# The Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) Regulations 1989, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision as to the requirements to be met by registered medical practitioners and ophthalmic opticians (optometrists) on testing a person’s sight.
Regulation 3(1) requires the sight tester to perform certain examinations and to give the patient a statement that he has carried out the examinations and as to whether the patient is being referred to a registered medical practitioner. There is an exception where the sight test is carried out in the course of diagnosing or treating injury or disease in hospital or at a clinic. Regulation 4 specifies exceptions to the sight tester’s statutory duty to issue a prescription for an optical appliance or a statement that no optical appliance is required. Regulation 5 specifies the particulars which must be included in any prescription or statement that is issued.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1176/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sight-testing-examination-and-prescription-regulations-1989/note
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