As used in this article: (a) “Contact Lens” means a lens placed directly on the surface of the eye, regardless of whether it is intended to correct a visual defect. Contact lens includes, but is not limited to, a cosmetic, therapeutic, or corrective lens. (b) "Board" means the West Virginia Board of Optometry. (c) "Diagnostic […]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), spectacles and contact lenses are medical devices and are subject to the requirements of this article. (b) The requirements of this article do not apply to the following: (1) A diagnostic contact lens that is used by a licensee during an examination and evaluation;
A person may not: (1) Employ objective or subjective physical means to determine the accommodative or refractive condition; the range, power of vision or muscular equilibrium of the human eye or prescribe spectacles or contact lenses based on that determination unless that activity is performed by a licensee or performed by a person under direct […]
(a) The board shall enforce the provisions of this article. (b) The board may promulgate a legislative rule in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code regarding the implementation of this article. (c) The board is not required to wait until harm to human health has occurred to initiate an […]
A person violating this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000.
