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Welcome to Council and the College Council welcomed two new public members: Ms. Suzanne Allen and Ms. Winona Hutchinson. Council also took the opportunity to thank several outgoing members for…more

A call for nominations was announced at the end of August to fill Council seats in four districts. All four seats were acclaimed for a three-year term (January 2020 to…more

Ontario optometrists have been authorized to prescribe drugs for the treatment of conditions of the eye and vision system since 2011. A list of drugs that optometrists can prescribe is…more

Nominations are now being accepted for the upcoming Council election, which will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2019. The three-year term of the newly elected Council members will begin on January…more

Every health-care professional, including optometrists, must obtain informed consent from patients to provide treatment, collect personal health information, and more. The College is pleased to launch a new eLearning module Eye…more

Welcome to Council and the College Council welcomed its new academic member Dr. Lisa Christian. The June 24 meeting also served as an opportunity to introduce Council to the incoming…more

Council has approved updates to the Practice Locations – Reporting Requirements policy, which now requires that optometrists report any and all practice locations to the College, regardless of the number of days…more

Background In late 2017, the College of Optometrists of Ontario undertook a review that resulted in changes to our governance structure. Some of these changes require us to update the…more

The Colleges have filed an application for leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in College of Optometrists of Ontario v. Essilor Group Inc., 2019 ONCA 265 to the…more

The College of Optometrists of Ontario is pleased to announce that Maureen Boon will be the next Registrar of the College. Ms. Boon will assume this role effective July 2, 2019. Ms. Boon is currently…more