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The Ontario Colleges of Opticians and the Ontario College of Optometrists jointly filed an application in December 2016, as is their right under Ontario legislation, to request the Court issue an order to Clearly to comply with Ontario’s Regulated Health Protection Act and the related Optician Act and Optometry Act. The case was heard in October 2017 and the court rendered its decision on January 11, 2018. The Ontario Supreme court ruled in favour of the Colleges of Opticianry and Optometry, ordering Clearly to comply with Ontario regulations.
British Columbia and Ontario Diverge
The judge noted that basis for the decision lay in the underlying purpose of Ontario’s regulated health professionals legislative framework. Unlike British Columbia, where legislation was changed in 2010 to reflect a purpose of consumer choice and enhanced competition, such is not the case in Ontario, where the framework of professional monopolies exists to deliver health care while protecting the interests of Ontario residents. The decision reads, “There is no justification for imposing the purpose of health professional legislation from British Columbia on those who reside in Ontario.”
“Dispensing” Not Defined in Quebec
A similar action taken by the Ordre des optométristes du Quebec v. Coastal Contacts Inc. ruled in favour of the company against the Ordre (College) in December 2014. What is the difference between the cases in Ontario and Quebec?
The Quebec case is distinguishable in the detailed definition of the practice of Optometry in Quebec’s code which includes the words; “sale and replacement of ophthalmic lenses.” The decision in the Quebec case is driven by the word “sale”. The law of British Columbia governed since it was determined that the sales contract between the company and the resident was substantially entered into in BC, and that the product was only “delivered” to a resident in Quebec.
Unlike in Ontario, where the “controlled act” of dispensing is broken into discrete defined steps, which does not include the actual sale of eyeglasses, there is no such equivalent in Quebec.
The CooperVision MiSight® 1 day contact lens is now available for fitting by Eye Care Professionals. It is the world’s first one-day soft contact lens clinically proven to substantially slow the progression of myopia in children.
“In the short term, myopia robs children of their ability to fully participate in everyday life,” said Alexandra Donkin, Country Manager, CooperVision Canada. “Correcting it is only part of the battle, since the condition can worsen as a child matures. The MiSight® 1 day contact lens has been specifically developed to control that progression, which can significantly reduce the risk of myopia-related complications and vision loss later in life.”
For Eye Care Professionals, MiSight® 1 day is as easy to fit as a single-vision soft contact lens. They benefit from repeatable outcomes with minimal chair time and follow-up visits, compared to therapies such as OrthoK.
The lens was also designed for children’s ease of use and parental peace of mind. In a multi-centre study, 100 percent of children who had never worn contact lenses before found MiSight® 1 day easy to remove after one month of wear. After a single month of wear, 85 percent of children said the lenses were easy to insert4. Children were found to have not changed their daily activities, and their wearing experiences were similar to those of children wearing a single-vision lens.
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A gene therapy treatment for the disease known as “biallelic RPE65 mutation-associated retinal dystrophy,” a rare condition with onset in childhood or adolescence that leads to complete vision loss, was approved by the FDA in December of 2017. This disease affects approximately 200 Canadians. The treatment, developed by the Pennsylvania-based company Spark Therapeutics Inc., is known as Luxturna (voretigene neparvovecrzyl) and could be used to treat 6000 people worldwide.
“Today’s approval marks another first in the field of gene therapy—both in how the therapy works and in expanding the use of gene therapy beyond the treatment of cancer to the treatment of vision loss—and this milestone reinforces the potential of this breakthrough approach in treating a widerange of challenging diseases. The culmination of decades of research has resulted in three gene therapy approvals this year for patients with serious and rare diseases. I believe gene therapy will become a mainstay in treating, and maybe curing, many of our most devastating and intractable illnesses,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
Luxturna functions by delivering a working copy of the RPE65 gene to the retina, which then can produce the normal protein,
allowing the retina to function properly. The treatment is currently extremely expensive, costing $425,000 USD per eye.
The treatment is not yet approved by Health Canada.
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Read More OptikConEd is offering summer CE credits starting at $7.99, with selected accredited online courses available until September 6.
Read More The Ontario Opticians Association has suspended regular programs and services due to operational challenges, while confirming that PLI coverage remains fully active.
Read More opti 2027 unveils its See. Hear. Next. campaign, showcasing design, hearing care and forward looking innovation ahead of the January event in Munich.
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Drip turns colour into wearable art with layered patterns, hand-painted details and sculpted acetate, balanced by flexible spring hinges designed for active kids.
Learn More Myopia is more than a refractive error, it is a public health epidemic. Discover how opticians serve as key providers by educating families, breaking stigma, and protecting long-term pediatric eye health.
Read more OptikConEd is offering summer CE credits starting at $7.99, with selected accredited online courses available until September 6.
Read more The Ontario Opticians Association has suspended regular programs and services due to operational challenges, while confirming that PLI coverage remains fully active.
Read more opti 2027 unveils its See. Hear. Next. campaign, showcasing design, hearing care and forward looking innovation ahead of the January event in Munich.
Read more Drip turns colour into wearable art with layered patterns, hand-painted details and sculpted acetate, balanced by flexible spring hinges designed for active kids.
Learn More Myopia is more than a refractive error, it is a public health epidemic. Discover how opticians serve as key providers by educating families, breaking stigma, and protecting long-term pediatric eye health.
Read more OptikConEd is offering summer CE credits starting at $7.99, with selected accredited online courses available until September 6.
Read more The Ontario Opticians Association has suspended regular programs and services due to operational challenges, while confirming that PLI coverage remains fully active.
Read more opti 2027 unveils its See. Hear. Next. campaign, showcasing design, hearing care and forward looking innovation ahead of the January event in Munich.
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