While ophthalmologists are able to perform any surgeries within the scope of eye care, optometrists, who are not credentialed as MDs, have a more limited scope of practice. In 2024, a few key states ...

Minnesota optometrists are seeking legislative approval to prescribe oral antiviral medications and administer injections around the eye. Ophthalmologists oppose the expansion, citing patient safety ...

Deakins said she wishes she could easily do procedures with patients that involve lasers, treat a sty on a patient’s eye or write a prescription instead of having to send patients out for another ...

Florida House Bill 449 would allow optometrists to perform eye surgeries, despite their lack of medical degrees and surgical training. Opponents of the bill emphasize the vast difference in education ...