Ocular Melanoma

You may have seen a recent article online about a young mother who was diagnosed with an often-fatal type of eye cancer called ocular melanoma (sometimes called uveal melanoma). It is an interesting read – with a happy ending – and you can find the article by clicking here. To elaborate on ocular melanoma, it…

A New Face to PECC

In December 2015 we said farewell to a long-time employee at PECC. Arla worked at our office 2005-2008 and 2010-2015, mostly in the optical dispensary but also helped with many examination procedures when needed. We appreciate all of her hard work, and wish her all the best in the future! Goodbye to Arla also meant…

Legislation Approved For Saskatchewan Optometrists to Manage Glaucoma

The Saskatchewan Association of Optometrists made this press release on Friday January 8th to inform its members and the public of the improved access to glaucoma care in our province. This new legislation reflects today’s modern optometric education, and brings Saskatchewan Optometrists’ scope of practice in line with colleagues in British Columbia, Alberta, NWT, Manitoba,…

Dr. Lins’ Philippines Eye Care Mission With CVC

Several months ago, my good friend and fellow optometrist Bryan had messaged me and asked if I would like to join him and 4 other optometrists on an eye care mission with Canadian Vision Care (CVC) charity in the Philippines in November. There are many other charities that do fantastic work in providing eye care…

Retinoblastoma – What You Need To Know

Retinoblastoma is a malignant eye cancer that develops in the cells of the retina during childhood. It is the most common eye cancer in children and one of the most common types of cancer in children. Retinoblastoma occurs approximately 1 in every 20,000 live births – it is rare, but one of the “common” eye…

Optometric Scope of Practice Expansion in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Association of Optometrists has been working hard to push forward with scope of practice expansion for optometrists in our province, and that hard work has begun to pay off. As of October 1st, Saskatchewan optometrists are now allowed to prescribe oral medications for eye diseases. Oral medications are indicated for several ocular diseases,…

Risks of Non-prescription Costume Contact Lenses

As a follow up to our very popular Facebook post last week and with Halloween fast approaching, the topic of non-prescription costume contact lenses should be further discussed. Prescription contact lenses are a medical device, and has been recognized as such for a long time by Health Canada. Non-prescription contact lenses have been recognized as also…

A Beginner’s Guide to Refractive Laser Surgery

Have you ever found yourself interested in having laser surgery to reduce your dependency on glasses or contact lenses? Or maybe you just are curious what is involved in the process. Read on to learn about the procedures, pre-op considerations, post-op care, and Horizon Laser Vision Center.   The two most commonly performed refractive laser surgeries…

Eye See…Eye Learn!

Fall is now here and the kids are all back to school! As our blog post earlier this week had discussed, October is Children’s Vision Month. The Saskatchewan Association of Optometrists has once again teamed up with SK Health and many school boards across the province to promote the Eye See…Eye Learn program. The program…

Air Optix Colors – Live In Color Event

On Thursday September 17th, we had a unique event to promote the new Air Optix Colors contact lenses. Over 40 people came into the office specifically to try out these new lenses, and see what they look like with a different eye color! Jesyka Soboczynski, a professional makeup artist here in Moose Jaw, was at…