18VAC80-30-70: Content of optician examination and reexamination

A. Applicants for licensure must pass a written examination and a practical examination approved by the board. An applicant must pass the written and practical examination within two years of the initial test date. After two years, the applicant must file a new application and pay the required fee. Any applicant who fails the written or practical examination will be required to be reexamined on the failed examination and pay the reexamination fee.

B. The optician examination given by the board will include 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.