I am writing to support laser regulations as they were presented without any changes.  The draft regulations were developed with input from both optometry and ophthalmology and should be supported as presented.  In-office lasers have been performed by optometrists across the USA since the 1990's and currently 12 states have optometrists performing these procedures.  There are almost double the amount of optometrists in the state of Virginia as ophthalmologists, thus if the regulations are passed, making access to theses procedures much less burdensome for the working poor.