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March 21, 2007
Nationally significant expansion bill pending in New Mexico
-- Arthur Epstein, OD, Optometric Physician, March 19, 2007
Optometrists continue their push for surgical authority in New Mexico and have now advanced their surgery bill through both the state House and the Senate. Their aggressive efforts continue in other states too, revealing more evidence of a national strategy in progress. Right now, Texas legislators are considering a bill that mirrors the New Mexico legislation.
We need your immediate support of the Surgical Scope Fund to counter these attacks! Without a concerted Eye M.D. effort, your state could be next.
Texas O.D.s have introduced a bill expanding optometric scope of practice to include the following surgeries:
Eyelid surgery, including removal of lid cancers
Administration of any drug by injection, including Avastin, Lucentis or Macugen injections for AMD
Repair of perforations with tissue glue, and more!
Nationally significant expansion bill pending in New Mexico
-- Arthur Epstein, OD, Optometric Physician, March 19, 2007
Optometrists continue their push for surgical authority in New Mexico and have now advanced their surgery bill through both the state House and the Senate. Their aggressive efforts continue in other states too, revealing more evidence of a national strategy in progress. Right now, Texas legislators are considering a bill that mirrors the New Mexico legislation.
We need your immediate support of the Surgical Scope Fund to counter these attacks! Without a concerted Eye M.D. effort, your state could be next.
Texas O.D.s have introduced a bill expanding optometric scope of practice to include the following surgeries:
Eyelid surgery, including removal of lid cancers
Administration of any drug by injection, including Avastin, Lucentis or Macugen injections for AMD
Repair of perforations with tissue glue, and more!