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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.
Even though I love my optometrist, I would never, ever let him do surgery, says Denishia Martin Hostetler, an Angie's List member in Bowling Green, Ky., where lawmakers this year gave optometrists the right to perform some surgical procedures and expand scope of practice in other ways.