This is incredibly unsafe for patients. Unfortunately, there is a huge amount of confusion in the general public between optometrist and ophthalmologist, especially with both being referred to as "Dr.", despite no residency training requirements for optometrist. The scope creep for mid- level providers across the field of medicine is horrendous and irresponsible, and we will pay for it in the near future with poor outcomes, lower quality of care, check-list medicine, and loss of physicians willing to stay in practice. This is all at the fault of corporate medical models trying to make quick bucks NOW, without regard to the future of healthcare or patient safety.