BC Doctors of Optometry

Children

Urgent Care

What are the most common urgent eye care issues? Doctors of Optometry provide urgent eye care for issues including: infections (ie. pink eye) inflammation (ie. blepharitis, allergies, etc) eye injuries (ie. removing foreign bodies from the eye) As trained professionals, optometrists can assess unusual or sudden vision changes and various conditions causing eye pain. When necessary, they […]

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Foreign Objects

What do you do if you have a foreign object in your eye?Rinse out your eye with the foreign object immediately. Many workplaces will have an eyewash station that you can use for this purpose, or you can use a steady stream of clean, lukewarm water. Remove contact lenses if you wear them, but never

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Orthokeratology (Corneal Refractive Therapy)

Orthokeratology (Ortho-K), or Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT), is an alternative to laser vision correction. How does orthokeratology work? Short-sightedness (myopia) is caused by the shape of the eyeball growing too long, or the cornea (clear covering of the eye) curvature becoming too steep. Glasses and contact lenses work by bending the incoming light properly so that

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Treatment Options

From vision, eye and general health needs, through to framing a change of look, no one can provide the scope of services and health care that doctors of optometry deliver. As doctors of optometry, we are trained to the utmost standards. Most optometrists have earned a four-year Bachelor of Science degree or higher, followed by

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Vision Therapy

What is vision therapy for children? Vision therapy is a treatment program prescribed by a doctor of optometry to improve conditions like strabismus (crossed eyes) or amblyopia (lazy eye). The program is designed to suit each child. Vision therapy helps children learn, relearn and reinforce specific visual skills, such as eye movement accuracy, focusing control

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