California optometrists lost their latest bid to expand their scope of practice when the state's governor recently vetoed a bill that would have allowed them to perform laser and scalpel eye surgeries ...

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 ...

Vermont's optometrists and ophthalmologists are battling over who is allowed to do surgery on your eyes. A bill being considered by the Vermont Legislature would allow optometrists to perform certain ...