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1 While the majority of states currently allow optometrists to. 2  prescribe oral steroids, Massachusetts is one of several states that do not. 3  Prescribe oral medications. 4  Massachusetts and New York are the only two states in which optometrists cannot prescribe oral medications to treat any condition.
By contrast an optometrist is not a medical doctor (MD) or doctor of osteopathic (DO) medicine. Optometrists are not licensed physicians and do not go to medical school. year course in optometry and receive a degree to practice optometry, not medicine. contact lenses.