Eye Exam

• Montreal pilot project gives out free eyeglasses to students in need

  Essilor Vision Foundation Canada and the Lester B. Pearson School Board are working together on the pilot project at two Lachine schools.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2022
  
• Quebec drivers who turn 75 no longer need to take physical, eye exam to keep licence

  Previously, drivers who turned 75 had to be cleared by a doctor to drive and had to take an eye exam. Now, they will only have to self-declare that they are able to drive,

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2022
  
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• 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
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• New Brunswick pre-schoolers to get free eye exams, corrective glasses

  The New Brunswick Association of Optometrists recommends that a child have at least one eye examination before starting school so that any visual issues, developmental or otherwise, can be detected and treated.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2017
• 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
• Peering into the pooches’ peepers: Calgary vet provides special service for service dogs

  No matter how many dogs he sees in a day, Dr. Brian Skorobohach said he never gets tired of looking into their eyes.

  Consumer

  May 2, 2016