The question of striking a balance has not been easy to resolve and there have been extensive consultations with the Opticians Board and the College of Ophthalmologists. At a recent meeting with the college, in which the president outlined the difficulties which many ophthalmologists have with the use of the word "treatment" in section 12(b)(4) of the Bill, I gave an undertaking to have my Department re-examine this area. Having examined the subsection in question and having consulted with the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel to the Government, I will be proposing an amendment on Committee Stage to delete the words "or treatment of the eye" from section 12(b)(4).