Patient safety is the highest priority in medical care. Patients have the right to be treated only by providers who have the appropriate training and experience. Our optometry colleagues seeking to perform laser procedures should be adequately assessed for competency, which I believe can only be demonstrated through treatment of real patients under supervision. 

I support amending the draft regulations to reflect a proctoring process that requires both didactic and live proctored cases on real patients. 

Ophthalmologist in Northern Virginia