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Optometrists Now Allowed to Perform Surgeries in Louisiana

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Up to 30 states have considered such legislation.

Louisiana has become the third state where optometrists can perform eye surgery. After months of sometimes heated debate, Gov. Bobby Jindal signed into law a bill allowing optometrists to perform laser and lid surgery, following Oklahoma and Kentucky. Up to 30 states have mulled similar legislation in recent years.

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