Rule 4725-7-05 | Not permitted.
A licensed optometrist shall not permit any ancillary personnel, including licensed opticians or ocularists, to perform the following duties in the optometric practice:
(A) Make the determination as to whether or not a patient may safely and comfortably wear contact lenses.
(B) Use a phoropter or hand-held lenses of any type for the purpose of determining the prescription or change in the prescription necessary for any optical accessory.
(C) Use a spectacle prescription or a prescription determined through the use of a lensometer, or its equivalent, on a pair of spectacles as a basis for designing, manufacturing or duplicating a new contact lens.
(D) Prescribe a schedule of wearing time for a patient.
(E) In any way attempt to exercise professional judgment or exercise professional skills which constitute the practice of optometry.
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