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Title 505:1-5-8 to Title 505:1-5-10

Title 505:10-5-8 Penalties for practicing without renewal certificate

    Practicing optometry without an annual renewal certificate for the current year, as required by statutes, shall have the same force and effect and be subject to all penalties of practicing optometry without a license.

Title 505:10-5-9 Required findings on examination of patient

  • (a) In order to insure an adequate examination of a patient for whom an optometrist signs a prescription for an ophthalmic lens, at least the following findings must be made and recorded, if possible in the initial examination of the patient:
    1. Case history (ocular, physical, occupational and other pertinent health information)
    2. Far point acuity, O.D., O.S., O.U., unaided; with old glasses; if available, and with new glasses, if any.
    3. External examination (lids, cornea, sclera, etc.)
    4. Internal ophthalmoscopic examination (media, fundus, etc.)
    5. Static retinoscopy, O.D., O.S.
    6. Subjective findings, far point and near point.
    7. Phorias or ductions, far and near, lateral and vertical.
    8. Amplitude or range of accommodation.
    9. Amplitude or range of convergence.
    10. Angle of vision, to right and to left.
    11. Other tests must be made and recorded as necessary for the visual health and welfare of the patient.
  • (b) Diagnosis and treatment plan endorsed should follow the American Optometric Association’s clinical guidelines.
  • (c) When a licensed practitioner or certified optometrist performs public service visual screenings for governmental agencies, each recipient of such screening should be clearly informed in writing of the following:
    1. The limitations of the screening;
    2. That the screening is not representative of or a substitute for a comprehensive vision analysis; and
    3. That the screening will not result in a prescription for visual correction.

Title 505:10-5-10 Prohibition against false advertising

    An optometrist may not publish or display or cause or permit to be published or displayed in any newspaper or by radio, television, billboard, window display, or any other means or medium, any statement or advertisement concerning ophthalmic services or materials, including but not limited to eye examinations, lenses, frames, spectacles, contact lenses, or parts thereof, which is false, deceptive, misleading or in any manner whatsoever tends to create a misleading impression or is likely to mislead or deceive because in context said statement or advertisement makes only a partial disclosure of relevant facts.
Last Modified on Jan 26, 2025