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THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 6 MONDAY APRIL 6, 2020
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR MONDAY MAY 11, 2020 PAGE 21
Optometry clinics opening to
provide full patient care
Alberta’s optometrists are headed back into their
clinics to provide full patient care as of May 4, 2020.
This includes regular comprehensive eye exams,
medically necessary appointments for patients with
diabetes, glaucoma, other eye disease, and urgent
care.
"We are open" “Optometry was declared an essential service by
the Alberta government during the crisis, and many
Dr. Hawkshaw was happy to be able to optometrists stepped forward to provide Albertans
help the Edson and area residents with with the urgent eye care they needed,” said Dr. Troy
Brady, President of the AAO. “Working within
urgent eye care during the recent safety protocols, our doctors will now be able to
closures. She and her staff are looking provide comprehensive eye exams to Albertans as of
forward to returning to more routine May 4, along with urgent care. Each clinic will take
care with the new safety protocols in the time necessary to appropriately implement the
place. safety protocols needed to ensure patients, staff and
doctors remain safe.” Event Reminder
Clinics are currently limiting the number of people
Dr. Hawkshaw urges all of us to permitted in the clinic at one time – those May 9: For mental health week, join
continue social distancing and using accompanying patients to appointments are asked to the Town of Edson for Darkness to
proper hand washing techniques. She wait outside unless needed for the appointment. Light – Mental Health Awareness. Join
the community and place luminaries or
can't wait to see all of her wonderful Protective shields have been installed on equipment a simple candle outside your home to
in exam rooms, and all patient-related equipment is
patients again soon! sanitized between patients. Anyone accessing a clinic u n i t e f o r a l i g h t a t d a w n
(approximately 5:10 am).
In Office Lab - Same Day Glasses will be asked to sanitize their hands upon arrival.
Albertans are encouraged to contact their
New patients always welcome! optometrist to book appointments. Anyone without a
regular optometrist can find one close to home at
www.optometrists.ab.ca/findanoptometrist and
5015 4 Ave. entering their postal code.
Edson
780-723-2700
Open Monday to Friday -
9 am to 5 pm
info@infocusedson.com www.InFocusEdson.com
We now carry Enchroma color vision glasses!
Ryman Shantz with bikes at the Edson Recycle Depot recently. "We did a big
clean up of bikes. We started with around 40 and now we're down to about 15
bikes. A very good Samaritan came in and paid it forward, buying 10 bikes. They
are $5 each with the money going towards cleaning the bike up and putting air in To place your ad in the
the tires. He paid it forward so the next 10 bikes are free. It's great to see kids out
there biking with the warmer weather," said Anne Auriat, Manager at the Edson Business Directory
Recycle Depot. photo Deanna Mitchener
Call 780-723-5787
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 6 MONDAY APRIL 6, 2020
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR MONDAY MAY 11, 2020 PAGE 21
Optometry clinics opening to
provide full patient care
Alberta’s optometrists are headed back into their
clinics to provide full patient care as of May 4, 2020.
This includes regular comprehensive eye exams,
medically necessary appointments for patients with
diabetes, glaucoma, other eye disease, and urgent
care.
"We are open" “Optometry was declared an essential service by
the Alberta government during the crisis, and many
Dr. Hawkshaw was happy to be able to optometrists stepped forward to provide Albertans
help the Edson and area residents with with the urgent eye care they needed,” said Dr. Troy
Brady, President of the AAO. “Working within
urgent eye care during the recent safety protocols, our doctors will now be able to
closures. She and her staff are looking provide comprehensive eye exams to Albertans as of
forward to returning to more routine May 4, along with urgent care. Each clinic will take
care with the new safety protocols in the time necessary to appropriately implement the
place. safety protocols needed to ensure patients, staff and
doctors remain safe.” Event Reminder
Clinics are currently limiting the number of people
Dr. Hawkshaw urges all of us to permitted in the clinic at one time – those May 9: For mental health week, join
continue social distancing and using accompanying patients to appointments are asked to the Town of Edson for Darkness to
proper hand washing techniques. She wait outside unless needed for the appointment. Light – Mental Health Awareness. Join
the community and place luminaries or
can't wait to see all of her wonderful Protective shields have been installed on equipment a simple candle outside your home to
in exam rooms, and all patient-related equipment is
patients again soon! sanitized between patients. Anyone accessing a clinic u n i t e f o r a l i g h t a t d a w n
(approximately 5:10 am).
In Office Lab - Same Day Glasses will be asked to sanitize their hands upon arrival.
Albertans are encouraged to contact their
New patients always welcome! optometrist to book appointments. Anyone without a
regular optometrist can find one close to home at
www.optometrists.ab.ca/findanoptometrist and
5015 4 Ave. entering their postal code.
Edson
780-723-2700
Open Monday to Friday -
9 am to 5 pm
info@infocusedson.com www.InFocusEdson.com
We now carry Enchroma color vision glasses!
Ryman Shantz with bikes at the Edson Recycle Depot recently. "We did a big
clean up of bikes. We started with around 40 and now we're down to about 15
bikes. A very good Samaritan came in and paid it forward, buying 10 bikes. They
are $5 each with the money going towards cleaning the bike up and putting air in To place your ad in the
the tires. He paid it forward so the next 10 bikes are free. It's great to see kids out
there biking with the warmer weather," said Anne Auriat, Manager at the Edson Business Directory
Recycle Depot. photo Deanna Mitchener
Call 780-723-5787
