Contact Lens Technician/Technologist
Eye and Vision Services Providers › Technician/Technologist › Contact Lens
Taxonomy 156FC0800X Individual 57 providers
About this specialty
An optician or other ancillary support staff person who, where authorized by state law and trained or certified to do so, may fit or dispense contact lenses to a patient based on the prescription of an optometrist or medical physician.
Source: American Optometric Association [1/1/2009: added definition, added source]
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