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The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology announced the launch of two vision-care sciences programs and the opening of a $1 million lab on Tuesday, which they say will help fill an anticipated shortage of eye-care professionals in the province.
Alberta’s optical industry is expected to reach a critical shortage of qualified opticians by 2025 because of a large number of retirements. In the next two to five years, projections estimate 13 per cent retirement, with another 83 per cent retirement in the next five or more years, according to the Alberta College and Association of Opticians.
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