OPTOMETRY LAW EXAM CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 PREP PACKET COMPLETE
◉ . Answer: - The determination of the accommodative or refractive
states of the human eye and evaluation of visual functions
◉ . Answer: - The correction, treatment or referral of vision
problems and ocular abnormalities by the prescribing, adapting and
application of ophthalmic lenses, devices containing lenses, prisms,
contact lenses, orthoptics,
◉ . Answer: vision therapy, pharmaceutical agents and prosthetic
devices and other optical aids, and by using other corrective
procedures to preserve, restore or improve vision, excluding
invasive surgery and tissue-altering lasers
◉ . Answer: - The fitting, bending and adjusting of eyeglasses with
ophthalmic lenses, except that activities covered by this subsection
are not considered
◉ . Answer: the practice of optometry if the fitting, bending and
adjusting are by order of and under the responsibility of an
optometrist or ophthalmologist
,◉ . Answer: - The replacement or duplication of an ophthalmic lens
without a written prescription from an individual licensed under the
laws of this State to practice either optometry or medicine.
◉ . Answer: - Nothing in this subsection may be construed to
prevent an optical mechanic from doing the merely mechanical work
associated with adapting, fitting, bending, adjusting, replacing or
duplicating of eyeglasses with ophthalmic lenses.
◉ . Answer: An ophthalmic lens is a spectacle lens or contact lens
that has a spherical, cylindrical or prismatic power or value or a lens
ground pursuant to a written prescription.
◉ Optometrist Answer: "Optometrist" means an individual who has
obtained a license to practice optometry in the State
◉ Pharmaceutical agent Answer: "Pharmaceutical agent" means any
diagnostic and therapeutic substances for use in the diagnosis, cure,
treatment, management, or prevention of ocular treatment of
anaphylactic shock.
◉ . Answer: conditions and diseases, but does not include drugs
administered exclusively by injection, except injections for the
emergency treatment of anaphylactic shock.
, ◉ Diagnostic pharmaceuticals. Answer: "Diagnostic
pharmaceuticals" means those pharmaceutical agents required to
detect and diagnose an abnormal condition or eye disease.
◉ Therapeutic pharmaceuticals. Answer: "Therapeutic
pharmaceuticals" means those pharmaceutical agents required to
prevent, manage or treat abnormal ocular conditions or diseases.
Nothing in this section may be construed to permit the optometric
use of pharmaceutical agents that are:
- Controlled substances identified in schedules I and II as described
in the United States Code, Title 21, Section 812
◉ . Answer: Nothing in this section may be construed to permit the
optometric use of pharmaceutical agents that are:
- Controlled substances identified in schedules I and II as described
in the United States Code, Title 21, Section 812
◉ . Answer: - Any pharmaceutical agent administered exclusively by
subdermal injection, intramuscular injection, intravenous injection,
subcutaneous injection or retrobulbar injections,
◉ . Answer: except injections for the emergency treatment of
anaphylactic shock; Any pharmaceutical agent for the specific
treatment of a systemic disease, unless the agent is used specifically
for an ocular disease.
EVALUATION 2026 PREP PACKET COMPLETE
◉ . Answer: - The determination of the accommodative or refractive
states of the human eye and evaluation of visual functions
◉ . Answer: - The correction, treatment or referral of vision
problems and ocular abnormalities by the prescribing, adapting and
application of ophthalmic lenses, devices containing lenses, prisms,
contact lenses, orthoptics,
◉ . Answer: vision therapy, pharmaceutical agents and prosthetic
devices and other optical aids, and by using other corrective
procedures to preserve, restore or improve vision, excluding
invasive surgery and tissue-altering lasers
◉ . Answer: - The fitting, bending and adjusting of eyeglasses with
ophthalmic lenses, except that activities covered by this subsection
are not considered
◉ . Answer: the practice of optometry if the fitting, bending and
adjusting are by order of and under the responsibility of an
optometrist or ophthalmologist
,◉ . Answer: - The replacement or duplication of an ophthalmic lens
without a written prescription from an individual licensed under the
laws of this State to practice either optometry or medicine.
◉ . Answer: - Nothing in this subsection may be construed to
prevent an optical mechanic from doing the merely mechanical work
associated with adapting, fitting, bending, adjusting, replacing or
duplicating of eyeglasses with ophthalmic lenses.
◉ . Answer: An ophthalmic lens is a spectacle lens or contact lens
that has a spherical, cylindrical or prismatic power or value or a lens
ground pursuant to a written prescription.
◉ Optometrist Answer: "Optometrist" means an individual who has
obtained a license to practice optometry in the State
◉ Pharmaceutical agent Answer: "Pharmaceutical agent" means any
diagnostic and therapeutic substances for use in the diagnosis, cure,
treatment, management, or prevention of ocular treatment of
anaphylactic shock.
◉ . Answer: conditions and diseases, but does not include drugs
administered exclusively by injection, except injections for the
emergency treatment of anaphylactic shock.
, ◉ Diagnostic pharmaceuticals. Answer: "Diagnostic
pharmaceuticals" means those pharmaceutical agents required to
detect and diagnose an abnormal condition or eye disease.
◉ Therapeutic pharmaceuticals. Answer: "Therapeutic
pharmaceuticals" means those pharmaceutical agents required to
prevent, manage or treat abnormal ocular conditions or diseases.
Nothing in this section may be construed to permit the optometric
use of pharmaceutical agents that are:
- Controlled substances identified in schedules I and II as described
in the United States Code, Title 21, Section 812
◉ . Answer: Nothing in this section may be construed to permit the
optometric use of pharmaceutical agents that are:
- Controlled substances identified in schedules I and II as described
in the United States Code, Title 21, Section 812
◉ . Answer: - Any pharmaceutical agent administered exclusively by
subdermal injection, intramuscular injection, intravenous injection,
subcutaneous injection or retrobulbar injections,
◉ . Answer: except injections for the emergency treatment of
anaphylactic shock; Any pharmaceutical agent for the specific
treatment of a systemic disease, unless the agent is used specifically
for an ocular disease.
