Insights into Macular Degeneration

Don’t Lose Sight of Vision Care Benefits

Have you heard of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)?
In this podcast Denise Balch from Connex is joined by Dr. Alexa Hecht, optometrist at Richmond University Vision Care in Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Hecht can also be found on TikTok and Instagram at @dr.alexahecht. She is an outspoken advocate for education and public awareness about optometry.
AMD is a serious eye disease that results in the blurring of a patient’s central vision, which can lead to vision loss as the disease progresses. AMD can affect anyone, but there are factors that increase your risk. Using an ocular coherence tomography (OCT) scan, an optometrist can make an early diagnosis of AMD, but most benefit plans and provincial healthcare plans do not provide coverage for this important diagnostic tool.
Find out more about AMD and the gap in coverage by listening to this podcast. This is just one in our 2022 education series on how to care for your vision and the vision of employees.
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This podcast is free and delivers valuable information for you and your clients about the role of optometrists, the importance of adequate vision care coverage, and healthy lifestyles in visual health. Look for more in this series on the modernization of vision care, Don’t Lose Sight, from the Canadian Association of Optometrists.
To speak with the CAO, contact [e-mail]. Learn more about how vision care is changing from the Canadian Association of Optometrists at dontlosesight.ca. Plus look for more podcasts, blogs and posts on vision care, comprehensive eye examinations and best practices coming to you throughout 2022.
Brought to you by the Canadian Association of Optometrists in association with Connex Health Consulting.
Find out more information on upcoming podcasts and webinars at www.connexhc.com.