{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-11-208","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health Occupations § 11–208","heading":"","body":"(a) A licensed optometrist shall perform a minimum optometric examination which shall include:\n(1) Reviewing a patient’s history, past prescriptions and specifications when available;\n(2) Visual analysis;\n(3) Ophthalmoscopy of internal eye;\n(4) Tonometry without anesthetic when indicated or for a patient over 40 years of age;\n(5) Muscle balance examination;\n(6) Writing of lens formula and other prescription data when needed as well as specific instructions for future care; and\n(7) Subsequent progress evaluation when indicated.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Article - Health Occupations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gho\u0026section=11-208","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:58Z","sha256":"041173207e472d643513521727a1afd9d9f3a10d7824bb293a7dfca8a4b6774f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-11-207","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-11-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}