Doctor

Dr. Hilde Garstman, optometrist

My name is Dr. Hilde Garstman. I started practicing optometry in the Netherlands in 2006. Three years later, I moved to Canada and started working in Vancouver after I successfully passed the Canadian Standard Assessment for Optometrists (CSAO).

I have a long affiliation with vision care. I started to work as a licensed Optician years before I became an Optometrist. After becoming the manager of the optical store I was working for, I decided that I wanted to learn more about Eye-Health Care rather than focusing on business administration. I discovered that my passion is providing health care to patients and being in contact with them. Below are the highlights of my career:

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Canada:

British Columbia Board of Examiners in Optometry

The Netherlands:

Optometrist

INTERNSHIPS

Westeinde Hospital

The Hague, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands

Royal Visio, Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Partially Sighted

The Hague, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands

EDUCATION

University of Waterloo

International Optometric Bridging Program (2009)

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht

The Institute of Allied Health Care Professions, Optometrist (2006)

Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

LANGUAGES

English

Dutch

German