About the Author

Dr. Nazima Sangha, originally from the West Coast, earned a Bachelor of Science in microbiology with honours from UBC and a Doctorate of Optometry from the Pacific University College of Optometry in Oregon. With great pleasure, she joined the team at the Family Eyecare Centre in 2010.

Dr. Sangha believes vision is far more than seeing 20/20. She is passionate about diagnosing and treating visual inefficiencies, including those related to the coordination of eye muscles, the ability to see depth (binocular vision), focus the eyes, and process visual information.

She is the clinical director of the vision therapy program at the Family Eyecare Centre, where individualized therapy services help people attain their full visual potential. Dr. Sangha is also a Full A Registrant of the College of Optometry, which allows her to manage eye diseases, including glaucoma.

Dr. Sangha has been a clinical director of the medical program here in Victoria. She has also travelled with the Third World Eye Care Society (TWECS) and AMIGOS Eye Care to Romania, Honduras, and Kenya to provide free eye care and eyewear to those most in need.

In Kenya, she met Dr. LeRoy, a fellow team member of TWECS. Locally, she has volunteered with Special Olympics, the annual Diabetes Fair, and sun-awareness programs.

Dr. Sangha was one of the youngest council members of the British Columbia Association of Optometrists. She also served as chair of the Greater Vancouver Optometric Society for 2 years and has earned the Tole Greenstein Award from the Northwest Congress of Optometry.