Optometrist
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
The State Board of Optometry regulates the practice of optometry in Colorado. The Board does not regulate eye clinics or opticians. Board activities include licensing optometrists, investigating complaints against optometrists and the unlicensed practice of optometry, and enforcing disciplinary actions against violators of the Optometric Practice Act and Board Rules. The Board is made up of seven members: five licensed optometrists and two public members.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Military and veterans
- Military and spouses are exempt from licensure requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Department of Regulatory Agencies
- Division
- Division of Professions & Occupations
- Board
- Board of Pharmacy, Optometric, & Veterinary Medicine
- Address
- 1560 Broadway Ste 1350 Denver, CO 80202
- Phone
- (303) 894-7800
- Agency website
- https://dpo.colorado.gov/Accountancy
- Licence page
- State Board of Optometry: Applications and Forms | Division of Professions and Occupations
- Last updated
- April 30, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Optometrist 29-1041.00
Source and verification
This record is Colorado's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Board of Pharmacy, Optometric, & Veterinary Medicine — see the issuing body section above.
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