The provincial government is giving St. Joseph's Hospital a $300 thousand dollar shot in the arm to improve eye health care.
The money will go towards purchasing new retinal surgery equipment, and a new prescription drug available for the leading cause of blindness in Canada.
Canadian National Institute for the Blind spokesperson Duncan Williams says this equipment will allow New Brunswickers to get retinal surgery that they previously would of had to travel to Halifax to receive.
Williams says it also boosts Independence for those with sight issues.
Williams says vision loss costs this province $426 million dollars a year, which will be significantly reduced because of this investment.
