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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  12:19 pm
Commenter: Mark Meadows, O.D. Eastern Eye Associates

Please support optometry regulations as presented
 
  • Draft regulations as presented were developed with input from optometry and ophthalmology.
  • All optometrists must be certified in laser procedures before performing them on patients.
  • To be certified, they must have extensive clinical experience, complete hands-on training and pass a national certification exam.
  • 12 states include in-office laser procedures by optometrists and more than 140,000 procedures have been capably performed by optometrists in service to their communities.
  • Doctors of Optometry have served and will continue to serve the citizens of Virginia by adhering the same standards of care required of a professional rendering care to the patients of their communities.

Draft regulations should be supported as presented.

Respectfully submitted,

Mark Kinney Meadows, O.D.

Gloucester, Virginia

CommentID: 228342