BRITISH COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS

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LANTEC INDUSTRIES

• BRITISH COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS
• Occupational Vision Plan
• Dr XXXXXX
• Optometry
• Address
• Date XXXXX
• Safety is clearly in sight

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Value of Putting Safety First

• gt2000 Industrial Eye Injuries / year BC
• gt20,000 Days Lost
• gt7,000,000 per year
• Making Safety a Priority
• Benefits Both Company Employees
• At Work.and At Home

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Eye Safety Risks

• Blunt Injuries
• External
• Penetrating
• Foreign Bodies, Cuts Abrasions
• Sterile, Organic
• Chemical
• Gas, Liquid, Solid
• Radiation
• Welders Flash, Lasers

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Levels of Eye Protection

• Isolation Booths
• Isolation Suits, Goggles
• Face Shields Filters
• Industrial Safety Eye Wear
• Sunglasses

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Industrial Eye Safety

• Awareness Corporate Employee
• Routine Eye Examinations
• Determines Prescription eyewear
• Eye Health Evaluations
• Binocular Vision Evaluation
• Individually Appropriate Eye Wear
• Job Appropriate
• Individually Suitable

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Occupational Vision PlanBC Association of
Optometrists

• Optometrist of Employees Choice
• Complete Eye Examination
• Broad Selection meeting CSA requirements
• Industrial Safety Frames
• Industrial Safety Lenses
• Lens Designs and Coatings
• Individually Selected and Fitted
• Ongoing Support Maintenance

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Safety Frames Versus Dress Eye-Wear

• Size Matters Area of Coverage
• Position Bridge Frame Design
• To Provide contact with Facial Bone Structure
• Strength
• To withstand Impact
• Eye Wire Design
• To Prevent Lenses from exiting toward eye
• Testing Approval

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Safety LensesMaterials Designs

• Safety Versus Dress Materials
• Min. Thickness CR39, Polycarbonate
• Dress High Index Plastics, some tints, glass
• Lens Design Types
• Single Vision, Bifocal, Trifocal
• Progressive Addition Lenses
• Lens Tints Coatings
• Anti-Reflection
• Scratch Resistance
• CSA Testing Approval

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Occupational Vision PlanBC Association of
Optometrists

• Need Prescription Eye Wear or Not ?
• Yes, Obtain OVP Form (Supervisor), Book Eye Exam
• No, See Optometrist for a Routine Eye Examination
• Select Safety Eye Wear at designated Optometrist
  office
• Safety Eye Wear Custom Made for You
• Billing Handled through BCAO Company
• Receive Eye Wear from Optometrists Office with
  Individual Fitting Adjustments
• Follow up Adjustments/Repairs as required

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Normal Eye
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Foreign Body

• A Peripheral Cornea
• Foreign Body

Optic Section
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Foreign Body

• OPTIC SECTION
• With FB
• Rust Ring with NEOVAS

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Chemical Injury
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Contact Lense FB
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Myopic/Hyperopic

• REFRACTIVE ERRORS

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GLAUCOMA

• GLC VISION DECREASE IN PERIPHERAL
• FIELD

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NORMAL DISC ARMD GLAUCOMA DISC
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ARMD WHAT YOU SEE
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DIABETES RETINAL-DETACHMENT Retinal
Tear
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ESOTROPIA
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Occupational Vision PlanBC Association of
Optometrists

• Safety is clearly in sight
• Your Eyes Are Worth It
• www.ovp.bc.ca
• DRs Name and Phone
• Thank You