Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Optometry
 
chapter
Regulations of the Virginia Board of Optometry [18 VAC 105 ‑ 20]
Action Regulations for laser surgery certifications
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 10/25/2024
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10/25/24  8:43 pm
Commenter: Alyssa Shema, OD

Support in-office laser procedures by ODs
 

I urge you to support the draft regulations as presented without any changes. The draft regulations were developed with input from optometrist and ophthalmologists and should be supported as presented. Doctors of optometry go through extensive training in order to be able to perform these procedures and it will provide better access to care for Virginians. All optometrists must be certified in laser procedures before performing them on patients. Thank you.  

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