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Woman facing blindness pleads with Ontario to cover sight-saving procedure

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An Ottawa woman who has devoted her career to helping others improve their vision has discovered she needs a costly eye procedure — and risks going blind without it. Michelle Boich is petitioning the Ontario government to make CXL, a procedure that could save her sight, insurable under OHIP.

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