Optometrist
MaineActive
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- None
Optometrists perform vision tests and analyze results. They diagnose sight problems, such as nearsightedness or farsightedness, and eye diseases, such as glaucoma. Finally, they prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, other visual aids and medications.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Tied to business
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- Certification required
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Maine Department of Professional & Financial Regulation
- Board
- Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation
- Address
- Gardiner Annex/ 76 Northern Ave 35 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333
- Phone
- (207) 624-8603
- Licence page
- 0
- Last updated
- June 21, 2022
Occupations (O*NET)
- Optometrist 29-1041.00
Source and verification
This record is Maine's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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