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The Texas Optometry Board recently released new guidelines for doctors to follow. "We're kind of the primary care physicians of the eye world, so we help and manage different eye diseases.
A Lubbock ophthalmologist has sued the Texas Optometry Board seeking to overturn a rule that prohibits optometrists from opening practices in national eyewear chain businesses. Peter M. Ho filed su… ...
The Texas Optometry Board, the licensing board for optometrists in the state, sanctioned McManaman's doctor for failing to provide proper care for his glaucoma.
While the Attorney General would not address whether the TOB could or should discipline an optometric retailer or optometrist for the fact scenario presented, it did speak to the broader legal ...
The Optometry Board is overreaching both its authority and its purpose." (section 1) The Texas Optometry Act bans independent optometrists from sharing the same space as national eyewear providers.
Texas has serious challenges in the delivery of eye care and unreasonably limiting patient's choices - particularly in rural areas - makes no sense," said Dr. Jenny Terrell, Texas Optometric ...
When the state of Texas renewed the Texas Optometry Board during its Sunset Commission review in 2017, the commission said the board was overall well-run but wrote, “In the area of enforcement ...
In Texas, there were just 1,670 ophthalmologists and more than 4,000 optometrists in 2019—the latter figure representing more than 25 percent growth since 2014.
Healio News Optometry Regulatory/Legislative Issue: August 2011 August 01, 2011 2 min read Save ...
Dr. KyLeigh McKeever, OD, with Texas State Optical (TSO) in Wichita Falls, said prior to the coronavirus situation, the office’s three optometrists saw about 15-20 patients a day each.
House Bill 2340 and Senate Bill 993 would let optometrists perform procedures such as LASIK and manage complex glaucomas without physician collaboration. They could also prescribe some medications and ...