Dear Ms. Moss:

I am writing you as a concerned citizen in the Commonwealth. I just learned that the General Assembly and Governor passed a law allowing non-surgeons to operate, and that the Board of Optometry is about to allow non-surgeons to perform laser surgeries on eyes after no hands-on training (didactic coursework only). 

I am shocked and disappointed that our government would make such a decision regarding our health and safety. 

Please do everything you can to ensure the highest standards of care possible in the Commonwealth. If we have to endure this unfortunate law, please make the regulations as close as possible to the actual surgeons’ requirements, such as requiring all optometrists to have proctored live cases prior to being allowed to operate on us.

Sincerely,

Very concerned citizen