optometry

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.

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.

Owners of an optometry practice are suing two former employees, saying they copied the confidential information of 9,000 patients in hopes of luring them…