California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §2540: 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 fu

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Only physicians, surgeons, and optometrists may measure vision powers, determine eye refraction status, or assess visual function. Others are prohibited from performing these eye examinations.

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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.

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