South Dakota Optometry
Jurisprudence Practice Exam 100
Questions And Correct Answers
(Verified Answers) Plus Rationales
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1.
What state board regulates the practice of optometry in South Dakota?
A. South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
B. South Dakota Board of Dentistry
C. South Dakota Board of Examiners in Optometry
D. South Dakota Board of Pharmacy
Answer: South Dakota Board of Examiners in Optometry
Rationale: The South Dakota optometry statutes specifically define the
"board" as the South Dakota Board of Examiners in Optometry. (South Dakota
Legislature)
2.
How many members serve on the South Dakota Board of Examiners in
Optometry?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Seven
Answer: Five
Rationale: The Governor appoints five members: four optometrists in active
practice and one public member. (South Dakota Legislature)
3.
,How many members of the South Dakota optometry board must be
optometrists?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer: Four
Rationale: Four of the five board members must be optometrists who have
been in active practice in South Dakota for at least five years preceding
appointment. (South Dakota Legislature)
4.
What is required of the fifth member of the board?
A. Must be an ophthalmologist
B. Must be a pharmacist
C. Must be a state legislator
D. Must be a member of the public who is not associated with or financially
interested in optometry
Answer: Must be a member of the public who is not associated with or
financially interested in optometry
Rationale: The statute requires one public member who is a South Dakota
resident and has no association with or financial interest in the practice or
business of optometry. (South Dakota Legislature)
5.
What is the term of a South Dakota optometry board member?
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years
Answer: Three years
Rationale: Each board member serves a three-year term commencing July 1.
(South Dakota Legislature)
,6.
What is the maximum number of consecutive full terms a board member may
serve?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Unlimited
Answer: Three
Rationale: A board member may not serve more than three consecutive full
terms. (South Dakota Legislature)
7.
Which of the following is within the statutory definition of optometry in South
Dakota?
A. Intraocular surgery
B. Refractive surgery
C. Examination of the human eye and its appendages
D. Cataract extraction
Answer: Examination of the human eye and its appendages
Rationale: Examination of the human eye and its appendages is expressly
included in the statutory definition of optometry. (South Dakota Legislature)
8.
Which of the following is specifically included in South Dakota's scope of
optometry?
A. Cataract extraction
B. Prescribing lenses, prisms, frames, and mountings
C. LASIK surgery
D. Intraocular injection
Answer: Prescribing lenses, prisms, frames, and mountings
Rationale: South Dakota law expressly includes prescribing or employing
lenses, prisms, frames, mountings, and visual training procedures. (South
Dakota Legislature)
, 9.
May a South Dakota optometrist remove a superficial foreign body from the
eye?
A. No
B. Only with an ophthalmologist present
C. Only in a hospital
D. Yes
Answer: Yes
Rationale: Removal of a superficial foreign body from the eye is expressly
included in the statutory scope of optometry. (South Dakota Legislature)
10.
South Dakota optometry law specifically authorizes the use of which modality
for treatment of dry eye disease?
A. LASIK
B. Cataract surgery
C. Intense pulsed light
D. Intraocular steroid injection
Answer: Intense pulsed light
Rationale: Current South Dakota law specifically lists the use of intense
pulsed light for treatment of dry eye disease within the scope of optometry.
(South Dakota Legislature)
11.
Which procedure is specifically authorized for a qualified South Dakota
optometrist under the expanded scope provisions?
A. Cataract extraction
B. LASIK
C. Selective laser trabeculoplasty
D. Vitrectomy
Answer: Selective laser trabeculoplasty
Jurisprudence Practice Exam 100
Questions And Correct Answers
(Verified Answers) Plus Rationales
2026 Q&A Instant Download Pdf
1.
What state board regulates the practice of optometry in South Dakota?
A. South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
B. South Dakota Board of Dentistry
C. South Dakota Board of Examiners in Optometry
D. South Dakota Board of Pharmacy
Answer: South Dakota Board of Examiners in Optometry
Rationale: The South Dakota optometry statutes specifically define the
"board" as the South Dakota Board of Examiners in Optometry. (South Dakota
Legislature)
2.
How many members serve on the South Dakota Board of Examiners in
Optometry?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Seven
Answer: Five
Rationale: The Governor appoints five members: four optometrists in active
practice and one public member. (South Dakota Legislature)
3.
,How many members of the South Dakota optometry board must be
optometrists?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer: Four
Rationale: Four of the five board members must be optometrists who have
been in active practice in South Dakota for at least five years preceding
appointment. (South Dakota Legislature)
4.
What is required of the fifth member of the board?
A. Must be an ophthalmologist
B. Must be a pharmacist
C. Must be a state legislator
D. Must be a member of the public who is not associated with or financially
interested in optometry
Answer: Must be a member of the public who is not associated with or
financially interested in optometry
Rationale: The statute requires one public member who is a South Dakota
resident and has no association with or financial interest in the practice or
business of optometry. (South Dakota Legislature)
5.
What is the term of a South Dakota optometry board member?
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years
Answer: Three years
Rationale: Each board member serves a three-year term commencing July 1.
(South Dakota Legislature)
,6.
What is the maximum number of consecutive full terms a board member may
serve?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Unlimited
Answer: Three
Rationale: A board member may not serve more than three consecutive full
terms. (South Dakota Legislature)
7.
Which of the following is within the statutory definition of optometry in South
Dakota?
A. Intraocular surgery
B. Refractive surgery
C. Examination of the human eye and its appendages
D. Cataract extraction
Answer: Examination of the human eye and its appendages
Rationale: Examination of the human eye and its appendages is expressly
included in the statutory definition of optometry. (South Dakota Legislature)
8.
Which of the following is specifically included in South Dakota's scope of
optometry?
A. Cataract extraction
B. Prescribing lenses, prisms, frames, and mountings
C. LASIK surgery
D. Intraocular injection
Answer: Prescribing lenses, prisms, frames, and mountings
Rationale: South Dakota law expressly includes prescribing or employing
lenses, prisms, frames, mountings, and visual training procedures. (South
Dakota Legislature)
, 9.
May a South Dakota optometrist remove a superficial foreign body from the
eye?
A. No
B. Only with an ophthalmologist present
C. Only in a hospital
D. Yes
Answer: Yes
Rationale: Removal of a superficial foreign body from the eye is expressly
included in the statutory scope of optometry. (South Dakota Legislature)
10.
South Dakota optometry law specifically authorizes the use of which modality
for treatment of dry eye disease?
A. LASIK
B. Cataract surgery
C. Intense pulsed light
D. Intraocular steroid injection
Answer: Intense pulsed light
Rationale: Current South Dakota law specifically lists the use of intense
pulsed light for treatment of dry eye disease within the scope of optometry.
(South Dakota Legislature)
11.
Which procedure is specifically authorized for a qualified South Dakota
optometrist under the expanded scope provisions?
A. Cataract extraction
B. LASIK
C. Selective laser trabeculoplasty
D. Vitrectomy
Answer: Selective laser trabeculoplasty
