Ohio legislators have a chance to make eye care more accessible and affordable by passing Senate Bill 36, also called the Primary Eye Care Modernization Bill. This bill would allow doctors of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

In New Jersey, like all states, optometry is a regulated profession. That means state lawmakers determine the scope of ...

Ptosis and strabismus rarely occur after glaucoma surgery, but they predominantly occur after surgery involving muscle ...

Dale Tosland is an optometrist practicing in Olympia. He is Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry and President-Elect of the Optometric Physicians of Washington. Courtesy of Dale Tosland This ...