This is a friendly and caring office and we work hard for our patients and therefore we accept patients that are like minded.

At West 4th Optometry Clinic we do complete eye examinations for the entire family. We check for eye disease, such as Glaucoma, Macular degeneration, Cataracts, Diabetic Retinopathy, Conjunctivitis and other eye problems by doing a dilated fundus exam and fundus photograghy. We also do Pre-operation and Post-operation exams for laser refractive surgery. We also do testing for binocular vision dysfunction after concussion or other binocular vision problems. We have colour vision testing, Ishihara and D15 test. Children need to be checked for Amblyopia or “lazy eye” at the age of 3. If Amblyopia is caught early, it could be corrected by patching and corrective eye wear. Patching is most successful when done before the age of 6, since the brain eye connection is still developing.

The cost of an eye exam for patients between the age of 19 and 64 is $130

Medical services plan only pays $ 47.08 for a full eye exam for children and seniors once per year.
Patients under the age of 19 are covered through their BC Medical card and we will wave any additional fees for them.
Patients who are 65 and over are covered through BC Medical card and are charged at a senior discount only an additional fee of $43.

We are also setup to accept extended health, third party billing for most insurance providers and students from UBC, SFU,  Langara,  BCIT,  Capilano U., Emily Carr,  VCC, and Douglas College.

Dr. Zia has a Bachelor of Science in Cellular Biology from the University of British Columbia. She graduated from the State University of New York, Optometry, in 1993. She did her internship in Ocular Disease and Treatment at the Brooklyn Veteran Affairs Hospital. She also did an internship in Vision Therapy from the State University of New York.

You can find us at drzia.ca and on facebook under Sepideh Zia