The eyes of Oklahoma

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The eyes of Oklahoma













        




          A customer pushes a shopping cart beyond the optical department at a Costco Wholesale Corp. store in San Antonio, Texas, on May 30.



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A constant democratic struggle is to protect the public from the professional guilds that use the power of government to block competition. A poll in Oklahoma next month would make it easier for patients to receive eye care if voters can get past the medical lobby.

State question 793 would amend Oklahoma's constitution to allow optometrists to perform eye exams and write prescriptions in a

            Walmart
,

            Costco

            or another retailer. Under current law, if optometrists want to practice in a retail environment, they must have a physical wall that cuts off the sales floor office. Oklahoma also prohibits the sale of glasses or contact lenses in stores where optical products are less than half the revenue.



Opponents have raised around $ 1.5 million, almost all from the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Doctors and several optometrists and ophthalmologists in the state. They point to a provision on the ballot measure that allows retailers to "limit" the practice of optometrists, stating that this means that corporations can dictate the scope and quality of patient care. Proponents of SQ 793 say that the only limitation would prevent optometrists from performing surgery on the front of the eye outside of a doctor's office. No matter where they practice, optometrists would still have to comply with state licensing requirements and health and safety standards. 

Under the status quo, anyone who wants, but lacks 20/20 vision, is in debt to optometrists and ophthalmologists. They conduct complete eye exams that provide vision prescriptions and screening for larger illnesses and preventive care. Walmart, Target, Costco and others that are compatible with SQ 793 have committed to providing the same comprehensive review. 

These retailers often also offer appointment-free appointments for the patient's vision needs, which is very important in a state where low-income patients may end up waiting months for an appointment at an optometrist's office. Oklahomans should have the option of receiving eye care in more places than doctor's offices. 



            Appeared on October 25, 2018, print edition.

    

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