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Dr. Wes McCann
O.D., Practice Owner
Dr. McCann attended Western University and Nova Southeastern University where he earned three Honours Bachelor of Science degrees, an accelerated MBA, and Doctorate of Optometry.
Dr. McCann owns nine practices in Southwestern Ontario. He has been on the faculty at the Canadian Dry Eye Summit, The Myopia Meeting and lectured at hundreds of other events/conferences and across various platforms on contact lenses, ocular disease, dry eye disease, pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment. He is a KOL/consultant and/or speaks for companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Bausch & Lomb pharmaceutical division, Labtician, Thea, Oculus, Clarion, Zeiss, Otto, Luminus, Neurolens, Nikon and Sun Pharma. He has enjoyed teaching clinical externs from the Waterloo School of Optometry in the past, has served on the Board of Directors for the Ontario Association of Optometrists in 2016-2018, and is currently on the Board of Directors for Eye Recommend as well as a Director on the College of Optometrists of Ontario. He has been published in numerous journals including Review of Optometry and Review of Myopia Management.
In 2017, he was a recipient of the Top 20 Under 40 Award that is awarded to 20 individuals under the age of 40 recognized for their business achievements and community involvement in London Ontario.
Dr. Sheila Morrison
OD, MSc, Private Practice
Dr. Morrison’s academic and clinical accomplishments are renowned in the eye care world. She is an Alberta native who joined Mission Eye Care after serving on faculty at the University of Houston College of Optometry as chief of the Contact Lens and Cornea clinic at the University Eye Institute. She is an international speaker and well respected for her skills fitting scleral contact lenses and orthokeratology for myopia management.
She obtained her Optometry degree and Masters degree in Vision Science with a research focus on scleral contact lenses and specialty contact lens design, from Pacific University College of Optometry. She completed her residency in Cornea & Contact Lenses at Pacific University and the Portland Veteran Affairs Hospital. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Scleral Lens Education Society, member of the International Society of Contact Lens Specialists and the British Contact Lens Association.
Dr. Morrison supervises her clinic’s accredited Cornea and Contact Lens residency program and co-founded the Canadian Contact Lens Academy & Myopia Academy. She works as a leading industry clinical consultant, and also hosts a podcast. She is passionate about safeguarding vision health, particularly with children and understands the critical role that vision plays in a child’s academic and personal development. She also is one of very few doctors proficient & experienced in fitting infants with contact lenses after surgery (infant aphakia). Her fellowship training, research focus and fitting expertise with custom scleral contact lenses also makes her highly sought after by patients with keratoconus and corneal transplants seeking better vision.
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Dr. David Bernsten
O.D., Ph.D / Golden-Golden Professor of Optometry
David A. Berntsen, OD PhD is the Golden-Golden Professor of Optometry at the University of Houston College of Optometry where he teaches in the graduate and professional programs. He is the Chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences and conducts research on myopia, contact lenses, visual performance, and aberrations of the eye. He completed his Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Houston and a Cornea and Contact Lens Advanced Practice Fellowship, MS, and PhD at The Ohio State University.
He conducted the Study of Theories about Myopia Progression (STAMP), a two-year clinical trial evaluating theories of juvenile-onset myopia progression, and is the Principal Investigator of the University of Houston clinical site for the Bifocal Lenses In Nearsighted Kids (BLINK) Study and the BLINK2 Study, a multicenter study sponsored by the National Eye Institute evaluating contact lenses for myopia control. Dr. Berntsen serves on the American Academy of Optometry Scientific Program Committee.
Dr. Jeff Goodhew
O.D., Practice Owner
Dr. Jeff Goodhew graduated from the University of Waterloo with an optometry degree in 1993 and became therapeutically licensed in 2000. He enjoys being an active part of his profession, having served as the President of the Ontario Association of Optometrists from 2014 to 2016. Dr. Goodhew also served as the co-chair of the National Public Education Committee for the Canadian Association of Optometrists.
Dr. Goodhew enjoys seeing patients of all ages. He
has a special interest in dry eye disease, myopia management and glaucoma. He has worked as a consultant for some of the world’s largest eye care companies, including Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, CooperVision, Alcon and Zeiss.
Dr. Goodhew is also a partner at MyDryEye, a multifaceted Dry Eye company with several digital properties spanning public education and eye doctor education. Outside of work, he is passionate about cycling, running, golfing, tennis, and spending time with his wife, Dr. Tina Goodhew and their two sons, Camden, and Braedon.
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Dr. Tina Goodhew
O.D., Practice Owner
Dr. Tina Goodhew graduated with the highest standing in her class with a B.Sc. Honours degree from Queen’s University, which she attended on a full scholarship. After receiving several offers and awards, including an Ontario Graduate Scholarship and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Dr. Tina chose to attend the University of Waterloo to pursue optometry.
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Dr. Tina is active in service to the profession of Optometry. She served on the Board of Directors for the BC College of Optometrists in the early 2000s. From 2010 to 2016, she was a director for Eye Recommend, a group responsible for helping chart the course of optometry in Canada. She has given numerous talks to colleagues and community groups and is a key opinion leader for Alcon, CooperVision, Bausch & Lomb, and Sightly.
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Dr. Tina delights in helping patients see their best. She is especially passionate about children’s vision and is a past recipient of the Eye See Eye Learn award. She is especially interested in advanced contact lens fitting, dry eye disease, and laser vision correction. After hours, she enjoys spending time with her family and playing volleyball, tennis, and softball.