Optical centers will open in four Sam’s Club stores in Oklahoma City, KFOR-TV reports.
The plans follow the passage of legislation allowing optometrists to practice within retail settings. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the bill into law in May 2019.
The optical centers are expected to open within the next few months. and 10 more centers are expected to open in the state by summer, according to KFOR.
Retailers are permitted to sell lenses and frames under the new legislation. But optometrists cannot be employees of retailers.
The law also does not allow retailers have control over any aspect of the eye exam.
The Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians has stated that the new legislation “will protect Oklahoma’s vision health standards while increasing convenience for consumers.”
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