Some optical BC history a little more than 1 year old ...............................
By doing some research on the web I fell onto this small piece of optical history that happened about a year ago.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2017
College of Opticians of British Columbia
Court Orders William Lougheed to Stop Illegal Practice Vancouver –
The College of Opticians of British Columbia (the “College”) is advising past patients of William Lougheed at Imperial Optical in Kelowna to seek an eye health examination. A College investigation provided evidence that William Lougheed misled patients to believe that he was an optician. William Lougheed is not registered with the College.
William Lougheed was found to have breached a previous consent order that was issued in 2015 by the Discipline Committee of the College. In July 2017, the Supreme Court of British Columbia declared that William Lougheed is prohibited from:
• Operating the business Imperial Optical, or work in an optical store and;
• Leading patients to believe he is an optician or providing services that only an optician can provide, such as assessing vision or conducting contact lens fittings. Some facts about automated refractions:
• Opticians certified by the College to conduct automated refractions can assess vision for healthy patients between the ages of 19 and 64.
• Automated refracting opticians receive advanced education and are trained to recognize eye health issues that should be treated by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.
• Following a screening process and client notice, an optician is required to advise patients the difference between an automated refraction and eye health examination before assessing vision.
• Opticians have been safely conducting automated refractions in B.C since 1997 and there are now more than 300 automated refracting opticians in the province. The College is the regulatory body that protects the public by ensuring B.C opticians are competent professionals who are ethical, accountable and practice a standard of care. You can find out more about the College at www.cobc.ca.
Media contact:
Connie Chong Registrar
source:
http://www.cobc.ca/my_folders/Media/...ss_Release.pdf
Please explain to clear up any confusion............................
Quote:
Originally Posted by
tmorse
So maybe now you will stop referring to opticianry in British Columbia as un-regulated. Only eyewear dispensing was de-regulated back in 2010, all the rest stayed the same.
Please explain to clear up any confusion............................
What qualified profession are the people in a store that dispenses and services eyeglasses ?
Here is what I found:
Quote:
College name
2
The name "College of Opticians of British Columbia" is the name of the college established under section 15 (1) of the Act for opticianry.
Reserved titles
3 (1)
The titles "optician" and "dispensing optician" are reserved for exclusive use by registrants.
(2)
The title "contact lens fitter" is reserved for exclusive use by contact lens fitters.
Scope of practice
4
A registrant may practice opticianry.
source:
http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/...96390#section5
and:
http://www.cobc.ca/Unauthorized_Use.aspx
Are there any BC opticals of interest ...................................
Quote:
Originally Posted by
idispense
Are there any BC opticals of interest, presently doing auto-refractions without proper licensing and going unchallenged ?
one week gone by and no response ..........................................
either there is no case, or they do not want to tell you about it.