As permitted during the Level 5 advisory, NLAO Members will provide urgent and emergent care to patients in the province of NL. Below please find a list of Optometrists who are offering urgent and emergent services to patients, and please note that Optometrists will triage patients on a case by case basis to determine if …
NLAO Advisory to the Public during Alert Level 5 in NL. Read More »
The Department of Health and Community Services is pleased to announce a new pilot program that supports children as they prepare to start school. The program, known as Eye See Eye Learn, is designed to allow children to overcome potential barriers to eye exams and contributes to a more positive learning experience, as well as …
The Canadian Association of Optometrists (CAO) is the national voice of optometry in Canada. A redesigned CAO website OPTO.CA (LINK) was launched in fall 2014. It allows CAO to be more connected and member-focused to better meet the needs of provincial associations, individual members as well as optometry students, CCOA’s and stakeholder. Over 4,500 doctors …
Since our last meeting in St. John’s the Newfoundland and Labrador association of Optometry (NLAO) council has been quite busy representing our profession. Each council member has represented our association well and I appreciate the time each one of them has volunteered to further solidify our place in the medical community. I would like to …
