As optometrists gain more scope of practice rights throughout the country and are employed by ophthalmic practices to comanage patient care, ophthalmologists and optometrists have varied opinions on what roles optometrists should play in patients’ lives and exactly what services they should be allowed to perform.
In four states — Louisiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Arkansas — optometrists have broadened their scope to include some surgical procedures, which in other states would be performed only by MDs.
Since June 2014 when HB1065 took effect, ODs in Louisiana can perform
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