It's simple: as optometry gets more complicated, KY's standards need to keep up

Published on April 28, 2026
Rather than wait for a balanced legislative task force, the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners has created its own internal workgroup to review training and credentialing standards and make recommendations to the board.
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