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§ 11-208. Minimum optometric examination

MD Health Occ Code § 11-208 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.

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