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Make Vision Safety part of your Halloween Costume this Year

Make vision Safety part of your Halloween Costume This Year!    British Columbia, October 20, 2025 This Halloween, prioritize eye safety – especially when using cosmetic contact lenses or costume makeup, by following these simple tips below!   Ensure Your Cosmetic Contact Lenses Don’t Play Tricks On Your Eyes Cosmetic contact lenses, often used to […]

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Celebrating our 2025 Summer Eye Health Campaign

Celebrating Our 2025 Summer Health Campaign! Vancouver, BC – October 9, 2025 – Our successful Summer Campaign from July to August aimed to educate parents and inspire action to book an eye exam for their children over the summer holidays. We aimed to increase traffic to a campaign landing site, bookthetest.ca, and increase the use

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FNHA Vision Benefit: Supporting Children’s Vision Care

First Nations Health Authority Brought to you by FNHA Health Benefits Team Healthy vision is essential to a child’s growth, learning, and overall wellness. As children grow, their eyes develop rapidly, and their vision can change more quickly than that of adults. That’s why regular eye exams are vital for maintaining good eye health. They

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5 things you didn’t know about children’s eye health (and how to catch every colorful moment of Fall during Children’s Vision Month)

5 things you didn’t know about children’s eye health (and how to catch every colorful moment of Fall during Children’s Vision Month)    British Columbia, October 3, 2025 Get a fresh look at Fall! October is Children’s Vision Month which aims to raise awareness about the importance of booking regular eye exams for children’s learning

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Back to School, Back to Vision Care: Why a Child’s Eye Exam Matters More Than Ever

hoya vision As September approaches and families across British Columbia begin preparing for the return to school, it’s easy to get swept up in the usual back-to-school rituals—new shoes, sharpened pencils, fresh lunchboxes, and packed calendars. But there’s one essential item that often gets overlooked on the checklist: a comprehensive eye exam. Whether your child

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Why axial length matters: The long and short of it

Johnson & Johnson Brought to you by Debbie Jones, FCOptom, FAAO, FBCLA and Monica Jong, OD, PhD, FBCLA The Importance of Axial Length: As eye care professionals (ECPs) embrace the need to manage myopia with more than just refractive correction, it is important to understand that the examination of patients should be more than just

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Pediatric Eye Exams 101: Three Ways to Streamline Eye Exams for Children

Optik Magazine Brought to you by Jenny Lee, OD, FAAO Routine eye examinations for children can feel like a breeze for some practitioners and a source of anxiety for others. A streamlined experience, from booking to check-out, makes all the difference. It can be challenging to assess vision problems in children, and even more so

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FNHA Vision Benefit, Supporting Youth Vision Care

First Nations Health Authority Brought to you by FNHA Health Benefits Team Regular eye exams are vital for maintaining good eye health. They ensure prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses are current and help detect eye and brain conditions early. This is especially important for children as their vision can change more rapidly than adults. Early

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BC Doctors of Optometry Launches Summer Campaign to Promote Children’s Eye Health Awareness with New Research Findings

BC Doctors of Optometry Launches Summer Campaign to Promote Children’s Eye Health Awareness with new Research Findings Vancouver, BC – July 4, 2025 – BC Doctors of Optometry (BCDO) is proud to launch its annual summer campaign today, aimed at raising awareness among BC parents about the importance of children’s eye health. New findings on

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