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California Optometry Law Exam Prep | Practice Exam
& Study Guide | Questions with Correct Answers
What is considered a prescription lens? - ANSWER>>Any device that alters or changes the visual powers
of the human eye. This includes any plano contact lens.
What 5 components are 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
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.
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What is the expiration date for a spectacle rx? - ANSWER>>cannot be less than 2-4 years from the date
of issue unless by patient history or circumstance, including: presence of visual abnormalities related to
ocular/systemic disease, reasonable probability of change earlier than 2 years.
The expiration date must not be less than the recommended reexamination date
(unprofessional conduct)
true/false: you can fill an expired glasses prescription in the case that the glasses were broken,
lost, or damaged. - ANSWER>>true
In such cases, the dispenser shall recommend that patient returns to prescriber for an eye examination.
true/false: prescriber must orally inform patient of their spectacle rx expiration date. -
ANSWER>>true
True/false: a glasses rx expiration date may be extended by the prescriber - ANSWER>>true
True/false: expired glasses prescriptions may be filled in the event of loss, breakage, or damage -
ANSWER>>true
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in such cases, the dispenser shall recommend that the patient return to the prescriber for an eye exam.
For clinical practice, if there are any differences between California law and federal law, which
supersedes? - ANSWER>>federal law
What is the expiration date for contact lenses? - ANSWER>>cannot be less than 1 year and no more than
2 years from date of issue, unless by patient history or circumstance and there is reasonable probability
for change earlier than 1 year. Expiration date must not be less than reexam date.
true/false: the prescriber has discretion in releasing a CL rx for RGP lenses (spherical, biotoric, bifocal),
keratoconus lenses, and other custom design lenses manufactured for a patient and not mass produced. -
ANSWER>>true, CALIFORNIA LAW.
for federal law, there is no discretion. prescriber must release rx for all lenses, whether requested or not.
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this means that in California you must give the prescription at the end of a soft CL exam. For
GP/specialty lenses you are not required to like in other states.
true/false: federal law states that in clinical practice a prescriber cannot charge for standard
lenses required for fitting, but can share for "speciality" lenses - ANSWER>>true
true/false: A registered dispensing optician may fit, adjust or dispense contact lenses or glasses -
ANSWER>>true
if the prescription by an ophthalmologist or optometrist specifically authorizes contact lenses or glasses,
and acting on the advice, direction, and responsibility of the prescriber.
an assistant/student optometrist can do what 10 exam procedures under the responsibility and
supervision of a OMD/OD? - ANSWER>>1. fit prescription lenses
2. prepare patient for exam
3. VA, pupils, and ocular motility testing (EOMs)
4. automated visual field testing
California Optometry Law Exam Prep | Practice Exam
& Study Guide | Questions with Correct Answers
What is considered a prescription lens? - ANSWER>>Any device that alters or changes the visual powers
of the human eye. This includes any plano contact lens.
What 5 components are 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
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.
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What is the expiration date for a spectacle rx? - ANSWER>>cannot be less than 2-4 years from the date
of issue unless by patient history or circumstance, including: presence of visual abnormalities related to
ocular/systemic disease, reasonable probability of change earlier than 2 years.
The expiration date must not be less than the recommended reexamination date
(unprofessional conduct)
true/false: you can fill an expired glasses prescription in the case that the glasses were broken,
lost, or damaged. - ANSWER>>true
In such cases, the dispenser shall recommend that patient returns to prescriber for an eye examination.
true/false: prescriber must orally inform patient of their spectacle rx expiration date. -
ANSWER>>true
True/false: a glasses rx expiration date may be extended by the prescriber - ANSWER>>true
True/false: expired glasses prescriptions may be filled in the event of loss, breakage, or damage -
ANSWER>>true
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in such cases, the dispenser shall recommend that the patient return to the prescriber for an eye exam.
For clinical practice, if there are any differences between California law and federal law, which
supersedes? - ANSWER>>federal law
What is the expiration date for contact lenses? - ANSWER>>cannot be less than 1 year and no more than
2 years from date of issue, unless by patient history or circumstance and there is reasonable probability
for change earlier than 1 year. Expiration date must not be less than reexam date.
true/false: the prescriber has discretion in releasing a CL rx for RGP lenses (spherical, biotoric, bifocal),
keratoconus lenses, and other custom design lenses manufactured for a patient and not mass produced. -
ANSWER>>true, CALIFORNIA LAW.
for federal law, there is no discretion. prescriber must release rx for all lenses, whether requested or not.
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this means that in California you must give the prescription at the end of a soft CL exam. For
GP/specialty lenses you are not required to like in other states.
true/false: federal law states that in clinical practice a prescriber cannot charge for standard
lenses required for fitting, but can share for "speciality" lenses - ANSWER>>true
true/false: A registered dispensing optician may fit, adjust or dispense contact lenses or glasses -
ANSWER>>true
if the prescription by an ophthalmologist or optometrist specifically authorizes contact lenses or glasses,
and acting on the advice, direction, and responsibility of the prescriber.
an assistant/student optometrist can do what 10 exam procedures under the responsibility and
supervision of a OMD/OD? - ANSWER>>1. fit prescription lenses
2. prepare patient for exam
3. VA, pupils, and ocular motility testing (EOMs)
4. automated visual field testing
