Kalamalka Eye Care will hold its grand opening on Friday, and everyone in Vernon is invited to come and see what all the buzz is about.
The clinic, owned and operated by Dr. Tanner Udenberg, is located in a 1930 Art Deco house at 3107 27th St. in Vernon. Now fully renovated, the building combines modern eye care with architectural charm.
The doors will be open from 8:30 am. to 5:30 p.m. for members of the public, who are invited to come for a tour while enjoying refreshments and goodies. There will also be a major sale on frames, with up to 40% off top brands like Tom Ford, Oakley and Hugo Boss鈥攏ot to mention 50% off Sensity photochromic transition lenses, which turn dark when you go outside. Even if you don鈥檛 have a current prescription, you are welcome to take advantage of the deals, as Kalamalka Eye Care will honour the sale price when you come back for an updated prescription.
Guests can explore cutting-edge diagnostic technology, including wide-angle Optomap and OCT imaging that often eliminates the need for dilation drops, and corneal topography used for custom contact lenses. The clinic also offers advanced dry eye treatments, including the newly added Jett Plasma Pen, which has already received rave reviews from patients.
One of the standout features of the clinic is its air-powered pneumatic elevator, designed to improve accessibility.
鈥淐ome check out the elevator,鈥 Dr. Udenberg says. 鈥淲e have a dry eye treatment room upstairs, and it鈥檚 working perfectly as intended, because we鈥檝e had a few patients in their 90s with a walker or a cane, and this is exactly why we did this. Accessibility was the idea there.鈥
Dr. Udenberg鈥檚 commitment to community extends beyond eye care. A member of Kalamalka Rotary, he鈥檚 using the grand opening to support the Starfish Pack program, which helps address food insecurity among youth in the North Okanagan. Dr. Udenberg鈥檚 kids will host a lemonade stand on the front lawn, and anyone who buys a glass or donates money will get a chance to spin the prize wheel. Proceeds will help fund Starfish Pack meal bags for local families.
鈥淭hat sense of community is important to me,鈥 he says. 鈥淚 grew up here. I have an identical twin brother, and we went to Kidston Elementary and Kal High School. I鈥檝e seen probably 20 of my former teachers around town. They track you down. They remember the twins and come find you. We鈥檝e even had a number come through the new office here already.鈥
Beach Radio will broadcast live on Friday, and visitors won鈥檛 want to miss the 1963 teal Ford Thunderbird parked on the lawn鈥攁 nod to Kalamalka Lake鈥檚 vibrant colour.
More information about Kalamalka Eye Care can be found on its website here.
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