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Bus. & Prof. Code § 2540 Section 2540
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No person other than a physician and surgeon or optometrist may measure the powers or range of human vision or determine the accommodative and refractive status of the human eye or the scope of its functions in general or prescribe ophthalmic devices. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch.…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2541 Section 2541
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A prescription ophthalmic device includes each of the following: (a) Any spectacle or contact lens ordered by a physician and surgeon or optometrist, that alters or changes the visual powers of the human eye. (b) Any contact lens described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (n) of S…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2541.1 Section 2541.1
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(a) A spectacle lens prescription shall include all of the following: (1) The dioptric power of the lens. When the prescription needed by the patient has not changed since the previous examination, the prescriber may write on the prescription form “copy lenses currently worn” ins…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2541.2 Section 2541.2
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(a) (1) The expiration date of a contact lens prescription shall not be less than one year and shall not exceed two years from the date of issuance, unless the patient’s history or current circumstances establish a reasonable probability of changes in the patient’s vision of suff…