EYE FOCUS | FEATURE
Maintaining
a legacy of
independent
ownership
By Denis Langlois
OSI Group has provided Optomeyes with the tools
and support needed to optimize the award-winning,
dual-location eyecare business in southwestern British
Columbia.
Dr. Bart McRoberts, an OSI Member for 35 years,
says Optomeyes has made use of multiple OSI
Group services — from staff training and practice
management to group purchasing and equipment
financing.
OSI Group was also there to deliver management
support and advice while optometrists Dr. Sydney
Davidson and Dr. Clark Bowden became partners in
the business, as part of McRoberts’ plan to eventually
have them take over.
“Overall the OSI Group has been an excellent partner
to drive our success,” McRoberts says. “I have been
a member since 1983, so I’m probably guilty of
not noticing it hum away in the background. Our
dispensary costs are hugely reduced and we still make
our own choices.
“The Optosys software is fantastic — I was initially
hesitant, but there is no way we would go back now.
OSI’s Optosys software is probably the most effective
on the market, yet the cost is extremely reasonable
compared to comparable. The staff training provided
by OSI is also extremely valuable to our offices. You can
never get enough trained staff and it’s impossible to
have too much training.”
OPTOMEYES: Doctors of Optometry traces its roots
to 1964. When McRoberts purchased the practice in
Squamish, B.C., in 1974, it had only one doctor and one
other staff member.
A second practice was purchased in West Vancouver
11 years ago and, combined, the two sites now have
six doctors, including an ophthalmologist, and about
30 staff.
Drs. Clark Bowden, Sydney Davidson and Bart McRoberts
of Optomeyes: Doctors of Optometry.
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McRoberts says his personal preferences in practice
are dry eye, glaucoma and macular degeneration, but
he also does a fair amount of work related to ortho-K
and ocular nutrition.