Dr. Tom Wilk
Dr. Tom Wilk sees patients at his Cochrane location primarily. He developed the “Patient First” approach now adopted by all Doctors and staff at Mountain View Optometry. He obtained his Doctor of Optometry (OD) from the Michigan College of Optometry in 1994, and his B.Sc. from the University of Waterloo. A native of Toronto, Ontario, he came to Alberta in 1998, attracted by the opportunity to start an optometry practice in the only province that allowed ODs to practice within the full scope of their training.
Dr. Wilk’s internships gave him experience in many areas of optometry, including ocular disease training in Jackson, Michigan, primary eye care in Grand Forks Air Force Base (N. Dakota), and Special Needs Vision Clinic in Saginaw, Michigan.
Tom Wilk, OD was a recipient of the Corning Medical Optics award for Excellence in Low Vision. He and his wife Michele started two optometry locations in North Calgary, followed by the opening of Mountain View Optometry in Cochrane in September of 2000. They opened Mountain View’s second location in Northwest Calgary in March 2008. Dr. Wilk has a special interest in Dry Eye Management, glaucoma and Myopia Management. He has a keen interest in business and practice management, and his articles and commentaries have been published in print and online media such as Optometric Management and Vision Monday. He has been an active leader of the profession of optometry in Alberta, having served on Council for the Alberta College of Optometrists since 2018. He served as president of the ACO for two terms, and now serves as Past President of the organization. He served on the College’s Practice Review Board, helping to ensure high standards of practice for all Alberta optometrists, and led Council’s redevelopment of the program from 2018-2021. He was a speaker for the Alberta Association of Optometrist’s Eye Safety Program, a participant in the Association’s government relations committee, and led a business-development group of optometrists who work together to ensure exceptional practice management and quality of care.
A practice philosophy based on exceeding customer expectations, innovation, technology and service quality has resulted in tremendous practice growth over 20 years that MVO has been in existence. Dr. Wilk is actively involved in his community and has been a member of the Cochrane Rotary Club since the year 2000. He was president of the Club in 2013/2014. His charitable work also includes significant involvement in the provision of eye care services in developing nations. He has traveled to Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Malawi, Africa with charities such as CVC (Canadian Vision Care) and SVOSH (Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) and currently works with CVC, Rotary and Optometry Giving Sight on international development projects in various different countries.
Cochrane and Calgary optometrist Dr Tom Wilk sees patients primarily at his Cochrane location. Please call 403 851 2020 or email at [email protected] for an appointment.
