Derek MacDonald

Optometrist in private practice; lecturer/writer (glaucoma, retina, imaging); member (AAO, OGS); golf hack.

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

OGS Perspective: IOP fluctuation and disc hemorrhage are risk factors for visual field progression in advanced glaucoma ... https://t.co/NsUybo1qMN

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

OGS Perspective: the Jelly of the Month Club, and 20 years of the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study ... https://t.co/YI0Jdkll9g

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

OGS Perspective: the impact of SAP testing strategy on detecting VF progression ... https://t.co/T6wDk1tJhe

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

So, @celliottability stood in the legislature today and said the @ONOptometrists asked for her $39 million bribe … THAT IS A FLAT-OUT LIE (yes, I’m yelling …), and on top of that, 90% of optometrists wrote letters refusing to accept it. Unconscionable. #SaveEyeCare #onpoli

[Mike Schreiner @MikeSchreiner]

It's wrong that seniors & children are unable to access the vital #EyeCare services they need.

Today I asked the Premier if he will do the basic math & agree to fairly compensate #Optometrists so Ontarians can get the health care they deserve. (1/2)
#EyeCareIsHealthCare #onpoli

[Peter Forint @PeterForint]

@TorontoStar This is on you @celliottability, @PBethlenfalvy and @fordnation. Thank you @GilaMartow for doing your professional best for your patients! #onpoli @WillBoumaBrant @OAOPresident

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@celliottability @celliottability, how did you get your hair dried so quickly after crawling out of your hot tub time machine? Let's call a spade a spade: this is yet another in a litany of blatant lies. Please stop the ridiculous stunts, work with @ONOptometrists, and #SaveEyeCare. #onpoli

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@celliottability @ONOptometrists This is such a crock of crap, and you know it ... and so does everyone else in the province. Please, stop the empty rhetoric. You're embarrassing yourself by playing games with the eyesight of a few hundred thousand voters. #SaveEyeCare #onpoli

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@GilaMartow Thx, @GilaMartow ... your support of #SaveEyeCare is very appreciated. C'mon @celliottability @fordnation @RobinMartinPC it's long past time to do the right thing, and work with @ONOptometrists to #SaveEyeCare in Ontario. #onpoli #justdoit

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@celliottability @fordnation @RobinMartinPC … did you like @GilaMartow’s mic drop moment as much as I did? #SaveEyeCare #onpoli

[Gila Martow @GilaMartow]

The following is my statement on the ongoing optometrist negotiations in Ontario.

TO READ THE FULL STATEMENT:
https://t.co/lxprpL7xOA

[Linda Hadaller @WRAITH_8]

@doctordrm @celliottability @fordnation @RobinMartinPC Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. #SirWalterScott #SaveEyeCare

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

⁦@celliottability⁩ ⁦@fordnation⁩ ⁦@RobinMartinPC⁩ ... how do you define "disingenuous"? Well, this is a pretty good start. #SaveEyeCare #onpoli #howcanyoulookinthemirror

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@sleetkkl1 @celliottability @fordnation @ONOptometrists Truth. #SaveEyeCare

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@celliottability @fordnation in the mid-2000s, @ONOptometrists made the mistake of believing that an inadequate funding increase and cash bribe would set the stage for future negotiations with MOH ... fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, not gonna happen. #SaveEyeCare

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@prism_eyes understands the important role that @ONOptometrists play ... why don't @celliottability and @fordnation? Commit to pay your bills, ensure sustainable eye care for vulnerable kids, seniors, and adults in Ontario, and #SaveEyeCare. #onpoli

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@celliottability @fordnation and @RobinMartinPC wonder why @ONOptometrists won’t “return to the table” without a formal commitment from MOH to at least cost recovery, so I made a list of why we should trust them to #SaveEyeCare:

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@celliottability @fordnation @RobinMartinPC ... your proposal would take @ONOptometrists from being dead last in the country to being dead last in the country. Do better, and #SaveEyeCare in Ontario. #onpoli

[MPP Jamie West @jamiewestndp]

Today is #WorldSightDay. I thought I'd take a minute to explain why years of Liberal and Conservative optometrist underfunding - and a refusal to negotiate with the @ONOptometrists - has led to Ontario being *dead-last* when it comes to eye-care funding!
#SaveEyeCare

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@sherisennhauser @lauraandsimba @jamiewestndp @ONOptometrists @sherisennhauser it's not that @ONOptometrists won't take direct payment, it's that they can't ... it's illegal. #SaveEyeCare

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@fordnation @celliottability @RobinMartinPC ... this happens far more often than you think, and is worth far more than 45 bucks. Work with @ONOptometrists, commit to pay your bills, and #SaveEyeCare for Ontarians today. #onpoli

[Amy Mathias @amymathias4]

It could happen here, except OHIP patients are not currently able to have their eyes checked. #SaveEyeCare.

https://t.co/G0reb46X5u

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@fordnation is a business man ... I'm only an #optometrist, but even I can figure out that losing money on 80% of the services that you provide isn't sustainable: please ask @celliottability to work with @ONOptometrists to #SaveEyeCare in Ontario. #onpoli

[Steven Del Duca @StevenDelDuca]

Doug Ford just can't seem to get any deals done. He needs to get back to the table and work with @ONOptometrists on a fair deal, so Ontarians can get the critical eye care services they need. #onpoli

https://t.co/7VDruNTGVv

[Derek MacDonald @doctordrm]

@celliottability @fordnation @RobinMartinPC ... it's high time to work with @ONOptometrists to #SaveEyeCare for millions of visually vulnerable Ontarians. #onpoli

[Ontario NDP @OntarioNDP]

Kids and teens are struggling in school because they can’t see the board.

There are older adults facing the loss of independence because they can’t get a new prescription.

Ontarians deserve better.

Join us in calling for vision care in Ontario ⬇️

https://t.co/hyGDDRIK65