The Doctors
Dr. Karen Hodgins
Locations: Montreux, West Hillhurst
B.Sc, O.D.
Dr. Karen Hodgins was born and raised in the Calgary area and is proud to provide eye care services to the local community.
She completed her undergraduate Bachelor of Science Degree at the University of Calgary in 2005 and her doctor of optometry (OD) degree in 2010, magna cum laude, at the Illinois College of Optometry (Chicago). She is an American board certified optometrist and licensed to practice optometry in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.
She is a member of the Canadian Association of Optometrists and numerous provincial associations and regulatory colleges.
Throughout her education, Dr. Hodgins participated in various externship opportunities across the United States including ophthalmology surgical facilities and low vision clinics in Illinois, a vision therapy specialty practice in Wichita Kansas, and a veterans hospital in Tennessee.
Dr. Hodgins’ primary areas of interest include binocular vision, contact lenses and ocular disease. She is passionate about the profession of optometry and enjoys mentoring and providing job shadow opportunities to students.
Dr. Hodgins is proud to partner with the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine to provide family medicine residents with primary eye care shadowing experience through the Family Medicine Resident Program.
She is also the founder and owner of Campus Vision, an on-campus optometry clinic at the University of Calgary, University of British Columbia, University of Saskatchewan and University of Western Ontario.
Rusha Barua
Locations: West Hillhurst
B.Sc (Hons) (University of Calgary), O.D. (Southern College of Optometry), FAAO
Dr. Rusha Barua received her Bachelor of Health Sciences with honours from the University of Calgary. She then moved to Memphis, TN to attend the Southern College of Optometry to earn her Doctor of Optometry degree. She has volunteered with Remote Area Medical to provide optometric care to individuals that are underserved and uninsured.
Dr. Barua completed her clinical rotations at the Woolfson Eye Institute in Atlanta and The Eye Center in Memphis. She practiced optometry in Edmonton and Lethbridge before moving back home to Calgary.
Dr. Barua has a fellowship of the American Academy of Optometry. She is passionate about continually providing exceptional patient care and education.
Dr. Barua offers comprehensive eye exams, annual diabetic eye exams, evaluation and treatment of ocular emergencies, management and treatment of ocular diseases, and co-management of cataract surgery pre-ops and post-ops. Her areas of interest are dry eye disease and myopia management.
In her spare time, Dr. Barua enjoys baking, swimming, and spending time with her family and friends.
Dr. Cassandra Biro
Locations: Montreux
O.D.
Dr. Cassandra Biro grew up in Banff, Alberta. She attended the University of Alberta prior to graduating in 2017 with her Optometry Degree from the University of Waterloo. There, she was awarded the A.W. Cole Prize given to the final-year student ranking highest in clinical proficiency.
Dr. Biro completed various externships in ocular disease and therapeutics (Muskogee, Oklahoma), pediatrics and binocular vision (Calgary, Alberta), and primary optometric care (Calgary, Alberta). She has practiced optometry in Alberta and Ontario.
In her free time, Dr. Biro enjoys travelling, cooking, and spending time with her family in the mountains.
Dr. Claire Shaw
Locations: Montreux, West Hillhurst
O.D.
Dr Claire Shaw graduated as an optometrist from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa in 2004. She has gained vast experience over the last 20 years working in multiple practices in Durban, South Africa; London, England and Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Her special interests include ocular disease and finding the ideal soft contact lens solutions for her patients. Having recently moved to Alberta, Dr Shaw and her husband, Andrew, are excited to put down roots and make Calgary their forever home.
Dr Shaw has interests in reading, movies and loves being outdoors. She is a mom to two German Shepherds and looks forward to exploring all the trails and parks Calgary has to offer.