Eye Health
An assessment by an optometrist or opthamalogist is covered by OHIP with the following guidelines:
An eye exam every 12 months, plus 2 follow-up appointments for seniors with certain potentially sight-threatening conditions (65 years and older)
An eye exam every 18 months, plus 2 follow-up appointments for seniors without sight-threatening conditions (65 years and older)
A sudden onset of vision loss is an ocular emergency as it could indicate a retinal detachment. You should go to the nearest emergency if this occurs.
Symptoms
As we get older our eye sight changes.
We can develop such things as:
Glaucoma
Cataracts
Complications from Diabetes-retinopathy