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Dr. Sonja Gascoyne
Dr. Gascoyne practices in Grand Falls Windsor, Newfoundland. She has worked for over ten years in primary eye care, and surgury and hospital optometry. After qualifying as an optometrist at the University of Bradford, UK in 1999, she joined the Royal College of Optometrists and the British Association of Optometrists. Dr. Gascoyne is a councillor for the National Public Education Committee as well as the Newfoundland Association of Optometrists and the Diabetic Committee for Newfoundland. Her interests include reading, art, theatre, shopping, hiking, skating and gymnastics.
Sonja's posts:
- Re: Myopia and Reading
- Re: Vision and Motion Sickness
- Re: 3.5 Years Old Diagnosed as Farsighted
- Re: Optometrist Doesn’t Want Patient to have Bifocals
- Re: Difference Between Prescription for Glasses and Contacts
- Re: 5 Year Old with Hyperopia & Strong Prescription
- Re: Problems with Varilux Progressive Lenses