In the gospel of Matthew, chapter 25, Jesus says: "I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in; naked and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me."

When people ask Christ when they had seen him in such dire conditions, he responds, "Inasmuch as you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."

Editorial

Publication: The Dominion Post

Section: Opinion

Page Number: 4

Clash over scope of optometrists needs to be reworked in Legislature

It's no surprise that optometrists and ophthalmologists didn't see eye to eye on former House Bill 2978.

As nearly 80 million baby boomers begin to become Medicare-eligible, health care workforce and access issues rise to the top of policy makers’ agenda, coinciding with the Academy’s own initiatives. An Institute of Medicine (IOM) report released this month points to a shortage of practitioners serving older people. To improve ophthalmologists’ ability to keep up with the growing eye health needs of society, an Academy-produced white paper series (member login required) considers the best practices for high patient throughput in three practice types: