Section 11-208 - Minimum optometric examination.
§ 11-208. Minimum optometric examination.
(a) In general.- 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) Records to be maintained for three years.- 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) Instrumentation and equipment.- 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.
[1982, ch. 350; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1992, ch. 122.]