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Optometrists are not medical doctors. So why do they want state regulators to give them the authority to perform surgery on your eyelids— without the education and training required of a medical doctor / surgeon? Let’s stop this NOW! safesurgeryillinois.org/take…
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There’s a bad proposal brewing in Springfield that would lower the standard of surgical care for patients around Illinois. Here’s what you need to know – from the Chicago Tribune. chicagotribune.com/news/sns-…
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Medical doctors spend 17k hours training to learn how to care for and perform surgery on and around your eyes. Optometrists, who are not medical doctors or surgeons think they can learn what they need to know in just 32 hours – only 16 of which is clinical “hands-on” experience.
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Medical doctors are standing up for patient safety to maintain high standards of surgical care in Illinois. Will you join them? safesurgeryillinois.org/take…
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Ophthalmologists are trained medical doctors with thousands of hours of training to perform surgery. Optometrists want the right to perform surgery after just 16 hours of hands-on training. Help us stop this bad policy now. safesurgeryillinois.org/take…
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We need YOUR HELP. Act today to ensure that only medical doctors and surgeons are allowed to perform surgery on YOUR eyes! safesurgeryillinois.org/take…
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Medical doctors spend 17k hours training to learn how to perform surgery on and around your eyes. Optometrists, who are not MDs or surgeons think they can learn what they need to know in just 32 hours – only 16 of which is clinical “hands-on” experience.
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The Journal Star takes a look at why medical doctors are standing up to a bad proposal in front of the Illinois legislature. Here’s why they’re trying to ensure that only medical doctors can perform surgery on your eyelids. pjstar.com/news/20180401/ill…
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This reads like the start of a horror novel: non-medical doctors want government regulators to give them authority to perform SURGERY on your eyelids—without the training required of a medical eye doctor/surgeon. #NotFakeNews safesurgeryillinois.org/wp-c…
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If you didn’t know any better, you may think an optometrist is a medical doctor. But they’re not. Yet they want the state gov't to give them the authority to perform surgery on your eyelids. ONLY MDs & surgeons should be able to operate on your eyes! safesurgeryillinois.org/take…
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The Journal Star takes a look at why medical doctors are standing up to a bad proposal in front of the Illinois legislature. Here’s why they’re trying to ensure that only medical doctors can perform surgery on your eyelids. pjstar.com/news/20180401/ill…
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Medical doctors are standing up for patient safety to maintain high standards of surgical care. Will you join them? safesurgeryillinois.org/take…
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Optometrists are not MDs. Yet they want to perform surgeries that “can result in complications and other problems if handled by professionals without a breadth of medical knowledge. safesurgeryillinois.org/take…
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Optometrists in Illinois want the ability to perform surgery on YOUR eyelids. The problem? They're not medical doctors or surgeons. Help us STOP this bad proposal and ensure that only MDs can perform surgery in Illinois at safesurgeryillinois.org/take… .
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32 hours of training is NOT the same as earning a medical degree and not enough training to perform surgery on your eyelids. The Chicago Tribune digs into this dangerous proposal. Learn more and help us STOP this today! chicagotribune.com/news/sns-…
Optometrists are not medical doctors – but they’re attempting a run-around of Illinois law to perform surgery on YOUR eyelids. Help us tell the Illinois legislature that this is a bad proposal! safesurgeryillinois.org/take…
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The Journal Star takes a look at why medical doctors are standing up to a bad proposal in front of the Illinois legislature. Here’s why they’re trying to ensure that only medical doctors can perform surgery on your eyelids.pjstar.com/news/20180401/ill…
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There’s a bad proposal brewing in Springfield that would lower the standard of surgical care for patients around Illinois. Here’s what you need to know – from the Chicago Tribune. chicagotribune.com/news/sns-…
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Medical doctors are standing up for patient safety to maintain high standards of surgical care. Will you join them? safesurgeryillinois.org/take…
We need to maintain high standards of surgical safety here in Illinois! Help us by raising awareness of this bad proposal.
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