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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…

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 – 30 cm., after all, it’s the distance…

Our ability to “see” starts when light reflects off an object at which we are looking and enters the eye. As it enters the eye, the light is unfocused. The first step in seeing is to focus the light rays onto the retina, which is the light sensitive layer found inside the eye. Once the…

During your eye exam… Your optometrist will use a number of techniques to assess any potential vision or eye health problems, and will keep a file of that information in order to keep track of changes in your eye health or vision. Regular visits to your optometrist are recommended. Take a proactive approach to your…

Prince Edward Island Optometrists Given Right to Prescribe Ocular Therapeutic Medications On May 22, 2008, the Legislative Assembly granted Royal Assent to changes made to the Prince Edward Island Optometry Act allowing optometrists to prescribe topical ocular therapeutic medications. This means that your optometrist will now be able to prescribe you topical medications (eye drops…

Health PEI has started to cover red eye and dry eye visits. If a patient has allergies or happens to have an infected eye for whatever reason, an optometrist will take a look at it at no cost. Appointments for issues like red eye from infections or allergies, watery eyes, itchy eyes, or dry eyes…