Most people think that’s the extent of an eye exam. Your optometrist can detect signs of up to 270 different health conditions, long before symptoms show up anywhere else.
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Throughout the Save Eye Care campaign, many patients have come forward to express support for their local optometrists, and share stories of the care they received. In some of these cases, their visit to the optometrist was a life-changing one. OAO member, Dr. Kathleen Hill, saw patient Jackie Nelson on an emergency basis after Jackie
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There are less than 50 days left until Ontarians will lose access to primary eye care services.
Starting September 1st, OHIP patients aged 0-19, 65+, and adults with specific medical conditions will be unable to visit their optometrist.
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Ontario’s optometrists are launching an urgent appeal to the Ontario government to end the 30-year neglect in funding for eye care. This chronic underfunding, coupled with the devastating impact of COVID-19 on optometrists’ ability to see patients, threatens Ontarians’ access to these essential health services.
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During these challenging times, optometrists are still here to take care of your urgent eye and vision issues.
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Booking an eye exam with an optometrist is a simple resolution that’s easy to keep and can help protect not only your vision but your overall health and wellness too.
This May for Vision Health Month, the OAO is launching its “Eyescuses” campaign which calls on Ontarians to stop making excuses and to book an eye exam with their local optometrist.
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New study finds only four per cent of Ontarians would visit an optometrist first for common eye-related health issues.
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Optometry Week, consisting of 30-minute meetings between OAO members and their local MPP, serves to strengthen an MPP’s understanding of what optometry brings to Ontarians.
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The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce the election of Dr. Jeffrey Guthrie as President of the association, effective Nov. 7, 2016. Having served as an OAO board member since 2013 and OAO Vice-President since 2014, Dr. Guthrie is well-versed in the challenges and opportunities facing the
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