Optometrists

Dr. Wheeler was born and received his early schooling at Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. In 1972 he finished first year honors science at Memorial University at St. John’s and went on to study Optometry at The University of Waterloo in Ontario. He graduated in 1977 with a Doctorate in Optometry and that same year he moved back to Port aux Basques and opened a private practice. In 1978, he moved to Stephenville. He went on to open First Choice Vision Centre with two other partners and an Optical Surfacing Laboratory, the only lab scheduled to apply lens coatings (AR, Hydrophobic and SRC) in Atlantic Canada. Today First Choice Vision Center provides Vision Care services throughout Newfoundland and coastal Labrador. In 1997 Dr. Wheeler was granted a Degree in Business and a Master’s Certification in Computer Technology.

In the Bay St. George District, Dr. Wheeler was the president or the Bay St. George Chamber of Commerce, the treasurer of the Stephenville Theatre Festival and co-chair of the Come Home Year 2007 Committee. He was also a director on the Community Development Committee. On the provincial scene Dr. Wheeler was a past director of the Bull Arm Corporation, the construction site of the Hibernia Oil Platform. On the national level he served as a director on the board of Marine Atlantic Inc., the crown corporation responsible for the operation of the ferry service between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.

Sadly, Dr. Wheeler passed away in August of 2009 leaving a legacy of dedication and committment to the Optometry profession and Vision Care Industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. His charm, charisma, and passion and enthusiam for everything he was involved in will be greatly missed.

Dr. Reardon was born and raised in St. Anthony, Newfoundland. In 1998 he graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Science and that same year entered the Optometry program at The Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio. He graduated in 2002 and moved back to Newfoundland where he began working as an Associate Optometrist with Dr. Wayne G. Wheeler & Associates. Dr. Reardon currently resides in Pasadena Newfoundland and primarily practices in Corner Brook and other areas of Western Newfoundland.