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Peter SchorschMay 1, 2017

After suffering a significant setback last week in the Eyeball Wars, optometrists may be mounting a last-ditch effort to get their bill rolling in the House. When will this bad bill just die? It has long past time to put an end to the Eyeball Wars in 2017, perhaps for good. Last week, HB 1037 […]

Phil AmmannApril 18, 2017

A growing number of medical professionals have joined forces in a wave of disapproval of optometrists in Florida’s “Eyeball Wars,” which is now making way through Tallahassee. HB 1037, which seeks to allow optometrists to perform surgery and prescribe opiates, among other things, now sits on the agenda of the House Health & Human Services […]

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As Eyeball Wars peak, optometrists seek desperate, last-minute buzzer beater

Eyeball Wars rage as dozens of medical groups oppose optometrists, claiming ‘serious threat’ to care