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Month: April 2012

Eye See Eye Learn

Eye See…Eye Learn provides comprehensive eye exams by local optometrists (or eye doctors) to junior kindergarten students in participating school regions. The eye exams are covered under provincial health insurance (or OHIP) when you show your child’s health card. This means that there is no out-of-pocket cost for the eye exam. If the child requires a pair of glasses, they will receive them FREE of charge courtesy of our participating sponsors.

The Eye See…Eye Learn program was developed to raise awareness among parents of the importance of having their children’s eyes checked upon starting school. Children, who cannot see the board, focus on a picture or follow words in a book may struggle to achieve their full learning potential. Vision problems can also impact their hand-eye coordination for physical activities and even impact their social development. In fact, 80 percent of learning comes directly through vision.

The Ontario Association of Optometrists recognizes the important link between eye health and learning, and recommends comprehensive eye examinations for all children entering kindergarten. The Eye See…Eye Learn program will help make sure our kindergarten students get the best start to learning. Check out this ESEL video.

Call our office today or click here to set up an appointment.

A Great Day at the Run for Retina!

Thirteen members of our staff and families ran or walked 5 km in the Run for Retina in London yesterday. Despite the rain, close to 2,000 people participated in distances from 2.5 km to 1/2 marathon along the senic Thames River. Together, our team received $1,635 in donations! Funds raised will support retina research locally in London, Ontario. Thank you for your support!

Before the race

After the race

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