Dr. John Lam

Dr. Johnathan Lam, a life-long resident of Nanaimo, has been with our office since September of 2001.

Dr. Lam attended Dufferin Crescent Elementary and Woodlands Senior Secondary before studying Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University. While obtaining his Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Lam completed an Ocular Disease Internship at Omni Eye Services in Denver, Colorado.

After seven years of university training, Dr. Lam decided to begin his optometric career in 100 Mile House and Williams Lake, B.C. These more rural practices gave him the opportunity to gain greater experience diagnosing, treating, and managing ocular diseases, often working closely with family physicians and ophthalmologists.

In addition, Dr. Lam is also particularly skilled at fitting specialty contact lenses which include: bifocals, 30 day continuous wear soft contacts, rigid gas permeable contacts for keratoconus and corneal grafts, and orthokeratology.

Outside of the office, Dr. Lam is spending a lot of his time whitewater kayaking and learning how to windsurf. Other pursuits include fishing, hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, and snow boarding.