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Become a Vision Screening Optician View Full Story Minimize

January 21, 2012 |
Under 40% of the population see an eye care professional. Vision screening is an important tool to identify people that need to be under the care of an eye care professional. BC opticians represent a task force that is the front-line position to provide free vision screening as part of a community outreach program. By becoming an Optician with advanced practice credentials in vision screening, you will be able to:

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Mark Your Calendars - 2012 View Full Story Minimize

October 19, 2011 |
Sunday March 4, 2012 OBC: Opticians of BC Spring Full Day Education Event Sunday October 21, 2012 OBC: Opticians of BC Fall Full Day Education Event

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Automated Refracting Course - Only 2 More Intakes Available View Full Story Minimize

January 27, 2012 |
As previously announced, the future of training for Sight Testing is changing. The NAIT/OAC Automated Refracting Theory course has been approved by the College of Opticians of British Columbia (COBC) until December 31, 2012. In 2013, the Automated Refracting Theory course may no longer be the course of choice in B.C. Future Opticians may be required to complete an Advanced Practice Sight Testing program. As previously announced, the future of training for Sight Testing is changing. The NAIT/OAC Automated Refracting Theory course has been approved by the College of Opticians of British Columbia (COBC) until December 31, 2012. In 2013, the Automated Refracting Theory course may no longer be the course of choice in B.C. Future Opticians may be required to complete an Advanced Practice Sight Testing program. Due to this change, the OAC may only be offering 2 more intakes of the Automated Refracting Theory course. These intakes will take place starting March 1, 2012 and September 10, 2012. The application deadlines are February 15 & August 15 respectively. These courses can only be run if there is a sufficient number of applicants. Interested in registering or receiving further information? Contact the OAC Education Department at 1-800-847-3155 or via email at education@opticians.ca

Focus on the Future View Full Story Minimize

January 04, 2012 |
Half of Canadians are ignoring their eye health and may pay the price with blindness. Are you one of them? Make sure to scroll down for all the articles. Leslie Hughes is a self-employed mom on the go who, like half of all adults in Canada, has not had an eye exam in five years or more. For Hughes, 41, it’s been 10 years, despite the fact that she wears corrective lenses — contacts she orders online using her decade-old prescription. “I’m an ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ kind of gal,” she admits, in a telephone interview from her home in Newcastle, Ont. “It’s just one of those things that’s not on my to-do list, with all the other appointments we have going on. I force myself to go to my annual physical. I do go to a dentist. I did, at one point, put that off and it caught up with me.”

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Canadian Associations and Organizations

   •   National Association of Canadian Optician Regulators (NACOR)
   •   Ontario Opticians Association (OOA)
   •   Opticians Association of Canada (OAC)
   •   Opticians Association of New Brunswick (OANB)
   •   Opticians Council of Canada (OCC)
   •   Vision Canada
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Canadian Provincial Opticianry Regulatory Bodies

  • College of Opticians of British Columbia (COBC)

•    College of Opticians of Alberta (COA)
    •    College of Opticians of Ontario (COO)
    •    Opticians of Manitoba (OOM)
    •    Opticians Association of New Brunswick (OANB)
    •    Ordre des opticiens d'ordonnances du Quebec
    •    Saskatchewan Ophthalmic Dispensers Association (SODA)
    •    Nova Scotia College of Dispensing Opticians (NSCDO)

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Government Sites
    •    Ministry of Health
    •    Ministry of Health - Legislation and Professional Regulation
    •    Ministry of Health - Opticianry
    •    Health Professions Act
    •    Health Canada On-Line

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Canadian Opticians Programs
    •    Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Alberta (Distance Education)
    •    Douglas College, British Columbia
    •    Georgian College, Ontario
    •    Seneca College, Ontario

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Optical Publications
    •    Vision Magazine - Canadian publication produced by opticians for opticians
    •    Optiboard - Discussion Forum
    •    Opti-Guide
    •    Contact Lens Spectrum - North America's leading contact lens journal
    •    20/20 Magazine - The optical industry's most widely read publication
    •    Vision Monday - offers advanced search options concerning everything from market                                              reports to refractive surgery
    •    Capsule DotClip - The only Canadian optical industry newsletter produced bi-weekly

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Other Links of Interest
    •    Canadian Ophthalmological Society
    •    Canadian Association of Optometrists
    •    British Columbia Association of Optometrists
    •    Canadian Medical Association
    •    American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
    •    American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
    •    American Optometric Association (AOA)
    •    Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (CLAO)
    •    Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB)
    •    Opticians Association of America (OAA)
    •    The Low Vision Gateway
    •    National Eye Institute
    •    The National Coalition for Vision Health
    •    The On-Line Museum and Encyclopedia of Vision Aids
    •    The Optical Vision Site
•    Optical Visions Resources

Employment Links

•    Opticians Assosication of Canada employment page
    • Jobs 4 ECP's - Canada's Eyecare Jobsite
    • Craigslist  - choose city - medical/health - search "optician"