172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 120, § 008 - PRESCRIBING AND APPLICATION OF CONTACT LENSES

Optometrists and persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery are authorized to prescribe and apply and fit contact lenses as set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-2601 and 38-2607. Each contact lens prescription is valid for the duration of the prescription as indicated by the optometrist or physician or for a period of twelve months from the date of issuance, whichever period expires first. Merchants or dealers may sell contact lenses from a prescription but are not authorized to prescribe, apply or fit the lenses. The prescribing and application or fitting of contact lenses includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(A) Assessment of the eyes to assure their suitability for contact lens wear ;

(B) Evaluation and measurement of the physical characteristics of the eye and lid ;

(C) Selection, application, and assessment of diagnostic trial lenses ;

(D) Determination of a preliminary contact lens prescription including all the parameters needed to describe the lens so that it can be correctly provided to the patient and can be precisely duplicated in the future. These parameters can include lens material, power, base curve, overall diameter, color, manufacturer, series, optical zone, peripheral curve radii, widths and blends and edge treatment ;

(E) Patient instruction in care and usage of the lenses ;

(F) Monitoring of the patient during adaptation to contact lens wear ; and

(G) Determination of the final contact lens prescription.

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172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 120, § 008

Amended effective 3/21/2022