Dr. Carew works at the following locations

• Sackville -View Location
• Scotia Square -View Location

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Dr. Alphonse Carew O.D., B.Sc., M.B.A.

Dr. Alphonse Carew attended the University of Waterloo from 1980 to 1986 and graduated as a Doctor of Optometry along with a Bachelor of Science degree. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Essilor Award for Clinical Excellence and the Bausch and Lomb Outstanding Achievement Award. In 1996 he received an MBA degree from Saint Mary’s University.

Dr. Carew started practicing in Halifax in 1986 as an associate, a short time later in 1987 he started his own practice. It didn’t take long for his practice to grow to its present size with 6 doctors and three locations. He now divides his clinical time evenly between Halifax and Lower Sackville.

Dr. Carew also consults with optometrists all across Canada to evaluate their practices and help them perform better. He is a regular lecturer on the topic of Practice Management on the North American Optometry circuit and he has a regular column in the Canadian Journal of Optometry.

For his work with the intern program at the School of Optometry, University of Waterloo he was named an Adjunct Faculty Member of the University of Waterloo.

Dr. Carew is a past-president of the Canadian Association of Optometrists (CAO) from 1997 To 1999. He has served as a council member for both the CAO and the Nova Scotia Association of Optometrists (NSAO). From time to time he is still called upon to lend a hand when issues arise in within optometry.

Dr. Carew has a daughter, Erin, and a chocolate lab named Hershey. He enjoys travel and golf when time allows.