Optical Prism June 2013 | Page 18

In the family

There is more to a pair of eyewear than just frames , arms and glass . Behind each pair is an optician dedicated to helping people maintain optimum eye health .

Rachel Hill-Campbell , owner of Personal Optical in St . Catharines Ontario , has been helping patients do just that for more than 20 years .
Finding inspiration in her father who was an optician for decades before her , it was while she was still in high school that she decided it was the path she would also follow .
“ I was in his office all the time growing up and I saw the passion he had for what he did ,” said Hill- Campbell reflecting on life in the eyewear industry . “ Back then I said , I ’ m going to be an optician like my dad .”
It was early in her professional career that she discovered what was then a new brand , Transitions ® lenses . After learning about the technology she soon began suggesting it to patients of her own who were looking for a better way to move from light to dark spaces .
She says she quickly developed the same passion for the product as those who create and distribute Transitions lenses .
“ It ’ s not just about passion , but making people see properly ,” she
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