Optometrist
- Exam
- State + third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- None
Applicants must: 1) Have graduated from an approved school of optometry. 2) Pass the national board examination. 3) Pass a state examination (75% minimum score) on the laws and regulations governing the practice of optometry in Nevada. If an optometrist is certified to administer and prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (TPA), she/he is required to obtain 30 hours of continuing education for annual renewal, 15 hours of which must be therapeutic-related. If an optometrist is NOT certified in therapeutics (designated as diagnostic pharmaceutical agents (DPA)), eighteen hours of continuing education are required for annual renewal. Fees may be subject to change. Fees are: examination--$250; initial license--$25; annual license renewal--$350.
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
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Board
- Board of Optometry
- Address
- P.O. Box 1824 Carson City 89702
- Phone
- (775) 883-8367
- Agency website
- http://optometry.nv.gov
- Licence page
- http://www.optometry.nv.gov
- Last updated
- January 14, 2016
Occupations (O*NET)
- Optometrist 29-1041.00
Source and verification
This record is Nevada'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 Optometry — see the issuing body section above.
How we process this data. Not legal advice.