Articles written by Drs Haley Menge Jon Kolstad & Kristen Obrien

DRS HALEY MENGE JON KOLSTAD AND KRISTEN OBRIEN|Jan 22, 2025

For Montana’s elderly citizens, nursing home residents, and others who struggle to travel long distances for medical care, access to trusted eye care close to home is essential. Yet, outdated laws in Montana restrict highly trained doctors of optometry from performing certain in-office procedures that could safely and effectively be done in their offices. It is time to modernize these regulations to ensure Montanans can receive timely, high-quality care without the burden of traveling hundreds of miles. Montana’s optometrists are often the fir...