- Description
- Ensures eye health or vision problems are not a factor in preventing kindergarten students from reaching their maximum learning potential by providing eyeglasses, if they are required, free of charge.
Service offers:
- information (English and French) for parents sent to all Alberta schools with a kindergarten class each fall
- if a kindergarten student requires them, a pair of eyeglasses (free of charge) following an eye exam with an optometrist
- classroom visits by an optometrist that can be requested through the Alberta Association of Optometrists
Affiliation: Government of Alberta - Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- kindergarten students
- in Alberta
- Application Process
- Service Access: See below, To access service:
- a list of participating optometrists can be found online
- contact a participating optometrist to book an appointment (when booking, mention booking for an Eye See...Eye Learn appointment)
- contact Alberta Association of Optometrists to request a classroom visit by an optometrist
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Toll Free
- 1-800-272-8843
- Telephone
- 780-451-6824
- Fax
- 780-452-9918
- Web Site
- http://www.optometrists.ab.ca
- alberta.association@optometrists.ab.ca
- Languages
- English - Eye See...Eye Learn and vision information brochures are available in: Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi, Spanish, and Tagalog.
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: Yes,Contact for details.
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- March 11, 2024
- Hours of Operation
- Mon08:30 AM to 04:30 PMTue08:30 AM to 04:30 PMWed08:30 AM to 04:30 PMThu08:30 AM to 04:30 PMFri08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Closed statutory holidays.
