Optometrists redirecting patients to ER amid funding battle

A funding battle between eye doctors and the province could see some Ontarians seeking critical eye services denied, or even sent to an ER. Ginella Massa with how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the decades-long fight.

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