CALIFORNIA LAW EXAM OPTOMETRY
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
⚫ Exemption from didactic course and case management
requirement. Answer: Licensees graduating from an accredited school
or college of optometry after May 2008 are exempt from didactic
course and case management requirement.
⚫ CPR certification requirement for an OD. Answer: False: CPR
certification is required by an OD.
⚫ Conditions for shipping replacement CL to a patient in CA.
Answer: A person located outside CA may ship, mail, or deliver in
any manner, replacement CL at retail to a pt in CA if registered with
the State Board of Optometry of CA and if pursuant to a valid Rx.
The pt must be warned to consult with the prescribing Dr if any eye
problem occurs.
⚫ Requirements for nonresident CL sellers. Answer: 1. Toll-free
phone # 2. Fax # 3. Email address.
⚫ Deceptive marketing regarding CLs. Answer: It shall be deceptive
marketing to publish, advertise or otherwise represent that CL may be
obtained w/o confirmation of a valid Rx.
,⚫ Conditions required for sale of CLs. Answer: Conditions required
for sale of CLs.
⚫ 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.
⚫ Contact lens sale without written Rx. Answer: The seller must
communicate by phone, fax, or email with the prescriber prior to
selling, shipping, mailing or delivering any lens.
⚫ Rx verification confirmation time. Answer: One business day or
2pm of the next business day, whichever is sooner (Federal law
requires 8 business hours).
⚫ Seller alteration of CL specs. Answer: False - they can't alter any
aspects of the CL specs or substitute a different manufacturer, brand,
or other physical property of the lens.
⚫ Definition of dispensing optician. Answer: Individuals,
corporations, or firms who either singly or in combination with
others, take facial measurements, and fit and adjust lenses and frames.
⚫ Dispensing optician registration requirement. Answer: True -
dispensing opticians must be registered with the State Board of
Optometry.
,⚫ Permissibility of advertising OD services. Answer: False - it is
unlawful for opticians to advertise the furnishing of, or to furnish, the
services of an OD or a physician and surgeon.
⚫ Reporting business relationship. Answer: All licensed
optometrists in a setting with a registered dispensing optician shall
report the business relationship to the State Board of Optometry.
⚫ 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.
⚫ Sale of plano goggles and similar eyewear. Answer: True - there
is no prohibition against the sale of 'plano' goggles, sunglasses,
colored lenses, or occupational protective eyewear.
⚫ 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.
⚫ CL fitter/dispenser licensing requirement. Answer: To be
licensed, a CL fitter/dispenser has to pass the CL Registry Exam
given by the National Committee of CL Examiners.
⚫ Unlawful statements in advertising. Answer: True - it is unlawful
to make false, fraudulent, misleading or deceptive statements or
claims.
, ⚫ Price advertisement requirements. Answer: False - any price
advertisement must be exact and cannot include words such as 'as low
as,' 'and up to,' 'lowest prices,' or statements of discount.
⚫ Advertising content. Answer: Advertising may include Name,
address, office hours, Languages spoken, Certifications, Provisions of
service under insurance/healthcare plan, Degrees received, names of
schools, Publications authored by practitioner, Teaching positions,
current and former, Affiliation with hospitals or clinics, Fees for
services or products and method of payment, Personal picture,
pictures of facility, Description of products advertised, Any other
factual info.
⚫ Definition of prescription lens. Answer: Any device that alters or
changes the visual powers of the human eye. This includes any plano
contact lens.
⚫ Components required on a spectacle prescription. Answer: 1.
patient's name 2. dioptric power of the lens 3. issue and expiration
dates 4. name, address, telephone, and license number of OD 5.
Signature of OD.
⚫ Minimum prescription requirements. Answer: Any prescription
by an OD for ophthalmic lenses must include as a minimum name,
address, telephone, signature of issuing doctor; patient's name and
issue and expiration date.
⚫ Expiration date for a spectacle rx. Answer: The expiration date for
a spectacle rx is not provided in the notes.
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
⚫ Exemption from didactic course and case management
requirement. Answer: Licensees graduating from an accredited school
or college of optometry after May 2008 are exempt from didactic
course and case management requirement.
⚫ CPR certification requirement for an OD. Answer: False: CPR
certification is required by an OD.
⚫ Conditions for shipping replacement CL to a patient in CA.
Answer: A person located outside CA may ship, mail, or deliver in
any manner, replacement CL at retail to a pt in CA if registered with
the State Board of Optometry of CA and if pursuant to a valid Rx.
The pt must be warned to consult with the prescribing Dr if any eye
problem occurs.
⚫ Requirements for nonresident CL sellers. Answer: 1. Toll-free
phone # 2. Fax # 3. Email address.
⚫ Deceptive marketing regarding CLs. Answer: It shall be deceptive
marketing to publish, advertise or otherwise represent that CL may be
obtained w/o confirmation of a valid Rx.
,⚫ Conditions required for sale of CLs. Answer: Conditions required
for sale of CLs.
⚫ 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.
⚫ Contact lens sale without written Rx. Answer: The seller must
communicate by phone, fax, or email with the prescriber prior to
selling, shipping, mailing or delivering any lens.
⚫ Rx verification confirmation time. Answer: One business day or
2pm of the next business day, whichever is sooner (Federal law
requires 8 business hours).
⚫ Seller alteration of CL specs. Answer: False - they can't alter any
aspects of the CL specs or substitute a different manufacturer, brand,
or other physical property of the lens.
⚫ Definition of dispensing optician. Answer: Individuals,
corporations, or firms who either singly or in combination with
others, take facial measurements, and fit and adjust lenses and frames.
⚫ Dispensing optician registration requirement. Answer: True -
dispensing opticians must be registered with the State Board of
Optometry.
,⚫ Permissibility of advertising OD services. Answer: False - it is
unlawful for opticians to advertise the furnishing of, or to furnish, the
services of an OD or a physician and surgeon.
⚫ Reporting business relationship. Answer: All licensed
optometrists in a setting with a registered dispensing optician shall
report the business relationship to the State Board of Optometry.
⚫ 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.
⚫ Sale of plano goggles and similar eyewear. Answer: True - there
is no prohibition against the sale of 'plano' goggles, sunglasses,
colored lenses, or occupational protective eyewear.
⚫ 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.
⚫ CL fitter/dispenser licensing requirement. Answer: To be
licensed, a CL fitter/dispenser has to pass the CL Registry Exam
given by the National Committee of CL Examiners.
⚫ Unlawful statements in advertising. Answer: True - it is unlawful
to make false, fraudulent, misleading or deceptive statements or
claims.
, ⚫ Price advertisement requirements. Answer: False - any price
advertisement must be exact and cannot include words such as 'as low
as,' 'and up to,' 'lowest prices,' or statements of discount.
⚫ Advertising content. Answer: Advertising may include Name,
address, office hours, Languages spoken, Certifications, Provisions of
service under insurance/healthcare plan, Degrees received, names of
schools, Publications authored by practitioner, Teaching positions,
current and former, Affiliation with hospitals or clinics, Fees for
services or products and method of payment, Personal picture,
pictures of facility, Description of products advertised, Any other
factual info.
⚫ Definition of prescription lens. Answer: Any device that alters or
changes the visual powers of the human eye. This includes any plano
contact lens.
⚫ Components required on a spectacle prescription. Answer: 1.
patient's name 2. dioptric power of the lens 3. issue and expiration
dates 4. name, address, telephone, and license number of OD 5.
Signature of OD.
⚫ Minimum prescription requirements. Answer: Any prescription
by an OD for ophthalmic lenses must include as a minimum name,
address, telephone, signature of issuing doctor; patient's name and
issue and expiration date.
⚫ Expiration date for a spectacle rx. Answer: The expiration date for
a spectacle rx is not provided in the notes.
