As a residency trained optometrist that has practiced comprehensive medical eye care alongside ophthalmologists for more than two decades, I can tell you that many of the ophthalmologists in our area call ME seeking help in managing their patients. That’s right… MDs calling our ODs to ask for help in managing everything from keratoconus to herpetic eye disease. I have removed more corneal foreign bodies and treated more corneal ulcers than many general ophthalmologists in Northern Virginia. Those stating ODs are unqualified and dangerous have no idea what ODs actually do. There is not an OD working in an optical who has any interest in performing a YAG cap or YAG PI. This will only help improve patient access to care when MDs would rather be in surgery than doing a laser that has far less reimbursement.