To celebrate our third birthday we decided to throw a unique party, where we explored wines paired to our glasses collections. Sommelier Shelley Joyce did a great selecting different wines to compliment the different collections that we have at Ocean, here’s the journey we went on. To start the evening, the first wine was from […]
2015 was a year filled with just so much awesomeness that we had to split the review in to two parts, madness I hear you cry, but that’s just how it is! July So for some if you’ve read the first part of the review (and it would be rude to get to this stage […]
It’s that time of year when you reflect somewhat and look forward even more, this is exactly what I did when I realised that it’d been a few months since our last blog! Oops – there’s a New Year’s Resolution right there! Must do better! 2015 … WOW! What a great year! As a young […]
We continue our series of questions reviewing the benefits of Omega-3 fish oils with Drs. Wilson and McGinty (part one available here). 4. Can I not just eat more fish and not use supplements? “YES!!!!!!! is the short answer. You would need to eat approximately 3.5oz of fish every day to acquire the desired daily […]
Here at Ocean, Dr’s Wilson and McGinty are strong advocates of the use of Omega-3 fish oil for the health of your eyes, especially when a patient has dry eyes. We decided to interview our optometrists to find out more and answer some of the common questions that you may have about Omega-3 fish oils […]
There, he said it! A series of recent encounters with contact lens wearers coming to us for the first time has led our optometrist, Dr. Euan McGinty, to this conclusion, shall we find out why? Dr. McGinty writes:- The eye is perhaps the most exquisitely sensitive organ in the body, one which provides information that […]
We’re proud to be members of I Love Local HFX, being an active part of this great community of local businesses has helped us make many good business friends since we opened. I Love Local HXF brings awareness of the best local businesses in our city to a large audience and also inspires the businesses […]
It may seems strange for any business to say that, but we sincerely mean it … in certain circumstances. In fact, by this stage you’ve maybe already decided that we’re not for you – that’s fine, move along! This is something which is quite core to everything we do here at Ocean Optometry and has […]
Kirk & Kirk – Vivarium This may not come as a surprise to you, but we really do love our eyewear ranges here at Ocean! We travel to the best international exhibits to meet with the finest creators of eyewear in the world. At that point we then individually select the frames to bring back […]
We are always looking for new ways to share what we do at Ocean through our social media. To kick off 2015 with a blend of style and information, one of our optometrists and owners, Dr. John Wilson, decided to create a series of Instagram images showing the eye examination in 10 steps. We’ve already […]
