Don’t Lose Sight of Vision Care Benefits
The Canadian Association of Optometrists Podcast Series
Episodes
13 episodes
The Impact of Eye Disease on Patients
In this podcast, Denise Balch is joined by Dr. Amanda Olsen, an Optometrist with South East Eyecare Ltd. in Estevan (south east of Regina) and Carnduff, Saskatchewan. Dr. Olsen is also the immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Estevan,...
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22:58
What the Eye Can See: Signs and Symptoms of Disease
In this podcast, Denise Balch is joined by Dr. Lisa Morrison, optometrist based in New Minas, NS, and Vice-President of the Nova Scotia Association of Optometrists. Dr. Morrison discusses the signs and symptoms of eye diseases that she frequent...
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33:00
Vision Care Issues of Today
In this podcast, Denise Balch is joined by François Couillard, the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Association of Optometrists, to discuss some of today’s important issues in optometry and vision care. François will comment on why the s...
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32:09
Gaps in Vision Care
In this podcast, Denise Balch from Connex is joined by Dr. Wes McCann, optometrist and owner of eight practices in the London and surrounding area, and professional consultant for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. In 2017 Dr. McCann was ...
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36:44
Vision Care, Chronic Disease, and Vision Loss
Do vision care plans today cover the right tools to diagnose vision loss?In this podcast, Denise Balch from Connex is joined by Dr. Joshua Smith, optometrist and partner at the SD&G Optometry Clinic in Cornwall and Alexandria, Ontar...
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45:39
Insights into Childhood Myopia
What is childhood myopia and how can it be managed? In this podcast, Denise Balch from Connex is joined by Dr. Deborah Jones, Clinical Professor, School of Optometry & Vision Science and a Clinical Scientist at the Centre for Ocular...
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22:00
Insights into Macular Degeneration
Have you heard of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)?In this podcast Denise Balch from Connex is joined by Dr. Alexa Hecht, optometrist at Richmond University Vision Care in Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Hecht can also be found on TikTok an...
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28:13
Taking Dry Eye Seriously
In this podcast Denise Balch from Connex is joined by Dr. Michelle Lane, a practicing optometrist in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and the President of the New Brunswick Association of Optometrists.Ocular Surface Disease, or "Dry Eye", is...
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22:39
Glaucoma and the Workplace
In this podcast Denise Balch from Connex is joined by Dr. Andre Stanberry, Clinic Director and an Associate Clinical Professor, University of Waterloo to discuss glaucoma. Did you know that glaucoma affects individuals over 40, or that ...
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38:03
Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Vision Care Benefits
Dr. Kim Bugera and Denise Balch, from Connex Health, discuss risk factors, treatment and management of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Left untreated, AMD can progress to ‘low vision’ which can impede activities of daily living, and ult...
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22:11
Diabetes and Protecting Against Diabetic Retinopathy and Vision Loss
Ryan Hooey, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of seven and lost his vision due to diabetic retinopathy at 25. Ryan is the Program Lead for ‘Come to Work’ at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and has bachelor degre...
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40:59