Dr. Sexsmith received her Bachelor of Science with Honours and her Doctor of Optometry from the University of Waterloo.

Before creating Shaughnessy Optometry in 2006, Dr. Sexsmith worked at West 10th Eyes for 8 years and Broadway Eyecare for 4 years.

In 2009, she qualified for Ocular Therapeutics and finished the advanced course of Oral Therapeutics in 2017. This gives her the designation of a dry eye specialist.

She feels very blessed to have a job she enjoys every day. The opportunity to solve problems for her patients makes every day a good one and proves that optometry really is the perfect fit for Dr. Sexsmith.

Dr. Pravjit Atwal loves living and working in the lower mainland, where she grew up. Upon graduating with a BScN degree from the University of British Columbia in 2005, she worked within various facets of nursing to eventually find her calling in acute care palliative.

She looks back at her time nursing with great fondness as it taught her so much about life, people, and caring. Even then, she knew she wanted to pursue further studies in healthcare and carry forward the passion bestowed her by nursing; so, when she underwent laser refractive surgery for her own high myopia in 2007, she found herself inspired by the very optometrist who had provided care for her eyes since early childhood. She decided to pursue optometry at the University of Waterloo, graduating in 2012. Since then, she has enjoyed practicing in various settings, sometimes alongside ophthalmologists, striving to provide excellence in oculo-visual healthcare adjusting care to each client’s specific needs.

In her spare time, Dr. Atwal enjoys biking/jogging the Vancouver seawall, spending silly times with her family/friends, travelling (often to Japan), and doing a bit of photography with her husband.

She welcomes patients of all ages with a smile.

Dr. Amar Bains was born and raised in Surrey, BC. He attended The University of Bradford in England, where he earned his Optometry degree in 2015.

Dr. Bains had the pleasure of working in London UK and its surrounding cities upon completion of his Optometry degree. He is really grateful for his time in the UK as he was able to work alongside many experienced optometrists and ophthalmologists, which allowed him to build his knowledge in all aspects of optometric practice. Through this opportunity, he developed a keen interest in ocular disease, in which he received the designation to co-manage patients alongside ophthalmologists in the UK.

He eventually made the move back to Canada, earning his Canadian Optometric designation at the University of Waterloo in 2020. In his free time, Dr. Bains enjoys traveling, playing sports, watching movies, and spending quality time with his wife and kids.

Dr. Bains looks forward to meeting you and your family and being a part of your healthcare team.

Dr. Elinda Ho has provided medical aesthetic services in Vancouver since 2003. She is a senior injector for Allergan products: Botox, Juvederm Volux, Voluma, Volift, Volbella, and Volite. Dr Ho pursues continuing education to master the most recent techniques and keep abreast of the latest developments in the field of cosmetic science. Her personal philosophy in medical aesthetics is to look natural while projecting the best version of yourself at any age. Looking fabulous should not make others certain that “you had something done”.

Dr. Ho graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry and a Doctor of Medicine Degree from UBC. She completed her internship training at the University of Toronto. Since then, she has worked in Emergency Departments and owned and operated 3 medical clinics over nearly 3 decades. Dr. Ho is a committed volunteer and educator. She worked extensively providing care and education to students, young doctors, and vulnerable members of society. She champions the principles of inclusivity.

Ms. White qualified at the Bradford Institute of Science and Technology in the UK. She then went on to specialise in contact lenses at the Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge in conjunction with the ABDO (Association of British Dispensing Opticians) earning the designation FBDO/CL.

She has been working at Shaughnessy Optometry since October 2017 and loves that she gets to be involved in all aspects of the eye health field. She loves working with the team of dedicated optometrists, opticians, and optometric assistants at Shaughnessy Optometry because they genuinely care about their clients. She looks forward to coming to work because each day is different, full of great people from different backgrounds.

Whenever possible, she combines her love of travel with her passion for photography. She particularly loves the far East and just returned from a month in India. She rode from Liverpool to Istanbul via France, Italy and Greece on a motorbike! She skydives, plays pickleball, badminton, tennis, goes for hikes with her gorgeous Wheaten Terrier, Dillon, and dances. She does salsa, bachata, Kizomba, hustle, and lindy hop.

In 2014, Ms. Yang obtained her Bachelor of Science in Optometry from Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. During her final year, she gained diverse knowledge about LASIK procedures. She worked alongside ophthalmologist at the general hospital in her hometown in Malaysia. Since she has moved to Canada she is very enthusiastic about learning more about the eye care services provided here and has completed her opticianry course at Stenberg College.

She has been working at Shaughnessy Optometry since November of 2015. Her favourite part of being an optician at this clinic is helping patients find their perfect pair of glasses. She enjoys fitting contact lenses and keeping up to date with the latest literature and technology.

Ms. Yang has two golden retrievers, named Peanut and Butter. When she’s not in the office she may be curled up on the couch with some spicy food and a good show on Netflix.

Telie found her way to our clinic via a practicum from Stenberg College. After graduating as an Optician and Contact Lens Fitter she stayed on and feels very grateful to be surrounded by incredible staff, each one with important information to share. She feels lucky to have such amazing teachers and role models and is proud to work at Shaughnessy Optometry. Providing excellent patient care is her passion, and she loves being a part of gathering health information, scans and photos of the eye, working in the lab, as well as the office. And did I mention frame selection?

Telie grew up in Poland and with her family moved to Vancouver when she was 15. After graduating from SFU with a degree in Human Geography, Telie moved to Southern California, where she lived and worked for 10 years. She moved back to Vancouver to be close to her family.

Outside of work, Telie and her beautiful son spend their days building ever more complex Lego sets, doing science experiments.

Another passion she has is exploring various cuisines.

After completing her grade 12 in India, Yashvi moved to Canada to pursue further studies in 2019. She was interested in pursuing a career that encompassed both medical and customer service and found the opticianry program best suited her needs. After graduating from Stenberg College in 2020, Miss Patel was pleased to join the Shaughnessy team. She loves working under the guidance of our experienced Doctors and opticians providing her with great valued team support to help her hone her craft.

Yashvi is fascinated with the newest technology and advanced instrumentation at Shaughnessy Optometry. She really enjoys helping patients with eye scans, performing pre-examination screening and assisting patients with their choices in the latest eyewear and lens choice to best serve their optical needs.

She is also continuing her studies in business management at Langara University to grow her skills which will be a further asset to Shaughnessy Optometry.

Outside of work she is fond of volunteering at BAPS organisation which is known worldwide for its charitable activities for all mankind, animal care and environmental care. Her leisure time is spent exploring new places, local events and cooking.