Healthy eyes and clear vision for all Canadians. For life. Des yeux en santé, une vision claire pour tous les Canadiens et Canadiennes. Pour la vie.

Core values

- **Addressing Societal Needs**: The CAO focuses on improving access to eye health and vision care, particularly for vulnerable populations such as Indigenous and underserved communities, which is a significant societal need[1][4][5].
- **Improving Quality of Life**: By promoting comprehensive eye exams, advocating for the adoption of a national strategy for eye care, and enhancing access to vision care services, the CAO contributes to preventing and treating vision loss, which is the most feared disability for Canadians[1][4][5].
- **Promoting Positive Change**: The CAO's advocacy for federal policies, support for early-career optometrists, and promotion of technological integration (like AI and teleoptometry) aim to modernize and strengthen the optometry profession, which can lead to better health outcomes[1][4].
- **Contributing to Community Well-being**: The CAO's public awareness campaigns, such as the one on childhood myopia, and its efforts to enhance the role of optometrists in treating eye care emergencies, directly contribute to community well-being[1][2].