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Not seeing eye to eye: Optometrists, ophthalmologists battle over prescriptions

Hank Stephenson//April 23, 2014//[read_meter]

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Not seeing eye to eye: Optometrists, ophthalmologists battle over prescriptions

Not seeing eye to eye: Optometrists, ophthalmologists battle over prescriptions

Hank Stephenson//April 23, 2014//[read_meter]

Optometrists want the ability to prescribe steroids, hydrocodone pain killers and other potentially dangerous drugs, but lawmakers say a bill allowing them to do so is circumventing the legislative process...

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Tags: Joint Health Committee of Reference, House Finance Committee, Kelli Ward, Carter’s House Health Committee, Reps Heather Carter, Kate Brophy McGee, Senate Health and Human Services Committee, Justin Olson, Veterans Administration Hospital, Physician, Arizona Optometric Association, Nancy Barto, Palo Alto, MedicineMedicine, OptometryOptometry, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, HydrocodoneHydrocodone

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