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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
The scope of optometry outlines what Optometrists can legally do based on their education and the state where they work. When answering this question, describe how you believe the scope of optometry will change in the next 15-20 years, using the state where you are applying as an example or across the United States as a whole. The interviewer wants to see if you understand what your scope of practice is. If you do not understand your scope of practice, you could be a liability to the company.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I believe that the scope of practice for optometry in the next 15-20 years will include an increased number of procedures we can perform, increased surgical authority in more US states, and an increase in the types of medications we can administer. As more people are aging, I believe there will be greater demand for eye care, and I think Optometrists will be given more leeway to do the job we were taught how to do."

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