In three U.S. states where optometrists have expanded scope of practice, more than 40% of residents live within 10 minutes of an ophthalmologist office, according to a study.
“These sorts of analyses provide researchers and health policy makers with a stronger basis for evaluating whether legislation expanding the scope of practice of optometrists in these states is achieving its stated purpose, which was to expand access,” the study authors wrote.
Using 2010 U.S. census data, an American Academy of Ophthalmology member database and Medicare beneficiary data, the authors analyzed
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