California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 2236, which would have allowed optometrists in the state to use therapeutic lasers, remove eyelid lesions and perform corneal crosslinking.
Newsom shared the news in his Sept. 28 legislative update, saying, “This bill would authorize optometrists to perform ocular surgical procedures currently performed by ophthalmologists after completing specified education and training. I am not convinced that the education and training required is sufficient to prepare optometrists to perform the surgical procedures identified.”
As previously