Eye Exams
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Ontario reaches funding deal with optometrists; changes seniors’ eye exam eligibilityOptometrists withdrew from performing provincially insured eye services from September to November 2021 amid a dispute over the amount they were being reimbursed.CanadaMar 24, 2023
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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.HealthNov 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.HealthOct 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.'HealthSep 22, 2021
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Optometrists to withdraw OHIP-covered services after breakdown in government talksOntario optometrists are set to withdraw provincially insured eye services starting today after a breakdown in talks with the provincial government over reimbursement of costs.HealthSep 1, 2021
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Ontario government to give optometrists $39M as they threaten to withdraw servicesThe one-time payment comes after optometrists threatened to stop conducting eye exams covered by provincial heath insurance in September.CanadaAug 17, 2021
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Why you should get your children’s eyes tested before they start schoolFewer 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.EducationAug 29, 2016
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Eye exams: when to start getting them and a special offer in AlbertaWith 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.CanadaAug 21, 2015
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BLOG: Morning News Rewind – April 30Secrets 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
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