Any one or any combination of the following practices shall constitute the practice of optometry:
(1) The examination of the human eye by any method, other than surgery, to diagnose, to treat, or to refer for consultation or treatment any abnormal condition of the human eye and its adnexa; or
(2) The employment of instruments, devices, pharmaceutical agents and procedures, other than surgery, intended for the purposes of investigating, examining, treating, diagnosing or correcting visual defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye or its adnexa; or
(3) The prescribing and application of lenses, devices containing lenses, prisms, contact lenses, orthoptics, vision training, pharmaceutical agents, and prosthetic devices to correct, relieve, or treat defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye or its adnexa. (1909, c. 444, s. 1; C.S., s. 6687; 1923, c. 42, s. 1; 1977, c. 482, s. 1; 1997-75, s. 1.)
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1948–1982 · leading case:
State v. Shaw, 289 S.E.2d 325 (N.C. 1982).
State v. Shaw, 289 S.E.2d 325 (N.C. 1982).
· cites it 3× “The practice of optometry is clearly defined in G.S. § 90-114 as follows: *335 § 90-114. Optometry defined.”
High v. Ridgeway's Opticians, 129 S.E.2d 301 (N.C. 1963).
· cites it 3× “The determinative question on this appeal is whether or not the use of a keratometer by a duly licensed optician in the measurement of the curvature of the cornea, and the subsequent fabrication and fitting of contact lenses as prescribed by a medical doctor or oculist,…”
Palmer v. . Smith, 51 S.E.2d 8 (N.C. 1948).
· cites it 4× “The plaintiffs insist, however, that the duplication of an ophthalmic lens or the duplication or replacement of a frame or mounting for such lenses, constitutes the practice of optometry, and is not a mere mechanical operation or process which an optician has the right to…”
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