Article: Bill would ban non-MDs from eye surgery on vets

Article: VA Ends Laser Eye Surgery by Optometrists.
PR Newswire;  December 17, 2004 ;     485 words ... ... Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has ... perform laser eye surgery at its health ... Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J ... providing laser eye surgery. CONTACT ... Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Public ...

Article: New VA Laser Eye Surgery Directive is Major Step ...
U.S. Newswire;  December 23, 2004 ;     470 words ... ... The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) directive placing ... responsibility for laser eye surgery at veterans' health ... out safe, effective eye surgery, we commend the VA ... was performing laser eye surgery on veterans. VHA Directive ...

Article: VA Seeks Eye Surgery Equipment
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 2, 2008 ;     344 words ... ... Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said it had a requirement for eye surgery equipment, for intraocular retinal surgery ... forrest@va.gov, at Department of Veterans Affairs, GLAC (69D), 5000 W. National Ave ...

Article: VA Establishes New Laser Eye Surgery Policies.
PR Newswire;  August 2, 2004 ;     496 words ... ... Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has ... performing laser eye surgery procedures ... Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J ... therapeutic laser eye surgery under the supervision ... Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Public ...

Article: New laser eye surgery policies established by U.S. ...
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week;  September 4, 2004 ;     497 words ... ... net) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a new policy providing ... the department for performing laser eye surgery procedures. VA's new policy states ... department to perform therapeutic laser eye surgery under the supervision of an ophthalmologist ...

Article: Coalition urges limiting eye surgery to ...
Ophthalmology Times;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... might be doing laser eye surgery at a Veterans Administration ... Oklahoma to perform laser eye surgery, there are already ... Although the Department of Veterans Affairs has now announced a ... to perform invasive eye surgery." Nancey McCann ...

Article: On the agenda: reimbursement, veterans, and children
Ophthalmology Times;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Eye Treatment Safety (VETS) Act. The VETS Act would prohibit non-physicians from performing eye surgery in all Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. As of January, we have gained 25 co-sponsors for the bill. We took up this ...