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 ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

Imagine you live in a rural Arkansas community with limited access to health care. While there aren't any medical specialists based in your county (or even the surrounding counties), your town does ...