Dr. Howard Dolman graduated from the University of Waterloo, School of Optometry in 1990 and was honoured with the Award of Merit from the Canadian Association of Optometrists. He served on the Communications Committee of the Ontario Association of Optometrists for nearly 10 years, culminating in a position on the newly formed National Public Education Committee of the CAO.
In 1994 Howard and his wife, Dr. Kim Dolman, purchased the optometry practice from the founder, Dr. Betty Fretz.
Howard’s involvement in the profession includes acting as a Clinical Skills Assessor for the Canadian Examiners in Optometry and as a 4th year Clinical Intern supervisor.
Since 2015, Howard has been the lecturer for the 3rd Year Practice Management Course at the University of Waterloo, School of Optometry and Vision Science.
In April 2016, Howard and Kim were awarded the Public Education Award of Merit from the OAO to recognize their efforts to go above and beyond to educate the public and other stakeholder groups about the profession of optometry.
Howard served on the Board of Directors of Eye Recommend from 2014 to 2024, was elected as Chair of the Board from 2017 to 2020.
Outside of the clinic, Howard can be found working out with his family at Orange Theory Fitness or attending music concerts.