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Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who specialize in treating the eyes. Optometrists have less training and specialized education, but now provide most primary eye care in the United States, routinely diagnosing and treating conditions that were outside their scope of practice half a century ago.

Which type of eye doctor do you need? Optometrists and ophthalmologists face off

Optometrists are lobbying for more leeway to treat patients — and physicians' groups are pushing back. But it's more than a turf war, both sides say, as they explain why patients' vision is at stake.

In this Sept. 15, 2017 photo provided by the U.S. Army Alaska, soldiers from Alpha Company, 70th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, conduct unscheduled field maintenance under the Northern Lights on a squad vehicle in preparation for platoon external evaluations at Donnelly Training Area, near Fort Greely, Alaska.

The Northern Lights may move farther south into the mainland U.S. this week

The Northern Lights, known scientifically as auroras borealis, are triggered by geomagnetic activity from the sun. They typically occur closer to the North Pole, near Alaska and Canada.

Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with indigenous communities, including First Nations, Metis and Inuit, at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church in Maskwacis, near Edmonton, Canada, on Monday.

Pope Francis issues an historic apology for 'devastating' school abuses in Canada

Pope Francis issued a long-awaited apology and took responsibility for the church's cooperation in generations of abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools across Canada.

In this image released by the U.S. Marshals Service is the wanted poster for Raymond McLeod, who has been apprehended. The U.S. Marshals Service says the Arizona man wanted for the killing of his girlfriend in San Diego in 2016 has been captured in El Salvador.

Former Marine pleads not guilty to girlfriend's 2016 murder in San Diego

Raymond Samuel McLeod Jr, 37, was arrested Monday afternoon in El Salvador in connection with the 2016 killing of 30-year-old Krystal Mitchell.

Groups of kids walking and riding bicycles after school in Carlsbad, Calif. Aug. 31, 2022

After declaring emergency over bike safety, Carlsbad approves $2 million for road safety

An increase in collisions involving e-bikes has prompted the city of Carlsbad to declare an emergency and put more money into traffic safety.

Players on Spain's women soccer team say they won't play until changes are made

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Barcelona-based reporter Alan Ruiz-Terol about 15 women soccer players renouncing to play for the Spanish national team.

Queen Elizabeth is shown outside St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rev. James Carroll on February 27, 1983.

Remembering the day Queen Elizabeth attended services at St. Paul's in San Diego

KPBS reporter John Carroll was one of the lucky few to be in the church that day in February of 1983.

Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) sits between Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) during a meeting between President Donald Trump and congressional members on Feb. 13, 2018.

Biden calls out for late Rep. Jackie Walorski at White House hunger event

Biden mistakenly called out for the Indiana Republican who died in a car crash in August. She had cosponsored a bill to fund the conference.

A man walks through the mudflats on Wednesday where water receded from Tampa Bay as Hurricane Ian approached western Florida.

Hurricane Ian sucked water away from Florida's coast as it moved north

Hurricane Ian delivered an eerie omen to coastal Florida residents Wednesday morning: Its winds pulled massive amounts of water out of Tampa Bay and other areas.

An image of the Carina Nebula captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope.

This app compares Hubble and Webb images — the differences are astronomical

Software developer John Christensen coded an app to show you just how far NASA innovation has come since Hubble.

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