OCTOBER 2016 H business elite canada 11 Wishing Iris a happy 30th anniversary! the country with the hiring of three new Directors of Business Development/Acquisitions for Eastern Canada, Ontario and Western Canada. “We’re also looking for strategic and financial partners to grow even faster,” Dr. Chaiken said. “The hope is that IRIS will become 500 locations around the country or close to 20 percent of the Canadian marketplace. We’re really excited about the future.” And that’s good news for a population that is going to need ever-expanding vision care in the years to come, whether in the form of products, diagnostics or surgery. Not only is the company committed to a higher level of excellence, but they’re involved in legislative changes that will allow optometrists to take a greater role in eye care. “IRIS will encourage all of our optometrists to be on the front line of those changes,” Dr. Chaiken said. “We push the envelope.” www.iris.ca
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