Associations
Associations of the optical industry and other relevant institutions.)

• Nova Scotia Society of Dispensing Opticians (NSSDO)
• National Association of Canadian Optician Regulators (NACOR)
• Opticians Association of America (OAA)
• Opticians Association of Canada (OAC)

Canadian Provincial Regulatory Bodies

• Nova Scotia College of Dispensing Opticians (NSCDO)
• Alberta Opticians Association (AOA)
• College of Opticians of British Columbia (COBC)
• College of Opticians of Ontario
• Opticians of Manitoba (OOM)
• Opticians Association of New Brunswick (OANB)
• Saskatchewan College of Opticians (SCO)
• Ordre des opticiens d'ordonnances du Quebec
• Newfoundland Board of Dispensing Opticians
• Prince Edward Island Board of Dispensing Opticians

Government
Canadian Federal government web sites as well as each provincial health department web site.

• Health Canada
• Assistive Devices Industry Office (Federal)
• Canadian Government Information on the Internet (CGII)
• Newfoundland Department of Health and Community Services
• New Brunswick Department of Health and Community Services
• Prince Edward Island Health and Social Services
• Nova Scotia Department of Health
• Quebec Sante
• Ontario Health
• Assistive Devices Program (Ontario)
• Manitoba Health
• Saskatchewan Health
• Alberta Health
• British Columbia Ministry of Health

Educational

• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
  Distance education Program, offers courses in eyeglass dispensing, contact lens dispensing and refractive techniques.

Employment Links
Links to the employment opportunity pages of a few sites.

• OAC Employment Page
• Capsule Dot Clip Classified Ads
• VICA (Vision Council of America)

Optical Publications
Optical publications from Canada and around the world.

• Vision Magazine - Canadian publication produced by opticians for opticians
• Real Health - Electronic magazine published by Health Canada
• Optiboard - Discussion Forum
• Opti-Guide
• Contact Lens Spectrum - North America's leading contact lens journal
• 20/20 Magazine - The optical industry's most widely read publication
• Wavelength - Australian optical dispensing newsletter
• Optometric Management - Optometric publication
• Vision Monday - offers advanced search options concerning everything from market reports to refractive surgery
• Capsule DotClip - the only Canadian optical industry newsletter produced bi-weekly

Other O's
Keep up with what is going on in the world of optometry and ophthalmology

• Canadian Ophthalmological Society
• Canadian Association of Optometrists
• British Columbia Association of Optometrists
• Canadian Medical Association
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
• American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
• American Optometric Association (AOA)
• Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (CLAO)
• Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)
• DoctorNet
• Joint Commission in Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO)

Contact Lens

• Contact Lens Council
• Contact Lens Manufacturers Association (CLMA)
  • RGP Lens Institute Online (© 1999 Contact Lens Manufacturers Assoc.)
  • Oxygen Permeable Contact Lenses (© 1999 Contact Lens Manufacturers Assoc.)
• Contact Lens Society of America

Other Interesting Links

• Antique Spectacles and Other Vision Aids - an educational, informational, interactive website devoted to antique spectacles and other vision aids
• Blindness Resource Center
• Canadian Coucil of the Blind
• Canadian Institute for Scientific & Technical Information
• Children's Vision - offers information to parents and teachers about frequently overlooked vision problems
• Dallas Lasik Eye Surgery - World's premiere Lasik and HD-Lasik provider. Serving DFW for more than 20 years.
• Diabetic Eye Disease
• Dragon Fly Toys - toys and more designed for children with disabilities
• Emory Vision Correction Center
• General Optical Council (United Kingdom)
• Lighthouse International
• The Low Vision Gateway
• National Broadcast Reading Service
• National Eye Institute
• The National Coalition for Vision Health - The National Coalition for Vision Heath is a non-profit coalition of Canadian organizations and service providers of vision care industry, research, education, rehabilitation and consumers.
• Optical Laboratories Association (OLA)
• Polycarbonate Lens Council
• Prevent Blindness America
• Singapore Association of Visually Handicapped - an excellent links site
• The Virtual Health Care Team - Low Vision Assessment & Rehabilitation
• Vision Council of America / Better Vision Institute (VICA/BVI)
• Vision World Wide
• Visuaide - offers a line of bilingual assistive products thoughout Canada