Optometrist
KansasActive
- Exam
- State + third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Affidavit or referral
- Background check
- Required
Optometrists diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Both state and third-party exams required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Affidavit or referral
- Background check
- Background check required
Issuing body
- Board
- Kansas Board of Examiners in Optometry
- Address
- 3109 W 6th St Suite A Lawrence, KS 66049
- Phone
- (785) 832-9986
- Agency website
- https://kssbeo.ks.gov/
- Licence page
- https://kssbeo.ks.gov/applicants
- Last updated
- September 5, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Optometrist 29-1041.00
- Physical Therapist 29-1123.00
Source and verification
This record is Kansas'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 Kansas Board of Examiners in Optometry — see the issuing body section above.
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