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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2541 — Prescription Lenses and Ophthalmic and Optometric Assistants

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2541

Type
Statute
Source
California Business and Professions Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2007-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

A prescription ophthalmic device includes each of the following:

Citator

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2541 — Prescription Lenses and Ophthalmic and Optometric Assistants is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

A prescription ophthalmic device includes each of the following:

(a) Any spectacle or contact lens ordered by a physician and surgeon or optometrist, that alters or changes the visual powers of the human eye.

(b) Any contact lens described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (n) of Section 520 of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 360j and following).

(c) Any plano contact lens that is marketed or offered for sale in this state. “Plano contact lens” means a zero-power or noncorrective contact lens intended to change the appearance of the normal eye in a decorative fashion.