The Prince Edward Island Association of Optometrists is excited to host the 2009 Canadian Association of Optometrists Congress taking place from July 29 – August 1, 2009. For more information, including the program and event scheduling, please see http://www.opto.ca/en/Congress_2009/index.html or contact us.
The P.E.I. Association of Optometrists has launched an ad campaign in an attempt to clear up some confusion about what Health P.E.I. does and does not cover. “There are a few things that are different now, just in the last couple of years,’’ says Dr. Catherine Arsenault, an optometrist with Family Vision Centre in Charlottetown. “There seems…
The need for regular eye examinations has been recognized for many years. Vision and ocular health conditions are not always accompanied by recognizable symptoms, and there is often an increased risk to the patient if timely treatment is not initiated. After initial examination, your optometrist will schedule regular checkups for you at a frequency that…
When Virginia McGowan of Charlottetown began having eye pain three years ago, she believed it was due to allergies. McGowan’s eyes were dry and itchy, yet she was producing excess tears that wouldn’t stay in her eyes. Her eyes were constantly straining, and she was having a difficult time reading. McGowan decided to visit her…
To ensure children get the best possible start to their education, the Eye See … Eye Learn™ program provides one free eye exam and, if required, one free pair of glasses during their kindergarten year. The PEI Association of Optometrists and eyewear sponsors, VisionTech Labs PEI and Viva Canada have partnered with Health PEI to…
Welcome to parenthood: VISION 101 for PARENTS Your baby’s vision skills have already taken great strides. Tracking moving objects and beginning to reach for things, these are all baby steps that lead toward eye-hand coordination and depth perception. Mother Nature knew what she was doing when she made a baby’s initial focusing distance 20 –…
Optometrists, like pharmacists, will soon have limited powers to write prescriptions in P.E.I. The list of drugs that optometrists will be able to prescribe is still to be written, but should cover a range of eye ailments. “Any allergy, itchy red eye, inflammation or infection,” Joe Hickey, treasurer of the P.E.I. Optometrist Association, told CBC…