Born and raised in Regina, Dr. Linh La attended the University of Waterloo, first earning a Bachelor of Science degree with a French minor before continuing on to complete her Doctor of Optometry degree in 2016. She graduated on the Dean's Honours List and was the recipient of the Dr. John G. Flanagan Award for Academic and Clinical Excellence in Glaucoma, the Good-Lite Pediatric Optometry Award and the Dr. Irving Baker Excellence in Clinical Optometry Scholarship.
While her time in Waterloo exposed Dr. La to all facets of optometry, interprofessional collaboration and ocular pathology were the emphases of her externships at the Health Sciences Optometry Clinic in Kitchener, ON and the Jack C. Montgomery VA Hospital in Muskogee, OK. Working closely with family physicians, ophthalmologists and a variety of other specialists, Linh gained deeper understanding of the relationships between eye disease and systemic health conditions. She also spent time as a clinical extern right here at FYidoctors and is excited to join Drs Hannah, Thatcher, Kimery, Robertson, Bakouris, Bakouris, and Beattie in full scope optometric practice. Dr. La welcomes patients of all ages, with special interests in pediatric optometry, contact lenses and ocular disease.
Outside the practice, Linh is an avid baker, traveler and a certified yoga instructor. You will also find her playing ringette and crisscrossing the country as a member of the Korra women's competitive ultimate frisbee team.