What Could Texas' Optometry Legislation Mean for Patients?
We sat down with a Fort-Worth based past president of the Texas Optometry Association to find out. By Will Maddox Published in Healthcare Business April 28, 2021 3:00 pm Texas optometrists are advocating for a change to the rules that govern their profession during this year’s legislative session. The new laws would allow optometrists to take on some minor surgeries that were previously the responsibility of ophthalmologists. Proponents say the law is about expanding access and allowing patients to be treated by the optometrist that they already know. What’s more, nearly every adjacen...