With vision-threatening conditions projected to increase by as much as 29% over the next decade, it is time for Parliament to help shape a comprehensive strategy that can put a dent in that trajectory.
That is the message that Carol Hughes is sharing with parliamentarians as she encourages them to get behind her motion to develop a National Strategy for Action on Eye Health and Vision Care.
Hughes worked with the Canadian Association of Optometrists to develop the motion which she feels all MPs would be inclined to support given its non-partisan content.
She says the proposal would help ensure fewer individuals fall through the cracks adding it offers a framework that can help deliver results for Canadians living with vision problems.
Hughes adds she received hundreds of signatures from across Canada in support of the campaign and hopes her fellow MPS will be equally enthusiastic to support it.
