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Maryland Code, Health Occupations § 11-208

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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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