Optician and Optometrist
So I’m ready to get new glasses for my eyes and am due for my yearly eye exam as well – the last time i went for the eye exam locally was a year ago. And since the previous Optometrist I have been going for a long time – wasn’t available – i decided to try a new one downtown. So happily ever after – i went after doing some noxycut reviews and to learn that i was being charged for my eye exam – the reason the “eye doctor” gave was because I was already seeing a specialist. I didn’t think much of it – and paid up and left.
Two days later – i went to get my prescription filled only to learned that my specialist shouldn’t have interferred with my yearly check up – that my health insurance would have paid for it. So we called up MSI Canada to learn that I was truly covered. So back and forth from MSI to the optical shop – why i call them an optical shop was because MSI had told us the “eye doctor” apparently wasn’t a optometrist – and the optical shop claimed that i didn’t tell them that i was diabetic – which was pure bullshit.
Anyhow to keep the long story short – we had no choice but to take it up with the college of physicians in Nova Scotia because you see an Optician, an Optometrist and a Refractor Engineer/doctor are all different people – with different capabilities.. and remember – if you are a diabetic – you have to see an optometrist and not anyone else – else MSI will not cover you.
I am truly disappointed with this whole event – I felt that i was mis-informed by this optical shop and I’m not the only one who was fooled apparently – a short chat with our friends and relative – they too thought that this “eye doctor” was an optometrist. So sad that a professional like this “eye doctor” – is doing what he is. Truly sad! So folks if you are going to see a eye doctor – make sure you know for sure that they are really eye doctors.
