Poll: Granite Staters Strongly Oppose Letting Optometrists Perform Eye Surgery

Poll: Granite Staters Strongly Oppose Letting Optometrists Perform Eye Surgery

Granite Staters overwhelmingly oppose legislation that would allow optometrists to perform certain eye surgeries, according to a new poll. The findings come as state lawmakers prepare to debate such a proposal in the upcoming legislative session. In New Hampshire, optometrists, who are not medical doctors, are currently prohibited from performing any eye surgeries, including minor laser or eyelid procedures. Only ophthalmologists — medical eye d…