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Optometrists are lobbying for more leeway to treat patients — and physicians' groups are pushing back. But it's more than a turf war, both sides say, as they explain why patients' vision is at stake.

Several private equity firms are swarming into aging America’s eye care, and the consolidation is costing the health care system and patients more money. Some of the groups include Florida practices in their networks.

Amid heavy opposition from physicians, the Senate Health Policy Committee approved a bill that would authorize optometrists to perform some laser surgeries and prescribe opioids.

A federal judge is ordering a prominent Florida eye doctor behind bars to pay millions more in restitution.The Palm Beach Post reported that this week…

Florida health officials are warning about the dangers of sharing contact lenses. In a YouTube video, the Florida Department of Health warns against...

The Naples Lions Club is setting for itself an ambitious goal: eradicating lazy eye, or amblyopia , from kids across Collier County. To accomplish that...

Federal prosecutors argued Tuesday that a prominent Florida eye doctor tied to alleged political corruption ran a practice that was actually a…

The Medicare fraud trial of a prominent South Florida eye doctor tied to a New Jersey senator's alleged corruption is set to begin.Salomon Melgen's…

A prominent Florida eye doctor linked to corruption charges against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez wants his bail conditions eased in a separate health care…

The trial on health care fraud charges has been delayed until spring for a prominent Florida eye doctor also linked to a corruption case against New…