Know the Best. Recommend the Best: That’s the philosophy we take when working with our patients, and it’s how we’d like to help you start your career: practising full-scope optometry with modern technology and a team that wants you to do well.
We’re looking for an associate optometrist for 2–5 days a week, part-time or full-time, across our two southwest Winnipeg clinics.
Why Join Us?
The Opportunity: Our 3-doctor team offers a collaborative, family-style environment, caring for loyal, multi-generational patients. Conveniently located in Southwest Winnipeg, we provide free parking and offer advanced services in vision rehabilitation, sports vision training, myopia management, and comprehensive dry eye care.
Full scope, every day. Your schedule will consist of comprehensive eye exams and also the opportunity to explore the full scope of dry eye therapy, myopia management, and ocular disease.
Mentorship from day one. You’ll practise alongside three experienced optometrists who will help you build confidence and support the clinical interests you want to develop.
Technology you trained on, and more. OCT, Optomap, IPL/RF, Macumira and biometry are all in-house.
A team invested in the profession. Our doctors have led provincial, national and international optometry organizations. We care about where optometry is headed, and that includes your growth.
Real work-life balance. We’re closed on long weekends and on Saturdays in June and July to make sure you can enjoy a life outside of optometry.
Room to grow. Start with the days that suit you, and add days as your patient base builds.
Your Clinical Scope
Dry eye: advanced diagnostics with meibography, plus in-office InMode IPL/RF treatments.
Myopia management: axial length biometry and topography to guide treatment and track progression. We offer myopia management spectacles, soft contact lenses, OrthoK and low dose atropine to our patients.
Ocular disease: We have OCT’s, visual fields and MacuMira technology to support you in the treatment of glaucoma and macular degeneration.
Specialty care: We also offer vision rehabilitation, low vision, sports vision training, and children’s vision therapy.
Committed to the Future of Optometry
Dr. Selena Friesen has served on the Optometry Examining Board of Canada and currently serves on the board of Fighting Blindness Canada. She also serves the Manitoba Association of Optometrists as the co-chair of the children’s vision committee and on the legislative committee. She is also the winner of Optometrist of the Year in 2025 for her dedication to the profession. She lectures on myopia management, ocular cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, amblyopia and sports vision.
Dr. Michael Nelson has served as president of both the Manitoba Association of Optometrists and the Canadian Association of Optometrists, and helped lead the legislation that gave Manitoba optometrists therapeutic prescribing rights (co-recipient of Manitoba Optometrist of the Year, 2014). He is currently the North American Representative on the World Council of Optometry and sits on the Eye Recommend board. He lectures on myopia management, ocular cosmetics and sports vision. He also has a YouTube channel (85,000+ subscribers and 10 million+ views) providiing patient education on eyecare.
Dr. Anika Nelson is an associate and Waterloo graduate, so you’ll be working with someone who recently made the same move from school to practice. She regularly provides remote optometry care to Northern Manitoba and is the co-chair of the Manitoba Association of Optometrists continuing education committee.
Through our Future Optometrists program, we offer job shadowing and part-time positions to students considering optometry.
About Our Clinics
Waverley Eye Care Centre
Celebrating over 30 years of excellence, Waverley Eye Care Centre is a well-established, independently owned, full-scope optometry clinic housed in a 4,000 sq. ft. modern facility.
We feature five fully equipped exam lanes, a busy dispensary, and an on-site edging lab. Our state-of-the-art technology includes:
OCT
Optos
Visual Field
Axial Length Biometry
Topography
Meibography
MacuMira
InMode IPL/RF
RightEye
i-Care
Autorefractor/NCT
In-office finishing and tinting labs
Eyes on Bridgwater
Located in a vibrant, fast-growing community, Eyes on Bridgwater is a newer, independently owned clinic offering personalized care in a welcoming, modern setting.
The 1,000 sq. ft. clinic features one fully equipped exam lane, Optos imaging, biometry, topography, meibography, i-Care tonometry, and autorefractor/NCT. Patients enjoy easy access and ample free parking.
We welcome applications from both experienced optometrists and new graduates looking to grow in a progressive, patient-focused environment.
If you’re passionate about comprehensive patient care and want to be part of a supportive, growth-oriented team, we’d love to meet you.
Please contact Dr. Michael Nelson or Dr. Selena Friesen at docs@eyecanada.ca
Applications sent to: docs@eyecanada.ca
