinal antioxidant levels are low, your central vision may be more at risk of poor visual quality (contrast sensitivity, recovery from bright lights) and age-related eye disease leading to vision loss. Identifying this as early as possible allows us to help increase your antioxidant levels over time via our Macular Nutrition Program.

Genetic Testing & Nutraceuticals for AMD

At Inspired Eyes Optometry, we believe that patients suffering from Macular Degeneration should be on the best possible nutraceutical supplement to reduce their risk of progression and vision loss. By default, most patients with AMD are prescribed vitamins based on the 2001 (AREDS 1) and/or 2012 (AREDS 2) studies. However, more recent analysis of that data has shown that approximately half of people could benefit more from a different vitamin formulation. This is why we offer genetic testing to determine the optimal nutraceutical formulation for our patients with macular degeneration.

Dr. Walker is accepting new patients and welcomes his returning patients alike. Click on the “Book Appointment Now” button below to book a Vision Wellness Assessment appointment. We look forward to seeing you!

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