BORN AND RAISED IN KAMLOOPS, DR. TYLER LOWEY IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH-LEVEL OCULAR CARE TO HIS HOMETOWN COMMUNITY. HE GRADUATED FROM THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CELLULAR, MOLECULAR, AND MICROBIOLOGY IN 2006.

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HE THEN MOVED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, GRADUATING WITH HONOURS AS A DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY IN 2011. IT WAS THERE, ON THE VERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, THAT HE MET HIS WIFE; TODAY, THEY BOTH ENJOY PRACTICING OPTOMETRY HERE IN KAMLOOPS.

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DURING HIS STUDIES, DR. LOWEY DEVELOPED A DEEP INTEREST IN THE COMPLEXITIES OF GLAUCOMA. HE WAS ABLE TO ADVANCE HIS CLINICAL SKILLS IN THIS AREA BY TRAINING UNDER RENOWNED GLAUCOMA SPECIALIST DR. MURRAY FINGERET AT THE ST. ALBANS VA MEDICAL CENTRE IN QUEENS, NEW YORK. HE ALSO ENJOYS PRACTICING IN PRIMARY CARE AS WELL AS MYOPIA MANAGEMENT IN CHILDREN.

 

WHEN HE IS AWAY FROM THE OFFICE, DR. LOWEY IS THE PROUD FATHER TO HIS SON, OSCAR. HE STAYS ACTIVE THROUGH EXERCISE AND ENJOYS UNWINDING WITH A GOOD BOOK OR A MOVIE. HE LOVES TO TRAVEL AND HAS BECOME A PRETTY DECENT COOK.