Your Doctors of Optometry
Dr. Shailinder S. Bhullar
Place of Birth: Kitimat, BC
Favourite Food: Italian
Hobbies: Basketball, Yoga, Swimming
What is your favorite book? Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
What is your favorite movie? Shawshank Redemption
What is your favorite TV Show? Curb Your Enthusiasm
What is your favorite colour? Blue
What store has a lot of your money? Sonos
What is your favourite sport & team? 90’s Bulls
What is your favourite coffee/drink? Americano Misto
What are your hobbies? Basketball, Swimming, Hiking, Yoga
What is an activity you would love to try? Sailing
Hidden skills? Previous bhangra dancer and dj, certified yoga teacher
Dr. Preetpal (Sunny) Saggu
Place of Birth: Born and raised in Surrey BC
Favourite Food: Pizza. More specifically homemade pizza. The secret is in the dough.
Hobbies: Hobbies are working out, playing ball hockey and walks/hikes with the family.
Experience in Optometry/Opticinary: My experience with Optometry started when I volunteered with Dr Bhullar in 2009. I was then hired by the team at Look Optometry and continued to work with Dr Bhullar until going to optometry school in 2011at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. I Graduated in 2015 and moved back to Surrey and began working at Look Optometry and never looked back.
What Do You Love About the Eyes: I love that the eyes tell us so much about us! Not only are our eyes responsible for vision but there are so many things you can tell about a person from their eyes. Many health conditions can present with changes to our eyes and in some cases we can be the first to help diagnose certain conditions.
Fear You Have Overcome in the Last 10 Years: I don't know if it's necessarily a fear but the biggest hurdle for me personally in the past 10 years was moving away for optometry school. I had always lived in Surrey since I was born and moving away from home to another Country was definitely challenging but like most things that are difficult in life I feel like I became a better person because of it. Not only do I feel like I was able to grow academically and professionally by attending optometry school but I definitely had a lot of personal growth and learned to do a lot of new things.
Why You Love Working at Look Optometry: I love the atmosphere that we have created at Look. I feel our team includes individuals who share a similar mission of helping others and spreading positive energy. As a member of the South Asian community I also enjoy the opportunity to be able to provide eye exams in Punjabi to individuals who may have otherwise neglected their eye health without that option.
Your Optical Team
Usama
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas
Favourite Food: Seafood
Hobbies: Hitting the gym, playing soccer, making TikTok videos and fashion.
Experience in Optometry/Opticianary: Licensed Optician + Contact Lens Fitter; special interest in making patients look and feel good
Fear You Have Overcome in the Last 10 Years: The fear of failure and change
Why You Love Working at Look Optometry: Look Optometry is a family, to me it’s not just a job but a place where I can practice what I love and continue to grow everyday.
Suman
Born and raised in Prince George, Suman brings a fun and professional vibe to the team. A licensed optician by training, she’s the multi-talented voice and smile you often first meet when greeted at Look Optometry. She has an intrinsically high value on family and connection, which makes her one of the team’s best problem solvers and connectors. She is one of the many dog lovers on the team, who spends a lot of time with her dog Sheru along with her husband.
Simran Rai
Place of Birth: Born and raised in Surrey, BC
Favourite Food: Pizza
Hobbies: Painting, hiking, swimming and traveling
Fear You Have Overcome in the Last 10 Years: The fear I have overcome in the past 10 years was my fear of dogs and now I have a pet dog.
Why You Love Working at Look Optometry: I love the work environment.
