Contact Lens Fitter
Eye and Vision Services Providers › Technician/Technologist › Contact Lens Fitter
Taxonomy 156FC0801X Individual 60 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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