Dr. Heidi Webster joins Victoria Vision & Eye Care Centre
Dr. Heidi Webster (née Fandrich) received her Doctor of Optometry from the University of Waterloo in 1999. After graduation, she spent a year-long working holiday in Australia. She began her optometric career in Victoria with South Island Optometry in 2000 and became the primary optometrist for Iris at Hillside Mall in 2003. She is honored to have the opportunity to continue the tradition of excellent patient care at Victoria Vision Eye & Care Centre.
“I was very excited to learn of the opportunity to purchase Victoria Vision & Eye Care Centre. With its emphasis on patient care, its long history in the community and its heritage location, I feel as if this practice was created for me.
One of the first things I noticed walking into the practice was the professional environment where the focus is on eye health rather than retail sales. The doctors take time with each patient for thorough exams, complete explanations, and personalized care.& This style of care is not surprising considering the practice was founded by Dr. Robert Grundison.
With more than 50 years in practice, Dr. Grundison is a bit of an icon in the optometric community. Since I began practice in Victoria, I have not only enjoyed his good nature, but appreciated his willingness to share his acute knowledge of optometry and insight into Victoria. I have also admired the relationships that he has built with his patients, some who have been seeing him since the 1970s!
Living in Victoria, I have developed an appreciation for walkable neighborhoods, a vibrant downtown core, locally owned business and the beauty of heritage buildings. Being able to practice downtown in a heritage building like the Counting House and being able walk to work are ideal for me.
Dr. Grundison founded this practice; Dr. Willis has built on its foundation of exceptional, personalized patient care and I look forward to working with Dr. Daisy Tao in continuing their legacy at Victoria Vision & Eye Care Centre.”
- Dr. Heidi Webster, Jan 2011
A farewell from Dr. Cynthia Willis
Dr. Cynthia Willis owned and managed Victoria Vision & Eye Care Centre from 1990 to 2010, initially in partnership with another former optometrist in our clinic, Dr. Craig Reavley. After many enjoyable years as an optometrist in this practice, Dr. Willis was happy to find a wonderful new owner for the practice in Dr. Heidi Webster. Cynthia decided to leave optometric practice to adopt a child with her husband, Neil Scott. Dr. Willis and her husband now live in Calgary.
“To the patients of Victoria Vision & Eye Care Centre, I thank you for making my work as an optometrist so personally rewarding over the years. While the professional side of eye care has always been tremendously interesting for me, what I will miss most is the opportunity to catch up with you about your life and family every year or two.
I had the opportunity to carefully select a new owner for Victoria Vision & Eye Care Centre, and I chose Dr. Heidi Webster. Dr. Webster is an outstanding, experienced and caring optometrist who intends to dedicate the rest of her career to the care of patients in this clinic. I wholeheartedly encourage you to continue with this independent, full-service optometric practice, one of the longest-established in Victoria. I’d also recommend that you get on Dr. Webster’s patient list soon, as her examinations will be in great demand! I am confident that you will be delighted with the high quality, relationship-based eye care that she offers to you and your family.”