Old South Optometry, London, Ontario Old South Optometry, London, Ontario

 

 

OUR DOCTORS

 

The heart of Old South Optometry is our doctors.    Our Optometrists are fully trained and qualified specialists dedicated to providing the very best in primary eye care diagnosis, prevention and treatment.   Dr. Bauman, Dr. Schropp and our Associate Optometrists are passionate about their work because they know it is Your Eyes. Your Life.

 

Dr. Marcella Bauman - Old South Optometry, London, Ontario

Dr. Marcella Bauman

Dr. Marcella Bauman grew up in the Kitchener-Waterloo area and graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1990. She completed both her Honours Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Optometry degree while at Waterloo.

Following graduation, Dr. Bauman was an associate in a northeast London optometry practice for several years.  Starting in 1994 she spent a year in San Francisco where she worked as a Clinical Research Associate in the Department of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley.

On her return to London in 1995, she opened her own optometry office in Wortley Village. Since that time, Dr. Bauman has built the practice into a multi-doctor, full scope optometry practice serving the Old South Community. Dr. Bauman enjoys providing full scope optometric services, including child and family primary eye care and is fully certified in Ocular Therapeutics for the treatment and co management of eye diseases. Dr. Bauman is an affiliate of TLC Laser Centre and provides co-management services for laser eye surgery patients.

Dr. Bauman loves living and working in the Old South community and founded Old South Optometry in 2008 with Dr. Schropp.  Dr. Bauman is passionate about travel and photography, especially when they are combined!

 

 

Dr. Christina Schropp, Old South Optometry, London, Ontario

Dr. Christina Schropp

Dr. Christina Schropp, a native of Kitchener-Waterloo, graduated in 1991 from the University of Waterloo, School of Optometry. 

During her studies, she completed an externship in neuroophthalmology and strabismus at the Karl Ludwigs Universitaet Klinik in Freiburg, Germany.

After practicing on Canada’s East Coast in Dartmouth and Bedford, Nova Scotia, she returned to the Toronto - GTA area in 1992 where she built and managed a large three-doctor family optometric practice in Whitby, Ontario until 2003. As well as working at the University of Waterloo School of Optometry as a Clinical Supervisor and as a National Board Assessor, Dr. Schropp was a Whitby-Sunrise Rotarian for seven years, spoke at numerous community functions on various aspects of vision and the importance of eye care, and has also volunteered in eye care missions to underprivileged areas of the world.  

Dr. Schropp has a keen interest in pediatric eye care, complex contact lens care, home or nursing home visits, laser vision co-management and integrated eyecare with wellness. She joined Dr. Bauman permanently in January 2008 and together Dr. Bauman and Dr. Schropp founded Old South Optometry.

Dr. Nestor Bayona, Old South Optometry, London, Ontario

Dr. Nestor Bayona

Dr. Nestor Bayona obtained his Optometry degree from the University of Waterloo in 2009. Dr. Bayona also has a Masters of Science from the University of Western Ontario. As part of his Optometry training, he completed an externship in retinal diseases. Dr. Bayona joined Old South Optometry as an associate in 2010. Dr. Bayona provides comprehensive eye care for all ages and is fluent in Spanish