Groups Seek To Block New Glaucoma Treatment Rules
Last week, the California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, the California Medical Association and the American Glaucoma Society filed an administrative petition asking the California Department of Consumer Affairs to reject new regulations that would expand the ability of optometrists to treat glaucoma patients. The petition also asked DCA Director Brian Stiger to order a state investigation of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Palo Alto Health Care System, where several patients recently experienced vision loss while receiving treatment for glaucoma.
- "Group Seeking Probe of Palo Alto VA Fights Optometrists' Bid To Treat Glaucoma Patients" (Eslinger, San Jose Mercury News, 6/10).