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The dispute between optometrists and the province is nearing the two month mark, meaning almost four million people in Ontario still have no access to eye tests.
Ontario s optometrists and the provincial government aren t seeing eye to eye with an ongoing dispute that has made it difficult for residents, like Mark Strangemore, to get a routine eye exam.
Since the beginning of last month, optometrists in Ontario have refused service to children under 20 and seniors 65 and older, and anyone covered by OHIP. "Someone's got to give here because some of our most vulnerable are suffering," says one parent.