Section 70. Content of optician examination and reexamination

A. Applicants for licensure shall pass a written examination and a practical examination approved by the board.

B. The optician examination given by the board may include, but is not limited to, the following topics:

1. Ophthalmic materials;

2. Ophthalmic optics and equipment;

3. Ophthalmic spectacle lens grinding;

4. Prescription interpretation;

5. Theory of light;

6. Finishing, fitting and adjusting of eyeglasses and frames;

7. Ethics of relationship in respect to patient and physician or optometrist;

8. Anatomy and physiology; and

9. Applicable laws and regulations.

C. Any applicant who fails the written or practical examination, or both examinations, shall be required to be reexamined on the failed examination(s) and shall pay the reexamination fee(s).

D. An applicant shall pass the written and practical examination within two years of the initial test date. After two years, the applicant shall file a new application and pay the required fee.

Historical Notes

Former 18VAC100-20-56 derived from Volume 17, Issue 09, eff. March 1, 2001; amended and renumbered as 18VAC80-30-70, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 23, eff. August 15, 2012.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.