optometrists /tags/optometrists optometrists en-US Copyright Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:56:11 GMT Governor vetoes controversial bill allowing non-surgeons to perform laser eye surgery /ophthalmologists-academy-praises-governor-michelle-lujan-grisham-mlg-vetoes-house-bill-hb36-optometrist-laser-eye-surgery Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday, just hours before the deadline, vetoed House Bill 36, which would have allowed optometrists, who do not attend medical school, to perform delicate eye surgeries with only 36 hours of training and 4 hours working on a model eye unsupervised by an actual eye surgeon. Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:56:11 GMT /ophthalmologists-academy-praises-governor-michelle-lujan-grisham-mlg-vetoes-house-bill-hb36-optometrist-laser-eye-surgery Daniel Montaño Eye doctors seek veto on bill that lets optometrists do surgery /local-news/2025-03-27/doctors-seek-veto-on-optometrist-bill A bill passed in the recent legislative session to make it easier for optometrists to perform complicated eye surgeries. But a professional association of ophthalmologists wants the governor to veto the legislation because they say it puts patients at risk. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:46:03 GMT /local-news/2025-03-27/doctors-seek-veto-on-optometrist-bill Daniel Montaño