ORLANDO, Fla. — Ophthalmologists continue to stand united in efforts to thwart expansion of optometry's scope of practice in the U.S., a speaker said here.
"I am happy to report that in 2011, the [American] Academy [of Ophthalmology] worked closely with state societies to defeat surgical scope expansion in optometry in six states. Subspecialty societies also provided very good support," Gregory L. Skuta, MD, said during Glaucoma Subspecialty Day preceding the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
The AAO's Secretariat for State Affairs and various state societies have spearheaded lobbying efforts to remove surgical provisions from scope-of-practice bills in states including Idaho, Maine, Texas and West Virginia, Dr. Skuta said.
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