About Us and What We Do

At Winthrope Contact Lens, specialty fittings include:
- infants
- children (for sports) of all ages
- multifocals (soft and gas permeable)
- high astigamatism (soft and gas permeable)
- gas permeable
- extreme spherical (soft and gas permeable)
- astigmatic lenses (soft and gas permeable)
- special cone fittings (kerataconus)

 

Gary Winthrope
Winthrope Contact Lens was founded in 1992 after Gary sold his manufacturing company, Bio Contacts, to Coopervision. He has been involved with contact lens manufacturing, design, research and development since the early 70's. Special fittings were provided in his lab for hard-to-fit astigmatism, bifocals and children's contacts. He has always worked closely with ophthalmology to provide special care for his patients. Winthrope Contact Lens provides these special services and still works closely with ophthalmology to ensure the best service for all contact lens wearers.

Arash Heidari
We would like to welcome Arash to Winthrope Contact Lens. He brings knowlege of hard-to-fit contact lenses and excellent people skills. We are fortunate to have him with us.

Arash is:
- A licensed optician and contact lens fitter
- The winner of 4 scholarships in recognition of academic performance at Douglas College
- Experienced in working with hard-to-fit contact lenses
- The recipient of an award from Ciba Vision Canada for excellency of contact lens related knowledge