Dispensing Opticians and Optometric Assistants

Question 1

What is the sole job of dispensing opticians?

Answer 1

1. Fit, adjust, or dispense contact lenses with a valid rx

Question 2

What can the dispensing optician NOT do?

Answer 2

Fit lenses which is different than the ones prescribed

Question 3

Who has the right to dispense, sell or furnish prescription ophthalmic devices at retain or in person named in a prescription?

Answer 3

Licensed physician, surgeons, optometrist, and registered dispensing optician

Question 4

What is considered as a deceptive marketing practice?

Answer 4

1. Publish any advertisement relating to contact lenses that may be obtained without confirmation of a valid rx
2. Who offers for sale plano contact lenses may be lawfully obtained without an examination or confirmation of a valid rx, or may be dispensed/furnished to purchaser without complying with evaluation by a clinician

Question 5

What can an assistant perform under direct supervision?

Answer 5

1. Prepare for exam
2. Take patient history
3. Testing for VA, pupils, ocular motility
4. Automated VF testing
5. Ophthalmic photography and digital imaging
6. Tonometry
7. Lensometry
8. Auto AF with subjective refraction by an optometrist/ophthalmologist
9. Administer cycloplegics, mydriatics, and topical anesthetics
10. Pachymetry, keratometry, A scans, B scanes, electrodiagnostic testing
11. Fitting CL

Question 6

Under what circumstances can an individual fit contact lenses?

Answer 6

1. Individual is a registered contact lens dispenser

2. Individual performs the fitting and adjusting is under direct supervision from a registered contact lens dispenser

Question 7

How many can a registered contact lens dispenser supervise trainees at a time?

Answer 7

3

Question 8

Within how many days should the patient be directed to return to a physician for a evaluation after completion of the CL fitting?

Answer 8

No more than 60 days