Michael Barton, an Ottawa-based consultant and father of two children, worries about what might happen to the cost of eyewear in the province if the order against online retailers is upheld.

Michael Barton says he values the savings he and his family get from online eyewear retailers. (Submitted)

“The idea that I can’t buy something online these days is just ridiculous, frankly,” Barton said. “The idea that an injunction would be put in place, in 2018, to disallow someone to buy something as simple as a disposable contact lens is a kind of over the top.”

Barton’s children are involved in competitive sports and go through a lot of eyewear, he said.

“There’s a convenience factor. We’re always going in different directions, and to hop online and order your monthly contacts, it’s a lot easier for me than to go down to an optometrist or optician.”

But the province’s optometrists and opticians see it differently.