Optometrists Victorious in Florida’s ‘Eyeball Wars,’ Law Will Permit Them to Prescribe Ocular Pharmaceutical Agents

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida Senate Bill 278 authorizing optometrists in that state to prescribe ocular pharmaceutical agents was unanimously approved by the Florida Senate yesterday in a 40-0 vote.   It had already passed the Florida House of Representatives on Thursday March 21. After it is signed by the Governor of Florida, the bill will become law on July 1, 2013.   Read the article on VMail