For Patients
In Ontario, there is one optometrist for every 10,162 residents. Optometric practices can be found in more than 200 towns and cities across Ontario, a level of service that means our members can provide in-depth eye and vision care to many patients - and we are always striving to increase our reach and improve our level of care!
Did You Know?
- 51% of all Canadians have coverage for glasses or contact lenses. In Ontario, this number rises to 60%
- 1 in 6 children have vision problems and 80% of early learning is visual
- In 2001, Ontario's 1181 optometrists provided primary eye care services to nearly 3 million Ontarians
- According to Statistics Canada, the population of Ontario grew by 13.3% in the last decade. The number of Ontario seniors (age 65+) grew nearly twice as fast (25.8% growth)
- In the last 5 years the number of eye care services provided by optometrists to children grew by 28.3%. At the same time, the number of eye care services provided to seniors by optometrists grew by 61.5%
- 96% of the population of North America (Canada and US) have access to prescription drugs for the treatment of eye conditions from their optometrists
