Paragraph 13 Fitting of contact lenses in the course of business, and use of titles, etc.

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. rule 15 word substituted by General Optical Council (Injury or Disease of the Eye and Contact Lens (Qualifications)) Rules 2005 Sch. rule 3
Sch. rule 3 words inserted by General Optical Council (Therapeutics and Contact Lens Specialties) Rules 2008 Sch. rule 5
sch. amended by General Optical Council (Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) (Amendment) Rules) 1989

Unless he prescribes them personally, an optician shall not begin to fit contact lenses without specific instructions to supply them, including a recent spectacle prescription and other relevant details, from a registered medical practitioner or registered ophthalmic optician.