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Optometrist

Optometrist is a professionally trained health care professional who provide comprehensive eye and vision care.
Optometrists provide primary vision and eye care to the community.
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Specifically, they
  • assess vision
  • screen, detect and manage visual and ocular problems
  • refract
  • prescribe and dispense spectacles, contact lenses and vision therapy
  • prescribe and dispense other special visual aids
  • provide advice on visual behaviour
  • provide advice on visual ergonomics
In Hong Kong, optometrists must be registered with the Optometrists Board before they can practice,the register are divided into 4 parts, namely, Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV.
Various parts of the optometrist registration：

Part I

Registration

  • Qualifications for registration： (a) a Bachelor of Science Degree in Optometry awarded by the Hong Kong Polytechnic or The Hong Kong Polytechnic University； (b) a Professional Diploma in Optometry issued by the Hong Kong Polytechnic; (c) a Certificate of Attainment in Ocular Pharmacology issued by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University; and has practised for one year or more after having been registered as a Part II optometrist, or has other experience that is recognized by the Board.
  • Restrictions on the practice： No restrictions, can use any diagnostic agent approved by the Board.
  • Scope of services： Comprehensive eye examination, includes, spectacles dispensing and contact lens fitting, color vision test, binocular vision assessment and vision training, pupil dilated eye exam, comprehensive ocular health assessment.

Part II

Registration

  • Qualifications for registration： (a) a Higher Certificate in Optometry issued by the Hong Kong Polytechnic; or (b) a certification from the Board that he has passed an examination in optometry conducted under the Ordinance.
  • Restrictions on the practice： Shall not in the course of practising his profession use any diagnostic agent other than staining agents.
  • Scope of services： spectacles dispensing and contact lens fitting, color vision test, binocular vision assessment and vision training, ocular health assessment.

Part III

Registration

  • Qualifications for registration：
    a certification from the Board that he has passed an examination in optometry conducted under the Ordinance.
  • Restrictions on the practice：
    Shall not in the course of practising his profession perform any function or engage in any activity other than work relating to refraction.
  • Scope of services：
    refraction and spectacles dispensing.

Part IV

Registration

  • Qualifications for registration： a certificate of provisional registration has been issued under section the Ordinance.
  • Restrictions on the practice： Shall not in the course of practising his profession perform any function or engage in any activity other than work relating to refraction or refraction and contact lenses, as appropriate.