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PAGE 10 FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019 Business Spotlight SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES ROLEX, BREITLING, OMEGA, TAG HEUER, CARTIER, BALL, MOVADO, HAMILTON, LUMINOX, VICTORINOX (SWISS ARMY), CITIZEN, SEIKO Watch, Clock, Jewelry Sales and Service Certified Watchmaker • Watch Repair • Watch Bands • Watch Batteries 1401 Mission Street, Suite C • South Pasadena • 626-799-9919 Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm • Saturday 10am - 5pm Bring in this ad for $5 off any item. One per customer, One per visit. Casual restaurant offering a menu of traditional Chinese fare, including seafood specialties. OAK TREE INN Chinese Seafood Restaurant 1315 Fair Oaks Ave • South Pasadena • (323) 682-2882 11AM–10PM • menu: oaktreeinnpasadena.com Lunch • Dinner • Cocktails Daily lunch specials Free delivery, minimum $40, within 3 miles Photos by Kamala Kirk Spectacles with a Smile Oculus Optometry Services All Your Vision and Eye Health Needs By Kamala Kirk Contributor Situated in the heart of South Pasadena on historic Mission Street, Oculus Optometry of- fers comprehensive eye health services for all ages. It features the most technologically ad- vanced optometric equip- ment and carries a wide variety of eyeglasses, in- cluding brands by high- end designers. The busi- ness has been open since July 2014 and is owned by Hripsime Shirvanian, O.D. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biology from UC Irvine before attaining her Doc- tor of Optometry from Pennsylvania College of Optometry. “Oculus is Latin for ‘eye,’ and the name and design of the place was conceived by my broth- er who is an architect,” said Shirvanian. “He also created the curved shelves that display the glasses on both sides of the space. I wanted to do something different in here because I appre- ciate art. We decided to have fun with it.” Oculus offers many services for patients, including eye exams, fitting for contact lens- es, and treatment for infections, allergies and conjunctivitis. Appoint- ments can be booked online via the website, and contact lenses can be mailed or delivered to patients’ homes for add- ed convenience. The only thing Shirvanian doesn’t perform is surgery, but she does co-manage la- ser eye surgery, working with surgeons and offer- ing post-operative fol- low-ups for patients who undergo eye procedures. She’s also an InfantSEE Provider, and offers a comprehensive infant eye assessment to pa- tients between the ages of six months to a year in order to make sure that everything is on track developmentally. The optical boutique also carries a range of stylish eyeglasses, in- cluding designers such as Anne Klein, Ce- line, and Tom Ford. It sells prescription and non-prescription sun- glasses, with prices ranging from $75 to $550. “Every three months we go through our inven- tory to make sure that we are hitting all demo- graphics and satisfying everyone’s budget,” said Shirvanian. “We also offer some nice package deals as well.” One of the things that patients love about com- ing to Oculus is the re- laxed and comfortable office environment. Back when Shirvanian worked in the Beverly Hills office of optometrist Dr. David Eldridge, O.D., she en- joyed the friendly atmo- sphere there and was inspired to do the same with her own business. “I just love having that comfort level with the patients,” said Shirva- nian. “I always come out and chat with them. We’re easily reachable and I give everyone my email. Our main purpose is to serve the communi- ty—it’s all about making patients feel better. Our office manager Myrna and I will do everything we can to fix everything and go out of our way for them. One of my favorite perks of the job is when kids come in here for their first pair of glass- es, and when they try them on, they’re smiling without realizing it. It’s the cutest thing and so rewarding.” Oculus Optometry is located at 1024 Mission St., Suite B in South Pas- adena. It is open Mon. & Wed. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tues. & Fri. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thur. from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and closed Sunday. For more information, call (626) 460-6022.
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PAGE 10 FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019
Business Spotlight
SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES
SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES
HAMILTON • ROLEX • CARTIER • CITIZEN • LUMINOX • SKAGEN • TAG HEUER • SWISS ARMY WATCH, CLOCK, JEWELRY SALES & SERVICE CENTER
CERTIFIED WATCH MAKER • WATCH REPAIR • WATCH BANDS • BATTERIES FOR ALL WATCHES
1401 MISSION STREET. SUITE C6 • SOUTH PASADENA, CA 91030 • 626.799.9919MONDAY-FRIDAY: 10AM - 6PM • SATURDAY: 10AM - 5PM
VanaWatch&Jewelry
G R A N D O P E N I N G
ROLEX, BREITLING, OMEGA, TAG HEUER, CARTIER, BALL, MOVADO, HAMILTON, LUMINOX, VICTORINOX (SWISS ARMY), CITIZEN, SEIKO
Watch, Clock, Jewelry Sales and ServiceCertified Watchmaker • Watch Repair • Watch Bands • Watch Batteries
1401 Mission Street, Suite C • South Pasadena • 626-799-9919Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm • Saturday 10am - 5pm
Bring in this ad for $5 off any item.One per customer,
One per visit.
Casual restaurant offering a menu of traditional Chinese fare,
including seafood specialties.
OAK TREE INNChinese Seafood Restaurant
1315 Fair Oaks Ave • South Pasadena • (323) 682-288211AM–10PM • menu: oaktreeinnpasadena.com
Lunch • Dinner • Cocktails Daily lunch specials
Free delivery, minimum $40, within 3 miles
Photos by Kamala Kirk
Spectacles with a SmileOculus Optometry Services All Your Vision and Eye Health Needs
By Kamala Kirk Contributor
Situated in the heart of South Pasadena on historic Mission Street, Oculus Optometry of-fers comprehensive eye health services for all ages. It features the most technologically ad-vanced optometric equip-ment and carries a wide variety of eyeglasses, in-cluding brands by high-end designers. The busi-ness has been open since July 2014 and is owned by Hripsime Shirvanian, O.D. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biology from UC Irvine before attaining her Doc-tor of Optometry from
Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
“Oculus is Latin for ‘eye,’ and the name and design of the place was conceived by my broth-er who is an architect,” said Shirvanian. “He also created the curved shelves that display the glasses on both sides of the space. I wanted to do something different in here because I appre-ciate art. We decided to have fun with it.”
Oculus offers many services for patients, including eye exams, fitting for contact lens-es, and treatment for infections, allergies and conjunctivitis. Appoint-
ments can be booked online via the website, and contact lenses can be mailed or delivered to patients’ homes for add-ed convenience. The only thing Shirvanian doesn’t perform is surgery, but she does co-manage la-ser eye surgery, working with surgeons and offer-ing post-operative fol-low-ups for patients who undergo eye procedures. She’s also an InfantSEE Provider, and offers a comprehensive infant eye assessment to pa-tients between the ages of six months to a year in order to make sure that everything is on track developmentally.
The optical boutique also carries a range of stylish eyeglasses, in-cluding designers such as Anne Klein, Ce-line, and Tom Ford. It sells prescription and non-prescription sun-glasses, with prices ranging from $75 to $550.
“Every three months we go through our inven-tory to make sure that we are hitting all demo-graphics and satisfying everyone’s budget,” said Shirvanian. “We also offer some nice package deals as well.”
One of the things that patients love about com-ing to Oculus is the re-
laxed and comfortable office environment. Back when Shirvanian worked in the Beverly Hills office of optometrist Dr. David Eldridge, O.D., she en-joyed the friendly atmo-sphere there and was inspired to do the same with her own business.
“I just love having that comfort level with the patients,” said Shirva-nian. “I always come out and chat with them. We’re easily reachable and I give everyone my email. Our main purpose is to serve the communi-ty—it’s all about making patients feel better. Our office manager Myrna and I will do everything
we can to fix everything and go out of our way for them. One of my favorite perks of the job is when kids come in here for their first pair of glass-es, and when they try them on, they’re smiling without realizing it. It’s the cutest thing and so rewarding.”
Oculus Optometry is located at 1024 Mission St., Suite B in South Pas-adena. It is open Mon. & Wed. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tues. & Fri. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thur. from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and closed Sunday. For more information, call (626) 460-6022.
