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2. Optometry - Wikipedia

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   Optometrists in Canada are trained and licensed to be primary eye care providers. They provide optical and medical eye care. They are able to diagnose and treat most eye diseases and can prescribe both topical and oral medications. [57] They can also undertake further qualifications in order to perform some surgical procedures.

3. Medical prescription - Wikipedia

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   Florida pharmacists can write prescriptions for a limited set of drugs. [15] In all US states, optometrists prescribe medications to treat certain eye diseases, and also issue spectacle and contact lens prescriptions for corrective eyewear. [16]

4. DEA number - Wikipedia

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   A DEA number (DEA Registration Number) is an identifier assigned to a health care provider (such as a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, optometrist, podiatrist, dentist, or veterinarian) by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled substances.

5. Eyeglass prescription - Wikipedia

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   Using a phoropter to determine a prescription for eyeglasses. An eyeglass prescription is an order written by an eyewear prescriber, such as an optometrist, that specifies the value of all parameters the prescriber has deemed necessary to construct and/or dispense corrective lenses appropriate for a patient.

6. David B. Hoyt - Wikipedia

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   In the "eyeball wars" between optometrists and ophthalmologists, ophthalmologists have maintained that optometrists do not have the same medical training or qualifications to perform eye surgery, and so, when Governor Rick Scott signed HB 239 into law in 2013, allowing optometrists to prescribe a limited number of oral medications ...

7. More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why ...

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   The number of prescribers rose last year after doctors no longer needed to get a special waiver to prescribe the drug, while the number of patients filling prescriptions barely budged.

8. Eye care professional - Wikipedia

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   Ophthalmology (/ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒi/ OFF-thal-MOL-ə-jee) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that handles the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders.[1] [2] Ophthalmologists are physicians (M.D./D.O/have a doctorate in medicine) that undergo subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. [3]

9. Not Enough Doctors Are Treating Heroin Addiction With A Life ...

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   Below, see how many patients can potentially be prescribed buprenorphine by certified doctors in each state, compared to the number of people suffering from opiate-related addictions. Sources: Drug Enforcement Administration, American Journal of Public Health , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention