Eye Exams

• Ontario reaches funding deal with optometrists; changes seniors’ eye exam eligibility

  Optometrists withdrew from performing provincially insured eye services from September to November 2021 amid a dispute over the amount they were being reimbursed.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2023
  
• Many Canadians are skipping regular eye exams. What are the risks?

  Doctors say eye diseases and disorders can progress without any symptoms and a delay in diagnosis can do long-term vision damage.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2022
  
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• Ontario minister willing to discuss optometrist costs, but won’t write ‘blank cheque’

  Optometrists across Ontario withdrew provincially insured eye services including eye exams for children and seniors more than a month ago in a funding dispute with the government.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2021
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• Eye exams should be part of back-to-school routine, specialists say

  'When you increase the screen time, myopia becomes an issue, which is shortsightedness.'

  Health

  Sep 22, 2021
• Optometrists to withdraw OHIP-covered services after breakdown in government talks

  Ontario optometrists are set to withdraw provincially insured eye services starting today after a breakdown in talks with the provincial government over reimbursement of costs.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2021
• Ontario government to give optometrists $39M as they threaten to withdraw services

  The one-time payment comes after optometrists threatened to stop conducting eye exams covered by provincial heath insurance in September.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2021
• Why you should get your children’s eyes tested before they start school

  Fewer than 14 per cent of Canadians under the age of six have had a comprehensive eye exam, according to Dr. Scott Lopetinsky, and one in four kids has a vision problem.

  Education

  Aug 29, 2016
• Eye exams: when to start getting them and a special offer in Alberta

  With only a few weeks left until the start of school, many parents are taking their children to their first eye exams to make sure they’re ready to succeed in the classroom.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2015
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• BLOG: Morning News Rewind – April 30

  Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen, child eye exams, the Hub City Kennel dog show and roller derby were featured on the Morning News.

  Apr 30, 2014