Ophthalmologists raise safety concerns as provinces weigh allowing optometrists to perform minor surgeries
November 19, 2025
Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries and laser eye treatments, which are currently outside their scope of practice.
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