Small Business BC for the Best Community Impact Award
In 2021, Real Eyes Optometry was nominated by Small Business BC for the Community Impact Award. As part of the nomination process, we were asked to share the story behind our clinic and the values that continue to guide our team today.
Real Eyes Optometry: Our Story
As a child, Dr. Shaun Pati’s mother was in a serious car accident, which resulted in the loss of some of her vision due to her injury. His mother’s optometrist was Dr. Tony Wang, who took the time to care for her eye health.
A six-year-old at the time, Shaun accompanied his mother to her eye doctor appointments. After numerous follow-ups over the course of several years, Dr. Tony Wang helped his mother fully regain her eyesight.
Dr. Shaun Pati was motivated by these events and decided to become an Optometrist himself. He decided to move away from Burnaby to study at Pacific University in Oregon, where he would meet his future wife, Dr. Amit Sahota, who is also a part of the Real Eyes team.
In 2015, he graduated and became Dr. Shaun Pati, Doctor of Optometry. In 2016, he bumped into Dr. Wang at an Optometry conference in Vancouver. They reconnected and decided to team up to continue serving the Burnaby community. In 2017, Real Eyes Optometry was formed.
In response to the interview questions asked by Small Business BC, of what our business core beliefs are, Dr. Shaun Pati explained that
“our goals are to provide personalized patient care. We always want to leave a positive impression on anyone who steps into our office. Whether it be a smile at the door, educating you on a condition, or reassurance that everything will be okay. No matter how difficult the diagnosis may be, our team will always be there for our patients and community.”
It is an honour to be nominated by Small Business BC. Real Eyes Optometry is open 6 days a week to help improve your vision, one eye at a time. Come meet our team and check out our eye exam services so that we can help take care of your eye health.
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Looking Back
Although this nomination took place in 2021, we’re proud to keep this story on our website because it captures an important chapter in our clinic’s history. It reminds us where we started, why we chose this profession, and the community that has supported us along the way.
How Small Business BC Helps Entrepreneurs
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About the Small Business BC Awards
The Small Business BC Awards celebrate entrepreneurs and small businesses from communities across British Columbia. In 2021, the program received 937 nominations representing 558 businesses from 88 communities across the province, making it one of the largest years in the awards’ history.
Real Eyes Optometry was honoured to be nominated in the Community Impact category, which recognized businesses making meaningful contributions to the communities they serve.
Real Eyes Optometry
Where Real Eyes Optometry Is Today: Since that nomination in 2021, the clinic has continued to grow while staying true to the same values that inspired the nomination. Today, patients visit Real Eyes Optometry for comprehensive eye exams, pediatric eye care, contact lenses, dry eye management, and specialty services, all from the clinic’s convenient location inside Metropolis at Metrotown.
Dr. Sahota has a special interest in dry eye care and advanced in clinic treatments, including radio frequency technology, and is known for providing thorough, personalized dry eye consultations in multiple languages.
Dr. Pati enjoys caring for patients of all ages, with a particular passion for family eye care and pediatric eye health, helping kids build strong visual habits early in life.
Dr. Wang is highly experienced in contact lens fitting, with a special focus on specialty lenses, and has helped many patients who thought they could never wear contacts comfortably.
Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes and does not replace professional medical advice
