Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In January, the New Hampshire Senate received SB 440, a bill that would expand optometry’s scope of practice in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Many Illinois doctors are arguing that the state’s optometrists shouldn’t be allowed to perform procedures that are surgical in nature. The Department of Financial and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As optometrists gain more scope of practice rights throughout the country and are employed by ophthalmic ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Many Illinois doctors are arguing that the state's optometrists shouldn't be allowed to perform procedures that are surgical in nature. The (Springfield) State ...

Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to modernize optometry laws, aiming to improve eye care access for all residents.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A battle between optometrists and ophthalmologists over the kinds of eye surgery that can be performed in Oklahoma played out in the state Legislature on Wednesday. The House and ...

Patients’ health would be put at risk if optometrists in Illinois are successful in their quest for state approval to remove benign nodules and lesions, drain cysts and take tissue samples on the eyes ...

Imagine finding a small bump on your eyelid and asking the optometrist you’ve seen for the last decade to check it out. You’re told it’s benign and removal is relatively simple. Your relief doesn’t ...