Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This past weekend, I had the opportunity to provide a continuing education lecture for the Louisiana Optometric ...

The Tennessee General Assembly is considering companion bills that would allow optometrists to perform additional procedures. House Bill 1952 and Senate Bill 2076 would clarify that the practice ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ophthalmologists continue to stand united in efforts to thwart expansion of optometry's scope of practice in the U.S., a speaker said here. "I am happy to report that in 2011, the ...

I was born and raised in Presque Isle, where access to health care can be limited. After graduating from optometry school in ...

Re: “Doctors of optometry could aid patients — if state let them,” Another View, Oct. 17: This commentary by Tommy Lucas, O.D. (doctor of optometry), on expanding the scope of practice of optometrists ...

A small, little-known provision is among the most contentious issues at the Capitol this session. It doesn’t have to do with health care for undocumented immigrants or cutting services for people with ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MONTPELIER — Advocates working to expand the existing scope of optometrists in Vermont have again taken the conversation to the state's capital. Bill S ...

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 ...