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We are excited to announce that Dr. Wong will be joining Fremont Eye Centre, Doctors of Optometry in January 2019. Dr. Gwendolyn Wong grew up in Coquitlam and obtained her Bachelor of Science at Simon Fraser University. She then went on to complete her Doctor of Optometry at Pacific University of Oregon. She completed a […]

Please note that we will be closed on the following days: Dec 10-11 Dec 24-26 Dec 31-Jan 1   We wish you all a very happy Christmas, and a beautiful new year!  

In honouring Canadian Veterans, and those currently serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, Fremont Eye Centre, Doctors of Optometry is closed for Remembrance Day on both Sunday Nov 11 and Mon Nov 12. We shall return Tue Nov 13 to serve you!

Edit — After my original post on solar eclipse, many patients have been looking for these eclipse viewing glasses with no success. Here is a great DIY alternative recommended by NASA. Original Post — Are you all ready for the solar eclipse on Monday August 21st? It looks like those of us in lower mainland […]

The following are the most common refractive vision conditions. You may have a combination of these conditions. Fortunately, most of them can be corrected by glasses, contact lenses or refractive surgery in most cases. Nearsightedness or myopia Eye focusing power too strong Blurry distance vision Clear near vision Usually occur after the age of 6 […]

Lately, I have had a number of patients asking me about yellow driving glasses. It is true that yellow tinted lenses increase contrast, but any kind of tinted lenses decrease the amount the light entering your eyes. This is dangerous when used at night, because limiting the amount of light is the same as limiting […]