VANCOUVER ISLAND, British Columbia—FYidoctors, Canada’s largest optometrist-owned eyecare company, has announce that Eye Design Optometry, located here on Vancouver Island, has joined the FYidoctors organization. Eye Design Optometry is the longest established optometry practice in the region with a record of serving the entire Cowichan Valley and surrounding areas for more than 35 years, according to the announcement this week. The practice’s dedication to “improving the quality of patients’ lives through the health of their eyes is evident through the adoption of cutting-edge instrumentation and on-going education.

The Duncan location was one of the first practices in the province to convert to electronic medical records,” the announcement noted.

The acquisition results in two new FYidoctors locations on Vancouver Island – one in the City of Duncan and the other in the town of Mill Bay, FYidoctors said.

“Our philosophy has always been that the best patient care we can provide results from a commitment to continually move our practices forward with the latest technology, education and services available to us,” Dr. Richard Anderson, one of three on-site optometrists at Eye Design Optometry, said in the announcement. “In joining FYidoctors, we are now part of a national group of like-minded optometrists who share in that commitment and have a passion for patient education in eye and vision care.”

FYidoctors chairman and chief executive officer Dr. Alan Ulsifer said he is “very proud to welcome Drs. Anderson, [Linda] Kirsch, and [Craig] Reavley and their Duncan and Mill Bay teams to FYidoctors. They have built amazing practices from the ground up and experienced growth rarely seen in this industry. As an added bonus, I have the personal pleasure and pride in having two more classmates joining our ever-growing team of nearly 500 doctors.”

FYidoctors, a private eyecare company is based in Calgary, Alberta, and provides ophthalmic products and services through its more than 450 optometrists and 175 locations.