Frank Feighan (Fine Gael)

This section seems to make common sense since if an optometrist sees something untoward in a patient's eye, he or she will alert the patient to this. Oddly, the title "optician" is used in section 12(b)(4) when earlier amendments have been made to substitute the word "optometrists". Why continue to use the word "optician"?

Great progress is being made in this area of health care, particularly in terms of the use of laser operations. With an increasingly elderly population, this can contribute significantly to their quality of life. Hopefully, we can also export these technological advances to the less fortunate in Africa and the Third World. I welcome the Bill.