The B.C. government has passed legislation that deregulates the sales of eyeglasses and contacts. The move comes in response to court battle between the College of Opticians of BC and Coastal Contacts, an online eyeglass seller.
B.C. Opens Door to Online Eyeglass Sales
March 22, 2010
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Doesn’t this method risk asking for trouble on the customer’s end?
this is the kind of problem deregulation/illegal distribution of medical devices can lead to….
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/184911.php
As an optometrist we expect blindness to increase in British Columbia. A Vancouver ophthalmologist has expressed his views on this matter on his blog:
http://www.wholelottarob.com/optomeyemd/2010/4/28/bc-government-prepared-to-blind-its-citizens-by-outlawing-ro.html
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great post,Thank you so much,like.
I feel that a good optometrist in Toronto is like a good ball during a soccer game. It is kind of necessary.