Glasses
Shopping for glasses on the internet may seem harmless, but did you know that there are regulations for prescribing and dispensing eye glasses that are intended to protect consumers? Many online retailers are not regulated.
Prescription eyeglasses are classified and regulated as medical devices by Health Canada. Glasses purchased online may not meet Health Canada’s standards.
To ensure that your optical prescription is not expired (one or two years old), you should have your eyes examined by an optometrist or ophthalmologist regularly. Online sellers cannot assess your overall eye health and are therefore not a substitute for a face-to-face consultation with a regulated eye care professional.
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Once you have a prescription you may purchase eyewear from a regulated eyewear provider. These trained professionals have the know-how to properly interpret your prescription and help you select the frames, lenses and lens coatings that are best suited to your individual eye-health needs.
Getting proper eye measurements and advice is the only way to ensure your prescription provides ideal vision correction and is safe. The curvature and thickness of the lenses, the location of the optical centre in the frames and the position of bifocal or progressive lenses (if required) can affect your vision correction and is best determined in person by a vision health professional. Proper fitting eyeglasses will help you avoid fatigue, headaches, nausea, double vision, and pain or pressure around the nose or ears.
The CAO website has a find an optometrist feature to help you take the first step toward making an appointment for an eye health examination.
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