Miss Manners: What’s the etiquette for a patient who is a physician addressing the doctor providing care?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a physician, so I am used to people addressing me as “Dr. Jones.” That includes both patients and ...
Oregonian10d
Miss Manners: Physician would like you to call him ‘Doctor,’ even when he’s the patient
However, when I go to a medical office as a patient, whether it is my primary care physician, the dentist, the optometrist or ...
KUNM1d
Eye doctors seek veto on bill that lets optometrists do surgery
A bill passed in the recent legislative session to make it easier for optometrists to perform complicated eye surgeries. But ...
Newstalk4d
Optometrists call for greater funding and larger role in public health
Optometrists have called for a greater role in public eye care, and say this would dramatically cut hospital and clinic ...
Florida Politics7d
‘Eyeball wars’ inch closer to optometrists’ side
Gaetz coined the term “eyeball wars,” and in 2013, he believed he resolved the turf war between ophthalmologists and optometrists. The two sides settled on a compromise allowing optometrists to ...
Tallahassee Democrat7d
Expanding scope of practice takes the eye off patient safety | Opinion
Opponents of the bill emphasize the vast difference in education and training between optometrists and ophthalmologists, urging lawmakers to prioritize patient safety. When one goes to the ...
Florida Politics9d
Eyeball wars: Ophthalmologists say optometry scope of practice bill is shortsighted
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Alex Rizo ( HB 449 ), would allow optometrists to “perform board-approved laser and non-laser ophthalmic procedures” and hold themselves out as “optometrists certified in ...