Every week, I see patients who don’t meet the legal vision requirements for driving—and many don’t even know it. It’s time we made regular eye exams part of renewing your driver’s licence.

As conversations about optometrists unionizing in Australia make headlines, it’s worth asking: could the same pressures be brewing here in Canada? In this post, I share my perspective as someone who works in both private and corporate-affiliated settings—why burnout is rising, what’s at stake for the future of eye care, and why doctors need to stay at the helm.