Patient stories
They found the answer in Voss
Headaches, avoiding reading, exhaustion – for years. Here our customers tell their own stories, as published with consent on opheim.no and in the press.
Wenche Pile
Headaches since the age of five
A squint, headaches and 'underachiever' in her school report. Only as an adult did she learn that help existed – in Voss.
'Contacting Opheim should be the first choice when children have problems with their vision.'
Read the full story · Avisa HordalandVilde Taule Haugstad
Travelled from Bergen to Voss
Patching and several assessments didn't help. A tip from a special-needs teacher led her to Opheim – and to the glasses that helped.
'I was told about an optician in Voss.'
Read the full story · Local news, March 2026
John Olav Ågotnes
The shooting champion who couldn't study
Vision-related headaches stopped his studies and work – until Alf senior found major binocular problems. A customer for over 25 years, and a national team shooter for over 25 years.
His son is the second generation of the family to be helped at Opheim.
Read the full story · Patient story, 2018
Sondre
His schooling was saved
How an undiscovered vision diagnosis could have ruined a whole life – and how the right help made the impossible possible.
'The impossible became possible.'
Read the full story · NettavisenSykepleier fra Bergen
'Sight is our most important sense'
Operated on for an outward squint at five. As an adult: exhaustion, tension and a year on sick leave – before her binocular vision was properly examined.
'It felt as if the world looked chaotic in a strange way.'
Read the full story · Patient story, 2025In the press
'Better known outside Voss than in Voss'
Wenche Pile in Avisa Hordaland. The shop has also featured in Nettavisen and Mat & Helse – and was named Store of the Year in Alliance Optikk, most recently with 1st place in 2025.
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