LA Optometry Jurisprudence case studies
LA Optometry Jurisprudence · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Louisiana Optometry Jurisprudence Examination is the law-focused component of licensure for optometrists seeking to practice in Louisiana. It is intended for graduates of accredited optometry programs, optometrists licensed elsewhere who are applying for Louisiana licensure, and anyone reactivating or reinstating a Louisiana license. Rather than testing clinical optometry, it tests whether you know the rules that govern practice in this state: the Optometry Practice Act and the Board's rules on scope of practice, licensure and renewal, continuing education, disciplinary procedure, professional conduct and recordkeeping, pharmaceutical and therapeutic privileges, advertising and business practices, and impaired-practice reporting. Preparation is reading-driven. The LA Optometry Jurisprudence case studies are 5 cases and about 3,287 words.
1Jaw Claudication at 5:40 p.m.
on a Thursday, a solo optometrist in Baton Rouge is finishing charts when a 71-year-old woman is brought in by her daughter. The patient reports sudden, painless loss of vision in the right eye that began that morning.
707 words, about 4 min2The Renewal Attestation That Wasn't True
An optometrist's Louisiana license expires on December 31. On December 28 she submits the online renewal and checks the box attesting to 16 hours of board-approved continuing education.
652 words, about 3 min3The Retail Lease and the Guaranteed 20/20
An optometrist practices in leased space inside a large optical retailer. Her employment agreement pays a base salary plus a bonus calculated on the percentage of patients who purchase eyewear after their examination.
648 words, about 3 min4The Partner Who Smelled of Alcohol
An optometrist shares a three-doctor practice. Over six weeks, one partner has arrived late, has alcohol on his breath in the morning, and has a visible hand tremor.
648 words, about 3 min5Closing the Practice: Records, Subpoenas, and Divorced Parents
An optometrist is closing her 32-year practice at the end of the month. She has 1,400 active records stored on paper in a rented storage unit and plans to destroy them two years after closing.
632 words, about 3 min