Alpha Health Inc., our Canadian privately-owned parent company, was founded in 1971 with a focus on making the lives of healthcare professionals easier by providing them with a customer-focused source for quality healthcare services. We started as a small Ontario-based laboratory, and, over the last 38 years, we quickly grew into one of Canada's leading healthcare services companies with over 250 employees and a broad range of high quality, integrated patient centred service offerings.
Hakim Optical began more than 40 years ago with Mr. Hakim grinding lenses for the Canadian wholesale market. His craft was learned, as a youth, in his native Iran and honed, in subsequent years, grinding lenses in Germany and then camera lenses in Switzerland.Attracted by the excitement of retail opportunities, Mr. Hakim began to pass the great deals he gave to wholesalers on to the public.Today Hakim Optical serves the public with 157 outlets (including 137 one hour factory outlets) in Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Manitoba.