OUR OPTOMETRISTS
Our Visionfirst Optometry eye doctors aim not only to correct any vision problems you may have but to help prevent future ones from arising. From yearly eye exams to dry eye treatment, our full range of services will cover all your eye care needs. Our eye doctors tailor their approach to each individual patient in order to offer you the best vision care and solution possible.
Meet The Eye Doctors At Visionfirst Optometry
Our eye doctors take the time to explain the results of your eye exam, describe your options and listen to your eye care needs. Because maintaining good eye health is an ongoing partnership, we encourage you to ask questions and share your health information, which could be vital to monitoring, diagnosing, and treating potential vision problems.
Dr. Noel Erhardt graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1985 and moved to Kelowna with his wife Crystal that year. The practise in West Kelowna was opened in 1990. Dr. Erhardt received his Ocular Therapeutics certification from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 2004. He has enjoyed practising Optometry at both locations of Visionfirst Optometry and has been blessed to raise his family of four children, and now four granddaughters, in this wonderful community. As a Doctor of Optometry, Dr. Erhardt views ongoing professional education as a part of his commitment to his patients. As technology and the world around us changes, he understands the need to keep up-to-date in order to provide the best eye care possible.
Originally from the mountain town of Grande Cache, Alberta, Dr. Austin Fournier moved to the Okanagan after high school to play junior hockey in the KIJHL with the North Okanagan team. After two years on the ice, he shifted his focus to academics, earning a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus.
Inspired by a passion for health care and helping others, Dr. Fournier went on to earn his Doctor of Optometry degree from the renowned Southern California College of Optometry, graduating with honors. His clinical training provided him with a broad range of experience, serving patients from all walks of life in diverse settings across California. He provided care at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Beverly Hills, the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, and community clinics in underserved areas of downtown Los Angeles. His work included caring for seniors, war veterans, non-English-speaking patients, and children with complex visual needs and comorbid developmental disabilities.
