Seeing is believing: The effects of optometrist scope of practice expansion.

We examine how the emergence of optometrists as new "eye doctors" affected population eye health outcomes and optometrist earnings in the United States. Using the staggered adoption of optometrist prescription authority across states, we find suggestive evidence that optometrist scope of practice ex...

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Published in:	Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 135 - 161
Main Authors:	Bae, Kihwan, Timmons, Edward, Nandy, Protik
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Jan2025
Subjects:	Medical practice State power Vision disorders Practice of optometry Eye care Medication therapy management
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