Optometrists
Golden Village optometry practice on Alexandra Road handling routine and medical eye exams, hard-to-fit contact lenses, orthokeratology and myopia management. Also runs a dry eye service and supplies prescription safety eyewear and frames.
Myopia management is the service parents should know about here. Rates of childhood short-sightedness have climbed sharply, and the current approach is to slow the progression rather than simply prescribe a stronger lens every year, which is a real shift in how optometry treats children. Dr. Jennifer Yu Optometry Centre offers it alongside routine and medical eye exams, hard-to-fit contact lenses, orthokeratology, a dry eye service and prescription safety eyewear.
Orthokeratology is the other specialty worth explaining, since the name gives nothing away. It involves rigid lenses worn overnight that reshape the cornea, so daytime vision needs no correction at all, and it is not something every practice fits. Anyone considering it should ask what the fitting process involves and how long the adaptation usually takes, because the answers vary a good deal by prescription.
The practice sits on Alexandra Road, which makes for a slightly funny piece of Richmond geography. That street is known for restaurants and almost nothing else, packed end to end with kitchens across a couple of blocks in the Golden Village, and the upper floors and side units hold the offices and services most people never notice. The pocket is at its busiest around meal times, which is worth timing an appointment around. Coverage in BC depends on age and on whether an exam counts as medical, and extended health plans vary widely, so establish what is billed to MSP at the booking. Eye exams also take longer than people budget for, particularly when dilation is involved.
In the Golden Village neighbourhood of Richmond.
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