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Ontario Optometrists are warning of plans to withdraw OHIP services in September. Members of the Ontario Association of Optometrists are seeking a deal with the province to address the underfunding of eye exams. President Dr. Sheldon Salaba says they have two main asks. “A formal negotiation process, which has never been provided to our profession in 30 years. And we’re asking them to commit to covering the operating cost to deliver an eye exam,” says Dr. Salaba. Dr. Salaba says the government now covers 55 per cent of the cost, forcing optometrists to pick up the rest of the tab. He sy...

  TORONTO -- Ontario optometrists want to join the COVID-19 vaccination effort, calling on the province to allow them to administer injections. Members of the Ontario Association of Optometrists have been in talks with the Ontario government to amend the Optometry Act that currently prevents them from giving injections, keeping them off the list of those able to aid in the vaccination rollout plan. “There are 2,500 optometrists across the province in 200 communities,” Dr. Sheldon Salaba, president of the Ontario Association of Optometrists, told CTV's Your Morning on Monday. â...