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Medical Forum / General / Vision / July 2005optometrist regulatory body?
Any advice on regulatory agencies in Canada/Quebec for optometrists? I'm thinking along the lines of a complaint. Thanks for any info. Waz > Any advice on regulatory agencies in Canada/Quebec for optometrists? > I'm thinking along the lines of a complaint. > > Thanks for any info. > > Waz I believe that they are licensed by province in Canada: http://www.opto.ca/en/public/links.asp#link2 Is your Google broken? >> Any advice on regulatory agencies in Canada/Quebec for optometrists? >> I'm thinking along the lines of a complaint. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Is your Google broken? Thanks for the info. Google works all too well when I type in "optometrists Quebec" as the search parameters. perhaps the french spelling would have given me different (but still very many) results. Waz > Thanks for the info. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Waz I used "canada optometrist regulatory" for my Google search. > Any advice on regulatory agencies in Canada/Quebec for optometrists? > I'm thinking along the lines of a complaint. > > Thanks for any info. Optometrists are regulated by the province. What province are you in? I'm assuming it is Quebec: Ordre des Optométristes du Québec (OOQ) 1265, rue Berri, bureau 700 Montréal, (Québec), H2L 4X4 (514) 499-0425 (Bus. tel.) (514) 499-1051 (FAX) E-mail: mooq@ooq.org If you phone, the complaints officer will be able to tell you how to make a complaint and may be able to offer advice on how to solve the dispute without resorting to a formal complaint. Make sure the person you intend to complain about is actually an optometrist, not an optician. Dr Judy > Waz >> Any advice on regulatory agencies in Canada/Quebec for optometrists? >> I'm thinking along the lines of a complaint. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >> Waz Thank you for the info. I live in Quebec, the info you provided seems to be what I might need to know. Google supplied too many hits for my ill chosen search parameters. If you read my follow-ups to this thread you will understand the nature of my situation. Many thanks. Waz. Dear Waz, Why not state the nature of your complain, with out identifying the OD concerned with the issue. I am certain you will get a clarification for the issue that concerns you. Best, Otis > Dear Waz, > Why not state the nature of your complain, with out identifying the OD [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Otis The issue concerns paying for an eye exam that resulted in an incorrect prescription. Lenses were purchased and had to be refused as unusable (they are covered by guaranty). A second eye exam payed for at the site where I purchased the lenses resulted in a slightly different prescription, but one that was more in agreement with my past prescriptions. I think I should pay for ONE exam, not two. Dear Waz, I agree with you. If you buy a "bad product" you can return it for a refund. If you receive a "bad prescription", you should receive a refund -- in my opinion. There is no telling what a "Board of Optometry" might decide in this matter, however. Best, Otis > Dear Waz, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Otis And if you practice optometry or medicine without a license, you should be prosecuted. DrG And if you over-prescribe a minus lens by -2 diopters or provide an "error" prescription -- then you should tell the person "...you will get used to it.". And if they devevelop stair-case myopia (i.e., -1/2 diopter per year -- bifocal studies,) just tell them its their "bad heredity".) And when they examine the explicit experimental data the proves (on a scientific level) that the refractive state of the natural eye "follows" the applied minus lens, just tell them that ALL PRIMATE DATA MUST BE EXCLUDED from the discussion. But the true "second-opinion" remains PREVENTION with the plus. See; www.chinamyopia.org Best, Otis > just tell them that ALL PRIMATE DATA MUST BE EXCLUDED > from the discussion. > > But the true "second-opinion" remains PREVENTION with > the plus. Just tell them that ALL HUMAN DATA MUST BE EXCLUDED. Ostrich. -MT > And if they devevelop stair-case myopia (i.e., -1/2 diopter > per year -- bifocal studies,) just tell them its > their "bad heredity".) DON'T READ THIS! Goss, D., Am J Optom Physiol Opt., 61(2):85-93 Thirty-six subjects (18 males and 18 females) ranging in ages from 7.38 to 15.82 years received an overcorrection of 0.75 D over the power required to correct their myopia exactly.... Rates for the experimental and control groups were not significantly different. -MT And if you continue to practice medicine without a license and to spew lies and misinformation, then you must be held accountable. DrG oh no, I've started a war. I am really sorry. This fighting is NOT good. Waz > And if you over-prescribe a minus lens by -2 diopters > or provide an "error" prescription -- then you should [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Otis > oh no, I've started a war. > I am really sorry. > This fighting is NOT good. > > Waz You have not started a war, they were fighting for years before you got here. Just ignore Otis and any replies to anything he posts. Dr Judy >> And if you over-prescribe a minus lens by -2 diopters >> or provide an "error" prescription -- then you should [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> >> Otis > You have not started a war, they were fighting for years before you got > here. Just ignore Otis and any replies to anything he posts. I could not agree more... w.stacy, o.d. If you take this "logic" to its conclusion, then... ...every heart patient who dies after surgery should get a refund. ...every patient who goes to the doctor for a head cold should get a refund when the symptoms persist. ...and, of course, every LASIK patient who fails to get perfect emmetropic vision should be refunded as well! ...Yeah, right. >> Dear Waz, >> Why not state the nature of your complain, with out identifying the OD [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > that was more in agreement with my past prescriptions. > I think I should pay for ONE exam, not two. You can take this to complaints, but you should be aware that the regulatory bodies cannot order refunds. For refunds you need small claims court. http://www.collegeoptom.on.ca/complaintsprocess.htm Dr Judy |
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