It breaks our hearts to turn people away. We did not take this decision lightly, but it has been decades of neglect. We have tried to take it straight to those in power but successive governments have refused to work with us in good faith. We are still doing our best to triage less urgent concerns to GPs and only sending real potential emergencies to the ER. Help urge the government to acknowledge this issue by entering your name, email, and riding at http:///www.saveeyecare.ca (link) to send a letter to your MPP

OAO FUNDING DISPUTE WITH PROVINCE ESCALATES (Zoomer Radio)

“Our operating costs have skyrocketed, but our reimbursements to see patients has not, so we’re in a scenario where optometrists are paying more than half of the cost to deliver services to patients,” he said. “It’s just not sustainable, and what we’re really concerned about is our practices not being viable in the longer term.”

Ontario’s optometrists are referring patients to hospitals in a bid to address underfunding (link to The Globe and Mail)