• Replicates the success of other states, allowing trained and certified Doctors of Optometry to perform limited laser procedures
• Brings new health care options to 40 mostly rural counties
• Protects patient safety – More than 33,000 procedures performed by Doctors of Optometry in other states

Each year, thousands of North Carolinians are denied a choice on eye care. Other states have expanded access to vital procedures by giving patients a choice between Doctors of Optometry or Doctors of Ophthalmology. In North Carolina, patients don’t get that choice.