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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.
Learning to prescribe drugs has been part of the country's optometry curriculum since 1995. Ontario is one of the last provinces to allow optometrists to prescribe medications. However, optometrists here are the only ones so far with the authority to prescribe oral drugs as well as topical ones.