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I know my guess is as good as the next guys, but given that I'm only a medical student I'd like to hear from the eye surgeons in the field already about what they think the next 25 years will have in store for the field of ophthalmology with respect to increasing scope of optometry?
It seems like many optometrist want to expand their scope of practice so that they can feel like surgeons and physicians, as well as make more money. I for one can't blame them because being a surgeon does sound very nice and money is always a good thing, even if they aren't qualified..
That said, will their attempts to increase their scope of practice to include more surgery make any progress based on what you've already seen in Oklahoma and New Mexico, or are theese just very specific cases based on the needs of those 2 states only?
What is being done by the AMA or other organizations to prevent surgery from being performed by those that are not trained in this area. Are optometry schools considering residencies and adding surgery to their curriculum.. or heck can they even do that?
It seems like many optometrist want to expand their scope of practice so that they can feel like surgeons and physicians, as well as make more money. I for one can't blame them because being a surgeon does sound very nice and money is always a good thing, even if they aren't qualified..
That said, will their attempts to increase their scope of practice to include more surgery make any progress based on what you've already seen in Oklahoma and New Mexico, or are theese just very specific cases based on the needs of those 2 states only?
What is being done by the AMA or other organizations to prevent surgery from being performed by those that are not trained in this area. Are optometry schools considering residencies and adding surgery to their curriculum.. or heck can they even do that?