Your Edmonton Optometrist

Enhancing lives, two eyes at a time!

Do we have a sense more valuable than our sense of sight? Take a minute to think about it. Experts say that approximately 80% of the information that reaches our brains comes from what we see with our eyes. So when deciding how I wanted to spend the rest of my career, the decision was rather simple.

So here I am today, excited to meet you as your future optometrist! My post secondary education was spent at the University of Alberta, Grant MacEwan, and in the "Windy City" of Chicago. I have been working with Dr. Shelly Hook here at Lifetime Eyecare and am excited to take over the practice, as well as what is most important: your eye health!

I have a special interest in pediatric optometry and specialty contact lenses. I also enjoy working with geriatrics and family optometry. I speak English and Arabic fluently, and love working within the cultural diversity that Edmonton offers.

I like to stay busy! When I am not working, I am watching or playing sports, and spending my time with my friends and family.

I value building relationship with people, and working as your optometrist, I hope to continue to build rapport with you and your family!

Dr. Avneet Purewal was raised in Edmonton and received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Alberta, following which she moved to Chicago to pursue her Doctor of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry.

Upon graduating, Dr Purewal spent some time practicing in Las Vegas before returning to Edmonton. Dr. Purewal especially enjoys working with specialty contact lenses and developing long term relationships with patients as well as their families.

Outside of work, Dr. Purewal loves to travel, watch hockey (Go Oilers!) and explore Edmonton with friends and family!

Dr. Qin attended undergraduate courses at the University of Alberta before achieving her Doctor of Optometry and Master of Education at Pacific University. She completed her residency program at Gundersen Health System focusing on ocular disease and neuro-rehabilitation.

During her studies, Dr. Qin developed a vast knowledge in detection, treatment and management of glaucoma, diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy, cataracts, macular degeneration and other ocular diseases.

At Gundersen Health System, she also worked closely with physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, neuropsychology, physical therapy and ophthalmology managing complex vision issues after patients suffered various brain injuries.

Outside of work, she enjoys trail walking and spending time with family and friends.

To our dear and valued patients,

For almost 40 years we have been the owners and practicing partners at Millwoods Eye Clinic. During this time, it has been our honour to serve your many vision care needs, and it is with a fair measure of sadness we announce our retirement as of December 31st, 2021. From our hearts we thank you for the trust and loyalty you’ve invested with us on our professional journey. For our part, it was always much more than the daily routine of looking into and after your eyes that inspired us. In so many cases, the experience was all the more rewarding as we got to know you and your families, sharing in all the ages, stages and unique stories of your own personal development.

As we transitioned toward retirement over the past two years, we partnered with an earnest and talented group of experienced doctors who will succeed us in the provision of quality eyecare at Millwoods Eye Clinic. 

We truly believe Dr. Jomha and his team are dedicated and caring practitioners, who collectively boast a wide range of knowledge and skills to address all of your primary vision care needs, including routine exams, ocular disease and emergencies, diabetic exams, dry eye, custom contact lenses, timely referrals, and much more.

While it is true we will no longer have a physical presence at Millwoods Eye Clinic, there endures with the practice a living history of the assessments and decisions we undertook on your behalf. In many cases, this medical information was compiled over the span of many years and will provide critical guidance for future diagnoses and therapies.  

As the responsible custodians of these records, doctors Jomha, Ahmed, and Purewal are ideally placed to access and interpret them in a way that will ensure the best continuity of care and thoughtful strategies for your visual health going forward.

They will know of all the prescriptions written, options tried, and referrals made. They are well-versed in the operation of the same advanced diagnostic instruments used by us, and where your essential medical data and images have been integrated and stored.  

Above all, we are confident they will carry on in the tradition of compassionate and quality care, even as technologies inevitably change, and it is our sincere hope your relationship with Millwoods Eye Clinic will continue as long as possible.  

Best wishes in all your future visions and endeavours.

Dr. Annette Brouwer & Dr. David Pineau

To our dear and valued patients,

For almost 40 years we have been the owners and practicing partners at Millwoods Eye Clinic. During this time, it has been our honour to serve your many vision care needs, and it is with a fair measure of sadness we announce our retirement as of December 31st, 2021. From our hearts we thank you for the trust and loyalty you’ve invested with us on our professional journey. For our part, it was always much more than the daily routine of looking into and after your eyes that inspired us. In so many cases, the experience was all the more rewarding as we got to know you and your families, sharing in all the ages, stages and unique stories of your own personal development.

As we transitioned toward retirement over the past two years, we partnered with an earnest and talented group of experienced doctors who will succeed us in the provision of quality eyecare at Millwoods Eye Clinic. 

We truly believe Dr. Jomha and his team are dedicated and caring practitioners, who collectively boast a wide range of knowledge and skills to address all of your primary vision care needs, including routine exams, ocular disease and emergencies, diabetic exams, dry eye, custom contact lenses, timely referrals, and much more.

While it is true we will no longer have a physical presence at Millwoods Eye Clinic, there endures with the practice a living history of the assessments and decisions we undertook on your behalf. In many cases, this medical information was compiled over the span of many years and will provide critical guidance for future diagnoses and therapies.  

As the responsible custodians of these records, doctors Jomha, Ahmed, and Purewal are ideally placed to access and interpret them in a way that will ensure the best continuity of care and thoughtful strategies for your visual health going forward.

They will know of all the prescriptions written, options tried, and referrals made. They are well-versed in the operation of the same advanced diagnostic instruments used by us, and where your essential medical data and images have been integrated and stored.   A

bove all, we are confident they will carry on in the tradition of compassionate and quality care, even as technologies inevitably change, and it is our sincere hope your relationship with Millwoods Eye Clinic will continue as long as possible.  

Best wishes in all your future visions and endeavours.

Dr. Annette Brouwer & Dr. David Pineau

Dr. Abraham is a certified optometrist practicing in the Greater Edmonton area with a special focus on comprehensive eye care, dry eye and ocular disease management.

Dr. Abraham received his Bachelor of Science With Distinction from the University of Alberta before graduating with his Doctorate of Optometry with Dean’s Honours from the University of Waterloo. During his studies, he received extensive ocular disease and therapeutic training at South Lake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket.

He received rigorous training in pre- and post-operative care of cataract patients, as well as treatment and management of glaucoma, macular degeneration, uveitis and other ocular emergencies. During his final year while working in private practices in both Red Deer and Edmonton, further training was received in specialty contact lenses, vision therapy, and the latest technology in optometry.

Currently, he is an active member of the Alberta Association of Optometrists and licensed with the Alberta College of Optometrists. He is fully board certified by the Canadian Examiners in Optometry in the use of Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents (TPA).