Lucas stands in the set of "The Space" with two guests.

Lucas is in his twenties, with short puffy brown hair and wears a deep purple TVO Kids T-shirt and a gray and black hoodie.

He stares at the camera and says WELCOME BACK TO
THE SPACE,
TVO KIDS.
YOU ARE NOT ONLY
HANGING OUT WITH LUCAS,
BUT YOU ARE HANGING OUT
WITH DR. DEEPAK, HIGH FIVE,
DR. SHANNON, OUR OPTOMETRISTS,
WHO ARE OUR EYE DOCTORS.

Doctor Deepak is in his thirties, with short curly brown hair and a shadow of a beard. He wears glasses, a gray shirt and a black sweater.

Doctor Shannon is in her thirties, with long brown hair and wears a deep purple zip up jacket with white rims.

Lucas says THEY HELP US SEE,
RIGHT?

Deepak says YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

Lucas says YEAH, WELL,
WELCOME TO
THE SPACE.

Shannon says THANKS FOR HAVING US.

Lucas says YOU'RE WELCOME,
IT'S SO GREAT.
WE HAVE A QUESTION
FROM JALEN ON THE PHONE.
HEY, JALEN.

Jalen says HEY!

A caption reads "Jalen. Age 13."

Lucas says HEY, WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION
FOR OUR OPTOMETRISTS?

Jalen says WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF
THE BLACK THING
IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR EYE?

Lucas says THE BLACK THING IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE EYE, GOOD QUESTION.

The caption changes to "Doctor Deepak. Optometrist."

Deepak says HI, JALEN.
GREAT QUESTION.
SO THE BLACK THING,
IT'S ACTUALLY CALLED THE PUPIL,
AND THAT IS WHERE THE LIGHT
ENTERS INTO YOUR EYE THROUGH.
SO WE HAVE A COLOURED PART
AROUND IT CALLED THE IRIS,
AND THAT OPENS AND CLOSES
DEPENDING ON
HOW BRIGHT IT IS OUTSIDE.

Lucas says OH COOL, OKAY SO LIKE LITERALLY,
IF IT GETS BRIGHTER,
YOUR PUPIL WILL CHANGE SIZE
OR THE OPPOSITE, RIGHT?
SCIENCE.
SCIENCE IS CRAZY.
QUESTION ABOUT SCIENCE:
WHAT IS THE SCIENCE BEHIND
WHY GLASSES WORK?
AND IF YOU FOLLOW ME THIS WAY,
TVO KIDS,
WE'RE GONNA SEE THAT DR. DEEPAK
AND DR. SHANNON
HAVE A BOARD FOR US.

A section of the eye and an apple in front of it appear on the board.

Deepak says SO YEAH,
HOW WE SEE IS...
AND WE'RE GONNA USE THIS
NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS APPLE
AS AN EXAMPLE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE APPLE,
AND LIGHT RAYS
ARE GONNA ACTUALLY COME OFF
THE APPLE AND ENTER OUR EYE.
WE HAVE LENSES THAT MAKE
LIGHT RAYS BEND,
AND THEN IT GOES RIGHT ON
THE RETINA,
THAT'S THE VERY BACK
OF THE EYE.
SO WHEN IT'S RIGHT ON
THE RETINA,
THAT'S WHEN WE SEE
NICE AND CLEAR.

Lucas says WHOA. OH.

The caption changes to "Doctor Shannon. Optometrist."

Shannon says YEAH, SORRY.
SO WHEN WE NEED GLASSES,
IT MEANS LIGHT IS NOT
FOCUSING RIGHT ON THE RETINA.
SO IN SOME CASES,
IT FOCUSES IN FRONT,
AND OTHER CASES
IT FOCUSES BEHIND.
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES
OUR VISION BLURRY.
SO GLASSES FOCUS THE LIGHT
FOR US TO MAKE SURE
THE IMAGE LANDS RIGHT ON
THE RETINA,
AND THEN WE SEE CLEAR.

Lucas says AWESOME,
OKAY, COOL.
SO GLASSES ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT.
SPEAKING OF GLASSES,
THE EYE SEE EYE LEARN PROGRAM,
CAN YOU TELL US
ABOUT THAT AT ALL?

Deepak says SO THE EYE SEE I LEARN PROGRAM,
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING
THAT WE'VE DONE
TO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN
TO GET THEIR EYES EXAMINED.
SO 80 PERCENT OF THE LEARNING
THAT WE DO IN THE CLASSROOM
IS ACTUALLY DONE
THROUGH OUR EYES.
SO TO INSURE WE'RE DOING OUR
BEST IN SCHOOL,
WE WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT YOU'RE SEEING PROPERLY,
AND THAT YOUR EYES ARE HEALTHY.

Shannon says RIGHT, SO ALL JK STUDENTS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE
A HEALTH CARD.
HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS IS WHEN
YOU GET YOUR EYES CHECKED,
IF IT'S FOUND THAT YOU
NEED GLASSES,
THE GLASSES ARE PROVIDED
COMPLETELY COMPLIMENTARY,
SO THERE'S OUT OF POCKET
COSTS AT ALL.

Lucas says AND THERE IT IS,
TVO KIDS.
SO THERE'S A PROGRAM FOR US,
WE CAN DO IT,
WE CAN GET OUR EYES CHECKED.
CALL IN WITH MORE QUESTIONS
FOR DR. DEEPAK AND DR. SHANNON
AFTER THIS NEXT SHOW.

The announcer says THE SPACE!

Now Daniel appears on the set with the optometrists.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, a gray TVO Kids T-shirt and a blue and gray hoodie.

Daniel says WELCOME BACK TO
THE SPACE,
TVO KIDS.
YOU GUYS ARE HANGING OUT
WITH DANIEL,
AND OUR VERY SPECIAL GUESTS,
DR. DEEPAK AND DR. SHANNON,
AND THEY ARE OPTOMETRISTS.
SO WE HAVE A QUESTION
FROM ARSHAD.
HEY, ARSHAD.

Arshad says OH, HELLO.

The caption changes to "Arshad. Age 11."

Daniel says OKAY, SO WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION
FOR OUR DOCTORS HERE?

Arshad says WHEN DO OUR PUPILS
GET BIGGER OR SMALLER?

Deepak says GOOD QUESTION,
ARSHAD.
SO OUR PUPILS GET BIGGER
WHEN IT'S DARK OUTSIDE.
BECAUSE IT'S VERY DARK,
OUR EYES WANNA LET IN
AS MUCH LIGHT AS POSSIBLE
SO WE CAN SEE
WHATEVER MAY BE OUT THERE.

Shannon says RIGHT, AND WHEN IT'S
REALLY BRIGHT OUTSIDE,
THAT'S WHEN OUR PUPILS
GET SMALL,
BECAUSE IF IT'S TOO BRIGHT,
THE BRIGHT LIGHTS CAN BOTHER US.
SO THAT'S WHEN IT GETS AS SMALL
AS POSSIBLE JUST TO LET
A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT THROUGH.

Daniel says VERY COOL.
SO IT KIND OF WORKS LIKE
A CAMERA LENS, RIGHT?

Shannon says EXACTLY, YEAH.

Daniel says AMAZING. WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
ARSHAD FOR CALLING IN.
NOW, YOUR PUPILS ARE ABOUT TO
GET REALLY WIDE,
BECAUSE I WANT YOU GUYS
TO GET BLINDFOLDED TO PLAY
A LITTLE GAME CALLED
WORD NOT HEARD, OKAY?
SO I'M GONNA START
GIVING YOU SOME CLUES,
AND THE FIRST PERSON TO GET
THE WORD CORRECT GETS A POINT.
SO YOU GUYS ARE VERSUS
EACH OTHER, ARE YOU READY?

The optometrists put on the blindfolds.

Shannon says YEAH.

Deepak says LET ME GET MY GLASSES ON.

Daniel says GET YOUR GLASSES, PERFECT.
YOU MIGHT NOT NEED THEM
FOR THIS GAME.
OKAY, HERE'S YOUR FIRST WORD.

He shows a cue card with the word "Pupil" on it and says SO THIS IS THE MIDDLE PART
OF THE EYE,
INSIDE THE IRIS.

They both say PUPIL.

Daniel says YES, NICE. OOH,
I DON'T KNOW WHO GOT THAT.
THAT'S A TIE,
THAT'S A TIE.

He shows another cue card with the word "Sunglasses" on it and says SO YOU WEAR THIS OUTSIDE...

Shannon says SUNGLASSES.

Daniel says OOH! DR. SHANNON.

He shows another cue card with the word "Eyebrows" on and says SO THIS IS THE THING
ABOVE THE EYE.

Shannon says EYEBROWS?

Deepak says EYELASHES.

Daniel says OH, EYEBROWS.

He shows another cue card with the words "Eyelashes" on it and says NOW THIS MIGHT BE EASIER,
BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO HAIRS
CLOSE TO THE EYES.

They both say EYELASHES.

Daniel says OH, TAKE OFF YOUR BLINDFOLDS.
YOU GOT THE ANSWERS CORRECT,
DR. DEEPAK,
BUT I BELIEVE DR. SHANNON
SAID THEM FASTER.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR PLAYING, GUYS.
AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
IN
THE SPACE.
BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE PARTING
WORDS BEFORE YOU GUYS LEAVE?

Shannon says YES, SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT
IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET YOUR EYES
CHECKED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.
OHIP ACTUALLY COVERS
EYE EXAMS ANNUALLY
UNTIL WE TURN 20 YEARS OLD.

Daniel says WHOA, THAT IS SO AMAZING.
SO TVO KIDS, GO OUT THERE
AND GET YOUR EYES CHECKED.
THANK YOU AGAIN,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TVO KIDS, STAY TUNED, BECAUSE WE
ARE SEEING WHICH GLASSES
LUCAS PICKS COMING UP NEXT.

(music plays)

The announcer says THE SPACE!