PA Optometry Jurisprudence study guide
PA Optometry Jurisprudence · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Pennsylvania State Board of Optometry regulates the practice and licensure of optometry in the Commonwealth. It grants licensure to qualified optometrists and certifies eligible licensees in the use of certain therapeutic drugs and in the ability to diagnose and treat glaucoma. Candidates should understand that Pennsylvania accepts National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) scores in lieu of a separate state written jurisprudence examination, so the licensing pathway runs through NBEO Parts 1, 2A and 2B (or BS and CS plus the Clinical Skills/VRICS examination) or PC, with the TMOD required for therapeutic licenses. Jurisprudence still matters: the Board determines case by case whether a licensee departed from an ethical or quality standard of the profession, and licensees are expected to know the Practice Act (Act 57 of 1980) and Board Regulations (49 Pa. The PA Optometry Jurisprudence study guide has 4 sections and about 1,589 words.
01Practice Act and Board Regulations: Pennsylvania Licensure Requirements
Pennsylvania licenses optometrists under the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act, 63 P.S. § 231 et seq., and the State Board of Optometry regulations at 49 Pa.
352 words, about 2 min02Standards of Acceptable and Prevailing Practice and Unprofessional Conduct
The Board may discipline an optometrist for immoral or unprofessional conduct and for failing to meet standards of acceptable and prevailing practice. The standard of care is the degree of care, skill, and judgment ordinarily exercised by reputable optometrists in similar circumstances.
393 words, about 2 min03Therapeutic Drug Certification and Glaucoma Diagnosis and Treatment Authority
A Pennsylvania optometry license does not automatically authorize every level of drug use. Therapeutic prescribing requires the Board's therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (TPA) certification.
379 words, about 2 min04Federal Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act and the Eyeglass and Contact Lens Rules
The Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 7601-7610, and the FTC Contact Lens Rule, 16 C.F.R.
465 words, about 2 min