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449.18 .

449.01(1)(a)3.

3.

Examining into the fact, condition or cause of ocular health or disease, or treating or rendering advice regarding a condition or cause of ocular health or disease, by any optometric means or instrumentality.

449.01(1)(a)4.

4.

Applying principles or techniques of optometric sciences in the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of a condition or cause of ocular health or disease.

449.01(1)(b)

(b)

Except as provided in par. (a) , the practice of the profession of optometry does not include surgery or medical treatment.

449.01(2)

(2)

 

Dispensing opticians.

A dispensing optician is one who practices optical dispensing. The practice of optical dispensing comprises the taking of necessary facial measurements and the processing, fitting and adjusting of mountings, frames, lenses and kindred products in the filling of prescriptions of duly licensed physicians or optometrists for ophthalmic lenses. Duplications, replacements or reproductions not requiring optometric service may be done without prescription. Nothing herein contained shall change the responsibility of physician to patient, or optometrist to patient.

449.01(4)

(4)

 

Examining board.

In this chapter, “examining board” means optometry examining board.