About us

Dr. Dana Blakolmer

Optometrist, owner

Dr. Dana Blakolmer earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Waterloo in 1995 and returned to her hometown of Oshawa, Ontario, to begin her career. She started at the Oshawa Clinic, where she worked alongside medical professionals from a wide range of specialties.

In 2002, Dr. Blakolmer opened her own practice, Dr. Dana Blakolmer and Associates, where she continues to provide care today. Her clinic is located beside The Optical Boutique, a family business where both her father and son work as opticians.

A proud member of Simpcw First Nation in British Columbia, Dr. Blakolmer is passionate about improving access to eye care for Indigenous peoples. She founded Indigenous Optometrists of Canada to support Indigenous representation in the profession and help advance culturally safe, accessible eye care. In 2025, she began traveling to First Nations communities throughout British Columbia to provide eye care services.

Her commitment to eye health extends beyond Canada, with volunteer experience in Nepal, Peru, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and M’Chigeeng First Nation. Through these experiences, she continues to work toward improving access to vision care for underserved communities.

Outside of optometry, Dr. Blakolmer enjoys spending time with her rescue dog and is an avid runner and hiker.

Dr. Brian Yeung

Optometrist

Dr. Brian Yeung graduated from Ryerson University and earned his Doctor of Optometry at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago. His internships took him to optometry and ophthalmology settings across the United States, including The Villages Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Florida, the Talley Eye Institute in Indiana, and a private practice in Idaho, building his experience in treating and managing ocular disease. In 2019 he received two Readers' Choice Awards nominations for top optometrist in the Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes regions.

While he studied at the college, Dr. Yeung served as president of its Fellowship of Christian Optometrists, joined the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, and was named a Student Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. Through the college, he also took part in medical optometry mission trips to Guatemala and Honduras.

Away from the clinic, he plays softball and other sports, spends time with family and friends over movies and TV, and is a classically trained pianist who also sketches.

Dr. Gurkirat Taggar

Optometrist

Dr. Gurkirat Taggar was raised in Toronto and now lives in Ajax. He graduated with honours from the University of Waterloo's Doctor of Optometry program and completed his clinical rotation at the Eye Associates of Pinellas in Florida, where he trained in the current treatment and management of ocular diseases, including glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.

Dr. Taggar's clinical interests are specialty contact lenses, including scleral lenses, rigid gas permeable lenses and ortho-k, and dry eye management. He is a member of the Ontario Association of Optometrists and the Canadian Association of Optometrists.

Dr. Taggar volunteers at vision screenings for school children in Toronto communities, and has provided optometric care to athletes at the Pan American Special Olympics. Outside the clinic, he plays basketball and volleyball, looks for new hiking trails, and spends time with friends and family.