Occupational Vision Care
The OVC program provides:
Expertise
Optometrists are Eye Doctors, and the ONLY vision care professional with the ability to perform visual diagnosis, prescribe lenses, verify the safety worthiness, and fit spectacles to meet the function and safety requirements legislated in the workplace.
Convenience
- Optometrists are located in communities throughout Manitoba. A listing of optometrists, and the communities they serve, is available on this website
See Find an Optometrist. - Optometrists do it all at one convenient location. Comprehensive eye exams, fitting, and dispensing of prescription safety eyewear are professionally done at one convenient location.
- Agreements are custom-tailored to meet the specific needs of every industrial setting.
- Central processing streamlines all procedures, expediting all orders and reducing red tape.
Highest Quality and Standards
- Optometrists perform a complete eye health and vision assessment with special attention to the specific occupational needs of each employee.
- All materials, including lenses, coatings, and frames meet or exceed Canadian Safety Standard Z94.3-92.
Cost Effectiveness
- OVC buying power ensures the best value and lowest product prices for your employees and company.
- 29,104 eye related workplace injuries were reported to the Worker’s Compensation Board in the last decade. Cost savings are realized to both employer and employee through the reduction and/or elimination of eye injuries with the adoption of the OVC Program.
For further information on this program, please contact:
Jeff Tyler at the Manitoba Association of Optometrists
Phone: 204-943-9811
