May 10, 2025
Safeguarding Surgery Standards: The legislative role in scope of practice issues
May 9, 2025
Proposal to reform eye care in Maine would put patients’ vision at risk | Opinion
May 1, 2025
Opinion: Minnesota legislators must not lower the standard on eye surgery
April 28, 2025
Local View: Eye-popping legislation could put Minnesota patients at risk
April 26, 2025
Commentary: Leave eye surgery to trusted surgeons
April 24, 2025
Timothy W. Olsen: Don’t blur the lines between optometrists and ophthalmologists
April 18, 2025
Opinion: Florida lawmakers must uphold high standards for eye surgeries
March 27, 2025
Charles Francis, M.D.: Lawmakers shouldn’t gamble with your vision
March 27, 2025
Eye doctors seek veto on bill that lets optometrists do surgery
March 19, 2025
Eyeball wars: Ophthalmologists say optometry scope of practice bill is shortsighted
March 12, 2025
OPINION: A botched surgery took my vision. I don’t want New Mexicans to face the same risks.
December 11, 2024
Andreea Chirica: Trenton bill will put New Jerseyans’ eyes at risk
December 11, 2024
Drs. Mark Mayle & Dr. Abraham Mitias: State policymakers must protect safe eye surgery standards
June 24, 2024
June 24, 2024
Herb Conaway, MD: Proposed legislation puts New Jerseyans’ eyes at risk | Opinion
May 2, 2024
RUTLEDGE: When Eye Surgery by Optometrists Goes Wrong — My Story
May 2, 2024
RUTLEDGE: When Eye Surgery by Optometrists Goes Wrong — My Story
March 31, 2024
Dr. Warren Goldblatt: Reject SB440. Only surgeons should perform eye surgery.
March 23, 2024
Drs. Anthony J. Correnti & Ahad A. Fazelat: House must safeguard surgical eye care standards
March 22, 2024
Dr. Erin Fogel: Opinion: Surgeons are made by medical schools, not legislation
March 11, 2024
BFP: Vermont Legislature is deciding who should be allowed to do surgery on your eyes
February 28, 2024
Dr. Jessica McNally: Vermont eye surgery safety at risk
February 21, 2024
Deseret News: Opinion: Should optometrists perform laser eye surgeries?
February 20, 2024
Utah bill would lower qualifications to perform some eye surgeries
January 14, 2024
LICCIARDI: SB 440 Puts Surgical Eye Safety at Risk and Should be Rejected
March 2, 2022
Why take a chance with your eyes?
February 24, 2022
Dr. Elizabeth Houle: Keep eye surgery safe for Vermonters
February 20, 2022
Should non-medical doctors be allowed to perform eye surgery? Vermont lawmakers weigh in.
February 4, 2022
Poll: 80% of Virginians only want eye surgeon to perform eye surgery
February 4, 2022
Commentary: Eyes surgery should be left to the experts
April 5, 2021
Opinion: Lawmakers can’t take a shortcut to better eye health
April 3, 2021
Guest column: Should standards for training eye surgeons be lowered?
April 1, 2021
Optometrists aren’t surgeons. Florida lawmakers should not let them perform eye surgery | Opinion
April 1, 2021
Leave eye surgery to the actual eye surgeons | Letters to the editor
March 31, 2021
Sarah Wellik: When it comes to eye surgery, let’s put patient safety first
March 27, 2021
Limit eye incisions to surgeons
March 25, 2021
Optometrists shouldn’t be eye surgeons
March 11, 2021
‘Eyeball wars’ heat up again in Florida Senate
March 8, 2021
Florida Doctors Speak Out Against Dangerous Legislation
February 27, 2020
Y’all Politics – Optometrists seeking legislation to remove barriers on scope of practice
February 19, 2020
February 19, 2020
WLBT – New Bill Raises Surgical Safety
February 17, 2020
February 14, 2020
Idaho Press – Senate panel kills bill to let optometrists do some laser eye surgeries
February 14, 2020
February 13, 2020
Idaho Press – Senate committee sees no path forward in 2020 for laser eye surgery bill
February 13, 2020
Magic Valley – Guest opinion: HB 317 threatens patient safety
February 12, 2020
Magic Valley – Reader Comment: Optometry surgery bill is unacceptable
February 10, 2020
Idaho Statestman – Op-Ed – It’s up to Idaho Senate to stop dangerous eye surgeries
February 8, 2020
The Spokesman Review – Johanna Jensen: Eye surgery requires extensive, supervised training
February 7, 2020
February 7, 2020
Jackson Hole News and Guide – Legislature eyes new rules for optometrists
February 7, 2020
Wyoming News – Poll shows strong opposition to proposed law changing surgeon requirements
February 7, 2020
February 6, 2020
February 6, 2020
Idaho County Free Press – Idaho House approves bill that allows eye doctors to perform laser surgery
February 5, 2020
Magic Valley – House approves bill that allows eye doctors to perform laser surgery
February 5, 2020
Idaho Press – Controversial eye surgery bill clears House, 58-11
February 2, 2020
Magic Valley – Op-Ed – Letter to editor: Pros and cons of eye surgeries by optometrists
January 31, 2020
Meridian Star – Reject bill to allow optometrists to perform surgery
January 30, 2020
Idaho State Journal – Bill that would allow eye doctors to do laser surgery moves forward
January 28, 2020
January 23, 2020
Becker’s ASC Review – Idaho considers legislation to expand optometrist scope of practice
January 21, 2020
Invision – Idaho Considers Allowing ODs to Perform Laser Eye Surgery
January 21, 2020
East Idaho News – Bill would allow your optometrist to give you laser eye surgery
January 20, 2020
KTVB – Eye doctors see problem with proposed Idaho legislation
January 20, 2020
KTVB – Optometrist sees no issues with controversial Idaho eye doctor bill
December 27, 2019
Sweetwater Now – This New Year’s Eve Don’t Shoot Your Eye Out!
December 18, 2019
Oil City News – Make Sure Protective Eyewear is on Your Christmas Shopping List
October 23, 2019
Oil City News – As Halloween Approaches, FDA Cautions Against Colored Contacts
April 12, 2019
KSAT – Proposed state bill would allow optometrists more freedom; ophthalmologists disagree
March 12, 2019
Baxter Bulletin – Local eye surgeons wary of HB1251
February 20, 2019
Arkansas Online – Optometry bill falls short in committee
February 19, 2019
UA Little Rock Public Radio – House Committee Fails to Pass Bill That Expands the Practice of Optometry
February 18, 2019
Arkansas Online – Eye risk too great
February 8, 2019
Buckrail – Short-Cuts in Health Care Pose a Risk for Wyoming Patients
February 8, 2019
County 17 – Short-Cuts In Health Care Pose Real Risks For Wyoming Patients With Senate File 55
February 6, 2019
Jackson Hole News and Guide – Legislature eyes new rules for optometrists
January 28, 2019
KATV – Proposed legislation pits optometrists against ophthalmologists in Arkansas
January 23, 2019
FOX 16 – Arkansas Lawmakers Don’t See Eye to Eye on Bill to Expand Procedures to Optometrists
January 22, 2019
TALK BUSINESS – The eyes have it: ophthalmologists vs. optometrists at the state capitol
April 8, 2018
Daily Herald – Illinois doctors oppose expanding procedures to optometrists
January 24, 2018
WRIC – Va. bill would broaden scope of practice for optometrists
June 25, 2017
Greensboro News and Record – Eye surgery bill would be dangerous medicine
April 12, 2017
Florida Politics – A dangerous consequence of Florida’s Eyeball Wars; throwing gasoline on the state’s wildfire opioid crisis
April 11, 2017
STARNEWS – Leave Eye Surgery to Ophthalmologists
April 8, 2017
Winston Salem Journal – Dr. Susan Burden: Leave eye surgery to trained surgeons
March 29, 2017
Sunshine State News – Non-doctors in Florida Lobby for OK to Perform Eye Surgery
March 28, 2017
Sunshine State News – Eye Specialists Are Secretly Selling Patients, Critics Say
March 27, 2017
Sunshine State News – Record Sums Pour In, As Optometrists Ready For Big Fight in Tallahassee
March 22, 2017
The News & Observer – Leave Eye Surgery to the Ophthalmologists
January 24, 2017
Florida Politics – JAMA study shows research not on optometrists’ side in Eyeball Wars