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EHPC identifies lack of targeted funding for interprofessional health care team

REGINA, SK—(Oct. 6, 2014) – Today, the Government of Saskatchewan announced that annual eye examinations will now be fully covered for people living with diabetes in the province.

World Sight Day (WSD) is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. World Sight Day 2014 is on 9 October 2014.

In January 2015, CAO will once again host the Optometric Leaders Forum (OLF).  This year OLF is taking place in Ottawa and the theme is, Optometry’s Futures, From Ideas to Action.

On May 5, during Vision Health Month 2015, CAO Council and Ottawa area ODs once again descended upon the parliamentary precinct to discuss policy issues related to vision health with Parliamentarians.

On May 7, 2015, Canada’s leaders in vision health and CNIB came together to make a shared commitment to providing optimal patient-centered care across all stages of the vision loss journey.  Their commitment to ensuring that every Canadian receive

Alberta Government Formally Approves Optometry Scope Expansion

On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, the Alberta Government issued formal approval to the revised Optometrists Profession Regulation.  All optometrists who successfully complete

On July 29, 2015, Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose, announced that Health Canada is proceeding with regulations that will require identical safety standards for non-corrective (cosmetic) contact lenses as prescription/corrective contact lenses

Saskatchewan Optometrists now have the authority to diagnose, treat and manage glaucoma, including prescribing oral medications.

On July 16, 2016, Health Canada announced that decorative contact lenses (also known as cosmetic, coloured or fashion contact lenses) will be regulated as Class II medical devices in Canada.  This means that all manufacturers of decorati