OPTOMETRY CA LAW ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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• ANSWER-3 days.
Answer: limit for codeine and hydrocodone
• Reasons you can RX a controlled substance.
Answer: disease ailment, injury, infirmities attendant upon old age
• Referral for unresolved keratitis antivirals.
Answer: Must refer after 3 weeks if not resolved.
• nonperforating.
Answer: no deeper than mid stroma, doesn't require surgical repair
• Receipt requirements for patient payments.
Answer: Must include his/her place of practice, number of certificate,
description of goods/services furnished, and amt charged.
• Referral disclosure requirement.
Answer: Written disclosure
• TPA certified OD can remove foreign bodies.
Answer: A TPA certified OD can remove foreign bodies from cornea, eyelid
or conjunctiva with any appropriate instrument other than a scalpel, as long
as corneal FB is non-perforating, and no deeper than mid-stroma and does
not require surgical repair.
• Expiration date for spectacles.
Answer: Must be no less than 2-4 years from date of issuance unless there is
a reasonable probability of change earlier than 2 years.
• Co-management Conditions.
Answer: Conditions that must be co-managed with the treating surgeon
include post surgical ocular inflammation and post surgical pain.
,• Photographing or duplicating an optometry license.
Answer: Misdemeanor
• Prescriber discretion for CL rx in California.
Answer: True, the prescriber has discretion in releasing a CL rx for RGP
lenses, keratoconus lenses, and other custom design lenses.
• Blood collection for diabetes and cholesterol testing by TPA certified OD.
Answer: False; can do skin puncture for diabetes only.
• topical or oral TPA conditions.
Answer: 1. it has received FDA approval for the dx or tx of a condition
authorized by this chapter; 2. approved by the board of opt through
regulation for the rational tx of a condition authorized by this chapter
• Penalty for false or misleading advertising.
Answer: Up to 6 months jail and/or $2,500 fine
• CE requirements for NON TPA OD.
Answer: 20 credits per year, Patient care management up to 4 hours, practice
(business) management excluded.
• Fee to release CL prescription.
Answer: Prohibited
• For a central corneal ulcer treated with topical antibiotics, when must
referral occur if no improvement?.
Answer: If no improvement after 48 hours
• violation of CL expiration rule.
Answer: Violation of CL expiration rule - Unprofessional conduct.
• Retired license.
Answer: Exempt from CE cannot practice.
• Minimum lease term.
Answer: 1 year
• Diathermy, cryotherapy for punctal occlusion.
, Answer: False, these are considered surgery.
• When using oral antibiotics for preseptal cellulitis or dacryocystitis in
patients over age 12, when must referral occur if no improvement?.
Answer: If no improvement after 72 hours
• OD Treatment Age Limit.
Answer: ODs may treat nonrecurrent nongranulomatous idiopathic iritis and
glaucoma in patients older than 18.
• When using codeine- or hydrocodone-containing compounds for ocular
pain, when must referral occur?.
Answer: If pain is not resolved within 3 days
• Health plan employment proof date.
Answer: Any health plan that previously employed ODs must prove that
they no longer employ an OD by Jan 1, 2019.
• Who can fit and adjust lenses.
Answer: Only a registered spectacle lens or contact lens dispenser or an
individual under the direct responsibility and supervision of a registered
dispenser.
• Notification of conviction.
Answer: The state board must be notified within 48 hours of a licensee's
convicted crime.
• Maximum interns supervised by one OD.
Answer: 2
• Requirements for optometrist to be certified for immunizations.
Answer: 1. Complete an immunization training program endorsed by the
federal CDC that includes hands-on injection technique, clinical evaluation
of indications and contraindications of vaccines, and the recognition of
emergency reactions to vaccines, and maintains that training. 2. Complies
with all state and federal record keeping and reporting requirements,
including providing documentation to the patient's PCP and entering
, information in the appropriate immunization registry designated by the
immunization branch of the state department. 3. Is certified in basic life
support. 4. Applies for immunization certificate on board approved form.
• Late fee for certificate renewal.
Answer: $50.
• Conditions for an optometrist to rent commercial space.
Answer: 1. practice owned by OD and every phase is under their control,
including records being the sole property of the OD and free from
involvement with unlicensed person 2. rental space must be apart from other
occupants 3. signs, advertisements, displays are to be separate and distinct
and must show 'optometrist' 4. no legends as 'optical department, optometric
department, optical shop,' etc can be displayed on premises or any
advertisement 5. no linking of OD's name or practice with commercial
concern.
• Displaying a cancelled, suspended, or altered optometry license.
Answer: Misdemeanor
• immunizations ODs can give.
Answer: influenza, herpes zoster virus, pneumococcus for pts 18+
• Maximum administrative fine per violation.
Answer: $5,000
• copy of CL Rx provision.
Answer: The prescriber shall provide the patient with a copy of the CL Rx
upon completion of the eye exam or CL fitting process.
• Receipt of written Rx.
Answer: Must have receipt of written Rx or copy of written Rx and be sold
in quantities consistent with the Rx expiration date and standard
manufacturer/vendor packaging.
• Registered optician procedures.
Answer: Procedures that may be performed by a registered optician include
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
• ANSWER-3 days.
Answer: limit for codeine and hydrocodone
• Reasons you can RX a controlled substance.
Answer: disease ailment, injury, infirmities attendant upon old age
• Referral for unresolved keratitis antivirals.
Answer: Must refer after 3 weeks if not resolved.
• nonperforating.
Answer: no deeper than mid stroma, doesn't require surgical repair
• Receipt requirements for patient payments.
Answer: Must include his/her place of practice, number of certificate,
description of goods/services furnished, and amt charged.
• Referral disclosure requirement.
Answer: Written disclosure
• TPA certified OD can remove foreign bodies.
Answer: A TPA certified OD can remove foreign bodies from cornea, eyelid
or conjunctiva with any appropriate instrument other than a scalpel, as long
as corneal FB is non-perforating, and no deeper than mid-stroma and does
not require surgical repair.
• Expiration date for spectacles.
Answer: Must be no less than 2-4 years from date of issuance unless there is
a reasonable probability of change earlier than 2 years.
• Co-management Conditions.
Answer: Conditions that must be co-managed with the treating surgeon
include post surgical ocular inflammation and post surgical pain.
,• Photographing or duplicating an optometry license.
Answer: Misdemeanor
• Prescriber discretion for CL rx in California.
Answer: True, the prescriber has discretion in releasing a CL rx for RGP
lenses, keratoconus lenses, and other custom design lenses.
• Blood collection for diabetes and cholesterol testing by TPA certified OD.
Answer: False; can do skin puncture for diabetes only.
• topical or oral TPA conditions.
Answer: 1. it has received FDA approval for the dx or tx of a condition
authorized by this chapter; 2. approved by the board of opt through
regulation for the rational tx of a condition authorized by this chapter
• Penalty for false or misleading advertising.
Answer: Up to 6 months jail and/or $2,500 fine
• CE requirements for NON TPA OD.
Answer: 20 credits per year, Patient care management up to 4 hours, practice
(business) management excluded.
• Fee to release CL prescription.
Answer: Prohibited
• For a central corneal ulcer treated with topical antibiotics, when must
referral occur if no improvement?.
Answer: If no improvement after 48 hours
• violation of CL expiration rule.
Answer: Violation of CL expiration rule - Unprofessional conduct.
• Retired license.
Answer: Exempt from CE cannot practice.
• Minimum lease term.
Answer: 1 year
• Diathermy, cryotherapy for punctal occlusion.
, Answer: False, these are considered surgery.
• When using oral antibiotics for preseptal cellulitis or dacryocystitis in
patients over age 12, when must referral occur if no improvement?.
Answer: If no improvement after 72 hours
• OD Treatment Age Limit.
Answer: ODs may treat nonrecurrent nongranulomatous idiopathic iritis and
glaucoma in patients older than 18.
• When using codeine- or hydrocodone-containing compounds for ocular
pain, when must referral occur?.
Answer: If pain is not resolved within 3 days
• Health plan employment proof date.
Answer: Any health plan that previously employed ODs must prove that
they no longer employ an OD by Jan 1, 2019.
• Who can fit and adjust lenses.
Answer: Only a registered spectacle lens or contact lens dispenser or an
individual under the direct responsibility and supervision of a registered
dispenser.
• Notification of conviction.
Answer: The state board must be notified within 48 hours of a licensee's
convicted crime.
• Maximum interns supervised by one OD.
Answer: 2
• Requirements for optometrist to be certified for immunizations.
Answer: 1. Complete an immunization training program endorsed by the
federal CDC that includes hands-on injection technique, clinical evaluation
of indications and contraindications of vaccines, and the recognition of
emergency reactions to vaccines, and maintains that training. 2. Complies
with all state and federal record keeping and reporting requirements,
including providing documentation to the patient's PCP and entering
, information in the appropriate immunization registry designated by the
immunization branch of the state department. 3. Is certified in basic life
support. 4. Applies for immunization certificate on board approved form.
• Late fee for certificate renewal.
Answer: $50.
• Conditions for an optometrist to rent commercial space.
Answer: 1. practice owned by OD and every phase is under their control,
including records being the sole property of the OD and free from
involvement with unlicensed person 2. rental space must be apart from other
occupants 3. signs, advertisements, displays are to be separate and distinct
and must show 'optometrist' 4. no legends as 'optical department, optometric
department, optical shop,' etc can be displayed on premises or any
advertisement 5. no linking of OD's name or practice with commercial
concern.
• Displaying a cancelled, suspended, or altered optometry license.
Answer: Misdemeanor
• immunizations ODs can give.
Answer: influenza, herpes zoster virus, pneumococcus for pts 18+
• Maximum administrative fine per violation.
Answer: $5,000
• copy of CL Rx provision.
Answer: The prescriber shall provide the patient with a copy of the CL Rx
upon completion of the eye exam or CL fitting process.
• Receipt of written Rx.
Answer: Must have receipt of written Rx or copy of written Rx and be sold
in quantities consistent with the Rx expiration date and standard
manufacturer/vendor packaging.
• Registered optician procedures.
Answer: Procedures that may be performed by a registered optician include
