Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 351.002. Definitions

(1) “Adnexa” means the lids and drainage system of the eye.

(2) “Board” means the Texas Optometry Board.

(3) “Dispensing optician” or “ophthalmic dispenser” means a person who:

(4) “Optometrist” means a person licensed under this chapter and authorized to practice optometry.

(5) “Person” means an individual, association of individuals, trustee, receiver, partnership, corporation, or organization or the manager, agent, servant, or employee of any of those entities.

(6) “Practice of optometry” means using objective or subjective means, with or without the use of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents, to:

(7) “Practice of therapeutic optometry” means using objective or subjective means, not including surgery or laser surgery, to:

(8) “Surgery” means a procedure using instruments, including lasers, scalpels, or needles, in which human tissue is cut, burned, vaporized, or otherwise altered by any mechanical means, laser, or ionizing radiation. The term includes procedures using instruments that require closing by suturing, clamping, or another device. The term does not include a noninvasive procedure to remove a superficial foreign body in the conjunctiva, eyelid, or corneal epithelium that has not perforated the Bowman's membrane.

(9) “Therapeutic optometrist” means a person licensed under this chapter and authorized to practice therapeutic optometry.