Legislation that targets health and vision plan abuses and is backed by the American Optometric Association and the American Dental Association was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The ...

As an optometrist practicing in Alaska, I 100 percent agree that "Alaska should leave eye surgery to the surgeons; optometrists don't qualify." I went to optometry school to be a primary eye care ...

The optometry bill, which for a few weeks reignited the so-called “eyeball wars” between doctors of optometry and doctors of medicine, died in the Legislature this year, but that doesn’t mean the war ...

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A bill that would have allowed optometrists to perform certain kinds of surgeries failed to clear a legislative committee on Tuesday. Rep. Jon Eubanks, R-Paris, the sponsor of House Bill 1251, told ...

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 ...