Wyoming has joined Mississippi in passing legislation to expand optometric scope of practice, including certain surgical and prescription rights.
The Mississippi legislation grants optometrists the right to use local anesthesia by injection for procedures including excision of certain epidermal lesions, incision and curettage of nonrecurrent chalazion, and eyelid laceration repair, among other rights. The Wyoming legislation expands optometrists’ rights to prescribe and administer pharmaceuticals and perform laser procedures not explicitly prohibited in the legislation’s text.
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