Ontario Association Of Optometrists

• Ontario optometrists to resume eye exams for kids and seniors as job action is paused

  The Ontario Association of Optometrists says in a statement today that it has agreed to enter formal negotiations with the Ministry of Health.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2021
  
• Ontario in standoff with optometrists over exam fees

  Optometrists began withholding services covered by the province's health plan on Sept. 1, after warning they would no longer offer them at a financial loss.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2021
  
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• 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
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• Ontario optometrists poised to withdraw provincially covered services Wednesday

  The Ontario Association of Optometrists says it's aware of the inconvenience to patients but argues the government has left it with no other choice.

  Health

  Aug 31, 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
• Optometrists threaten to reject OHIP-covered eye exams, citing government underfunding

  It says under the government budget, optometrists absorb 45 per cent of the cost of an OHIP-insured eye exam.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2021
• Mental health, vaping, vaccinations on Hamilton public health’s back to school checklist

  Hamilton's medical officer of health says the city will be taking on a number of high profile health issues at public schools this coming year.

  Health

  Sep 3, 2019
• What docs found when they studied eye surfaces of contact lens users

  New York researchers are warning those who wear contact lenses daily: your eyes are vulnerable to infections and inflammation, and they don’t share the same bacteria as people who don’t wear contacts.

  Health

  Jun 1, 2015
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• Eyeball-eating amoeba? 5 things contact lens users need to know

  Reports say a Taiwanese student went blind from an eyeball-eating amoeba after she kept her contact lenses on for six months.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2014