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 The College of Opticians of British Columbia is the health regulatory college for all Opticians in BC. The College establishes qualifications for Opticians and works to ensure Opticians are providing competent and effective care.
Our Mission is regulating and improving the practice of Opticians to ensure quality professional care for the healthcare consumers of British Columbia.
What is An Optician?
An Optician is a licensed professional trained to help you see better – whether you’re near or far-sighted, or have low vision due to more complex eye health issues.
It’s reassuring to know the profession of Opticianry in British Columbia is regulated and governed by strict standards to protect your vision and ensure Opticians provide you care of the highest standard.
Visit www.licensedoptician.ca
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The Risks of Internet Dispensing
Online purchasing has made its way into virtually every aspect of life. Sometimes shopping on the Internet is easy and convenient and provides a quality, reliable service. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. The attraction of buying prescription eyewear over the Internet is that its from the convenience of your own home.
But at what cost?
Some of the risks relate to the health of the eye (e.g. improperly fitted contact lenses can cause injury to the cornea) and some relate to the effectiveness of the eyewear (e.g. eyeglasses with lenses that do not match a patient’s eye measurements can impair vision). Improperly fitted eyewear can interfere with your ability to see, causing impaired depth perception, blurred vision, falls and other accidents, and worsened near or far-sightedness.
Click here for more information about the risks and problems posed by Internet dispensing.
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Find An Optician
A Licensed Optician is a health professional who works with you to understand your daily vision needs so as to create, with technical precision, lenses that are exactly correct so that you see clearly without eye strain or headaches from wrong lenses. There are 1200 Opticians in British Columbia.
Click here to find the closest Optician to you |
Automated Refraction
A automated refraction (sight test) is a computerized assessment of how the eyes bend and focus light to create an image on the retina. The process has been scientifically proven a safe, reliable, and reproducible test. It uses equipment and a sophisticated computer program to test and measure visual acuity. It also calculates whether clients would see more clearly with the help of corrective lenses and determines the strength of lenses needed.
The College has established high qualifications, professional standards and strict guidelines around automated refraction to safeguard public safety. Only automated refracting Opticians who are trained to safely and effectively perform sight testing are legally permitted to assess visual acuity.
Click here for more information and frequently asked questions about automated refraction.
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