Archive for June, 2007
From Dr. Kristin Heeney - Special Effects Contact Lenses
Every wonder about those cool special effects contact lenses. Dr. Heeney was interview by Christine Crosbie on Global News Hour on October 5, 2006.
June 15, 2007
From Eye On Vision - Cyberbullying: Crossing the Limits
June 14, 2007
From Dr. Kristin Heeney - Lacrosse Players set their Sights on Eyewear
According to the Washington Post, lacrosse player in the NCAAs will have to wear protective googles for the playoffs during the 2004 season. The eyewear protective equipment becomes mandatory under US Lacrosse rules in 2005. Hockey, lacrosse, football, racquet sports players are all susceptible to eye injury. The Ontario Association fo Optometrists has an excellent resource for Protecting your Eyes and the Canadian Association of Optometrists and the American Optometric Association have petitioned the NHL to require a hockey visor (Letter to Mr. Gary Bettman, Commissioner, National Hockey League).
Your Vision, what could be more important?
If you have questions about protecting your eyes, please contact Dr. Heeney at 416-703-2797 or heeney.ca, and we can help find an protective eyewear solution for you.
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From Dr. Kristin Heeney - We’re Growing and We NeedFound Help
POSITION CLOSED. Thanks everyone who took the time to respond to this post. We had a bunch of passionate applicants. We found someone we feel is the best fit for our needs.
Receptionist/Optometric Assistant
We are looking for the right person to join our clinic. We focus on providing superior service to our patients. Attention to detail and communication is essential. Experience is preferred but we are willing to train the right individual who has an interest in health services and the optical industry.
Part time or full time opportunities exist. Benefits available.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Reception and telephone handling
- Scheduling patients on the computer
- Responding to email inquiries
- Preparing charts
- Calling patients to confirm their appointments
- Billing OHIP, third-parties and patients
- Preliminary testing of patients
- Advising patients on lens and frame selections
- Ordering glasses and contact lenses
- Repairing and adjusting eyeglasses
- Training contact lens patients
Qualifications
- Successful completion of at least a two-year post secondary certificate or diploma program or two years previous experience in an optometric/optical/medical/dental/chiropractic office.
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate interpersonal skills and work in a team environment is required
- Previous customer service or administration experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite or similar software
Please note only selected candidates will be contacted.
From Dr. Kristin Heeney - The War on Optometrists
The Torontoist adds to the summary of international press that have picked up on George Smitherman?s comments from last week.
There?s nothing like throwing around the ?T? word to get yourself some international attention. Australia had to stage a raid with hundreds of police officers to get itself on the news. Ontario health minister George Smitherman only had to target that new member of the axis of evil, optometrists.
At a recent fundraiser, the one McGuinty cabinet minister we wouldn?t want to meet in a dark alley, called the province?s optometrists ?terrorists.? And apparently, Smitherman doesn?t negotiate with terrorists. He?s since apologized. But not before the comment made it on the, now airing in Canada, Colbert Report.
All we have to say is that Smitherman better be careful during his next eye exam?.
From Dr. Kristin Heeney - The War on Optometrists
The Torontoist adds to the summary of international press that have picked up on George Smitherman?s comments from last week.
There?s nothing like throwing around the ?T? word to get yourself some international attention. Australia had to stage a raid with hundreds of police officers to get itself on the news. Ontario health minister George Smitherman only had to target that new member of the axis of evil, optometrists.
At a recent fundraiser, the one McGuinty cabinet minister we wouldn?t want to meet in a dark alley, called the province?s optometrists ?terrorists.? And apparently, Smitherman doesn?t negotiate with terrorists. He?s since apologized. But not before the comment made it on the, now airing in Canada, Colbert Report.
All we have to say is that Smitherman better be careful during his next eye exam?.
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