Special Feature
Next Gen
Smith involved in many facets of optometry
By Jody Johnson-Pettit
Dr. Joshua Smith has been involved in optometry
at the local, provincial and national levels and
beyond.
“I made a decision when I started optometry school
that I would use the skills I had been lucky enough
to learn to care for those who cannot access vision
care,” the 34-year-old Ontario-based optometrist
says.
“I have served on six international mission trips
to deliver optometric care and I endeavor to make
such a contribution every year.
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“However, after my experience as the chair of the
Canadian Association of Optometrists’ Access
to Care working group in 2017-18, I have come to
realize that there are many Canadians who have no
better access to care than those people I have seen in
developing nations.”
Smith practices primarily with Dr. G. Raby
& Associates in the eastern Ontario town of
Alexandria.
He is the current president of the Ontario
Association of Optometrists.