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John Stossel got an eyeglass prescription over the internet. “Bottleneckers” want that banned. Need glasses? Going to an optometrist can be a pain and waste the better part of a day. So a company, Opternative, invented an at-home test....
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By Peter Schorsch – Losers: Florida Optometric Association — After decades of fighting over expanding their scope of practice to be able to perform surgery on the eye without a medical degree or years of residency training, Optometrists this year started Eyeball Wars...
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By: C. Jarrett Dieterle – Oklahoma lags behind other states when it comes to freeing up its healthcare markets, and a recent debate in the state legislature shows that politicians in the Sooner State are still attempting to find the...
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Dear President Treat, Majority Floor Leader David, Democratic Leader Floy and distinguished members of the Oklahoma State Senate: Americans for Vision Care Innovation is a bipartisan coalition of taxpayer advocates, consumer groups, think tanks, and innovative companies working with...
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Legislature is considering bills that would make it easier for people to get some of their healthcare services – possibly including eye care – online. The “telehealth” bills help doctors use technology to provide services...
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By Drew Wilson – Telemedicine has the potential to bring health care access to new heights, but amendments to the House and Senate telemedicine packages Thursday would be a regression. HB 23 has already cleared the House and is ready...