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News and views on the regulatory, legislative and political issues impacting ophthalmology in Washington, D.C., and around the United States. Articles featured in the Academy's weekly Washington Report Express email newsletter.
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South Dakota Optometrists Seek Surgical Scope Expansion

JAN 26, 2023 in Scope of Practice

The legislation is being considered Monday in the South Dakota Senate. All Academy members from South Dakota should urge their senators to oppose this bill.

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Iowa Optometrists Seek Authority to Inject Anesthesia

JAN 26, 2023 in Scope of Practice

After ophthalmology fought off this push in 2020, optometry and its allies in the state legislature are back again with a bill to expand their scope of practice.

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Fight Dangerous Optometric Surgery Legislation in Nebraska

JAN 20, 2023 in Scope of Practice

The Nebraska Legislature has introduced Legislative Bill 216, which, if enacted, would place patients at risk by authorizing optometrists to perform selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) to treat glaucoma.

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Washington and Nebraska Optometrists Seek Surgical Authority

JAN 12, 2023 in Patient Safety, Scope of Practice

These bills represent the first threats to surgical standards to emerge this year.

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Growing Success for Ophthalmology’s Friends in Congress as States Call More Races

NOV 17, 2022 in Low-Vision Device Coverage, Congressional Advocacy, Scope of Practice, Medicare Fee Schedule

Your OPHTHPAC supported candidates continue to win, sending more ophthalmology champions to Congress.

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State Legislative Champions of Ophthalmology Seek Federal Office

OCT 27, 2022 in Scope of Practice, Congressional Advocacy

You could bolster our efforts to elect more pro-ophthalmology champions to the next Congress. Get engaged with OPHTHPAC to ensure we have the right people for our profession in Congress.

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Academic Center Chairs Speak Up to Protect Quality Veteran Eye Care

OCT 27, 2022 in Veterans Eye Care, Congressional Advocacy, Scope of Practice

Ophthalmology department chairs of several leading medical schools have sent letters to the VA undersecretary for health expressing concern for a recent change to community care guidelines.

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Congress Presses VA Over Changes to Eye Surgery Safety Guidelines

OCT 20, 2022 in Veterans Eye Care, Scope of Practice, Congressional Advocacy

Ophthalmologist and U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Health expressing concern that the agency removed language from community care guidelines allowing only ophthalmologists to perform invasi…

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Dangerous Optometric Surgery Bill Vetoed by California Governor

SEP 28, 2022 in Scope of Practice

In a major victory for patient safety, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed optometrists to perform complex eye surgeries with little to no training.

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Nebraska’s Scope-of-Practice Review Committee Rejects Optometric Laser Surgery

SEP 15, 2022 in Patient Safety, Scope of Practice

The Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons successfully argued that patient access in the state was sufficient, and optometrists did not have sufficient training to perform the surgery before a key committee blocked approval by a 3-2 vote.

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