Put a Local Voice Behind Optometry
Our Advocacy Network connects OAO members with local MPPs to strengthen relationships and ensure optometry is represented in Ontario healthcare discussions. OAO equips members with the information and messaging to engage effectively, while advocacy priorities are shaped through member surveys, consultations, committees and ongoing feedback.
Advocacy Network at a Glance
- 124 Ontario ridings
- 76 Optometrists volunteering as local advocates
- 65 Ridings currently represented
Put a Local Voice Behind Optometry
Local relationships matter. When MPPs hear directly from optometrists in their communities, they hear firsthand how provincial decisions affect patients, practices and access to care.
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Our Advocacy Priorities
Ontario optometrists have the expertise and community presence to play a larger role in healthcare. OAO advocates for policies that strengthen the profession, support a sustainable vision care system and improve access to eye care across the province.
OAO’s Interconnected Advocacy Priorities:
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Fair and sustainable OHIP funding
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Fee codes that reflect the complexity of modern eye care
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Better access to eye care for patients across Ontario
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OAO’s modernized scope of practice
Your Voice Matters
Government advocacy is strongest when provincial strategy is reinforced by local voices. Whether you meet with your MPP, participate in a member survey, share a patient access story or respond to an OAO call to action, your participation strengthens our ability to represent the profession.