Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - State Board of Examiners in Optometry
Section 11-208 - Minimum Optometric Examination

(a)    A licensed optometrist shall perform a minimum optometric examination which shall include:
        (1)    Reviewing a patient’s history, past prescriptions and specifications when available;
        (2)    Visual analysis;
        (3)    Ophthalmoscopy of internal eye;
        (4)    Tonometry without anesthetic when indicated or for a patient over 40 years of age;
        (5)    Muscle balance examination;
        (6)    Writing of lens formula and other prescription data when needed as well as specific instructions for future care; and
        (7)    Subsequent progress evaluation when indicated.
    (b)    A licensed optometrist shall maintain thorough records of all testing procedures, results, and case dispositions in accordance with § 4-403 of the Health - General Article.
    (c)    A licensed optometrist shall have on hand all instrumentation and equipment, in good working condition, required to carry out the procedures for the minimum examination under this section.

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