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TITLE 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 14 - TEXAS OPTOMETRY BOARD
CHAPTER 280 - THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRY
SUBCHAPTER 280.9.html - null
SECTION/RULE §280.9 - Optometric Glaucoma Specialist
Chapter Review Date 01/23/2023

An optometric glaucoma specialist may:(1) administer and prescribe appropriate medications by topical or oral means for the purpose of diagnosing and treating visual defects, abnormal conditions and diseases of the human vision system, including the eye and adnexa, as set forth in §280.10 of this chapter (relating to Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: Administration and Prescribing of Oral Medications and Anti-Glaucoma Drugs); and(2) treat glaucoma, as set forth in §351.3581 of the Act and §280.10 of this chapter, including the administration and prescribing of appropriate medications by topical, oral, or parenteral means.

Source Note: The provisions of this §280.9 adopted to be effective August 3, 2000, 25 TexReg 7175; amended to be effective May 22, 2023, 48 TexReg 2574; amended to be effective September 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 7326.

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