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Eye on Advocacy
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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Risky Optometric Surgery Bill Introduced in New Jersey

MAY 25, 2023 in Patient Safety, Scope of Practice

Inexact language in the bill could greatly broaden authority for optometrists in the state.

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Surgical Scope Fund: Together We Champion Patient Safety

MAY 25, 2023 in Scope of Practice, Patient Safety

Your investment is crucial in helping us preserve quality eye care for patients and ensure that surgery is done by surgeons.

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Views 58

Two More States Derail Optometric Surgery Legislation

MAY 25, 2023 in Patient Safety, Scope of Practice

The Academy’s advocacy partnership with state ophthalmic societies yielded two more legislative victories for patient safety this year with lawmakers in Alabama and Minnesota rejecting optometric surgery legislation.

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California Optometric Surgery Bill Is Dead for 2023

MAY 18, 2023 in Scope of Practice

The legislation that is nearly identical to the bill Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed last fall has been introduced into the Assembly.

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Washington Governor Signs Optometric Surgery Legislation

MAY 11, 2023 in Scope of Practice

Optometrists are now authorized to perform certain eye procedures.

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Optometric Surgery Legislation Introduced in Alabama

APR 27, 2023 in Patient Safety, Scope of Practice

The Alabama House of Representatives has introduced optometric surgery legislation that would threaten patient safety by adding laser and scalpel surgery to optometry’s scope of practice.

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South Dakota Ophthalmologists Successfully Protect Patient Safety

MAR 30, 2023 in Scope of Practice

With help from the Academy’s Surgical Scope Fund, the South Dakota Academy of Ophthalmology defeated a proposal that would have added laser and scalpel surgery to optometry’s scope of practice.

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Washington State: Optometric Surgery Bill Moves to House Committee

MAR 23, 2023 in Scope of Practice

Dangerous optometric surgery legislation will be considered in the Washington House Health Care and Wellness Committee on Friday. All ophthalmologists in Washington should contact committee members to urge a “no” vote.

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Join Your Peers in Protecting Veterans’ Eye Care

FEB 23, 2023 in Scope of Practice, Congressional Advocacy, Veterans Eye Care

The Academy has launched a fundraising campaign to fight possible changes in VA eye care that would lower patient safety standards by allowing optometrists to perform surgery on veterans, superseding state scope of practice laws.

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Idaho Optometrists Seek Laser Surgery Privileges

FEB 23, 2023 in Scope of Practice

This is the ninth state to consider expanding surgical privileges to optometrists this year.

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