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Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 11-208

Known as the Maryland Optometry Act

The act spans §§ 11–11 (48 sections).

(a) A licensed optometrist shall perform a minimum optometric examination which shall include:

(1) Reviewing a patient’s history, past prescriptions and specifications when available;

(2) Visual analysis;

(3) Ophthalmoscopy of internal eye;

(4) Tonometry without anesthetic when indicated or for a patient over 40 years of age;

(5) Muscle balance examination;

(6) Writing of lens formula and other prescription data when needed as well as specific instructions for future care; and

(7) Subsequent progress evaluation when indicated.

(b) A licensed optometrist shall maintain thorough records of all testing procedures, results, and case dispositions in accordance with § 4-403 of the Health - General Article.

(c) A licensed optometrist shall have on hand all instrumentation and equipment, in good working condition, required to carry out the procedures for the minimum examination under this section.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.