Can an MD not certified in ophthalmology write a perscription for eyeglasses?
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Chris asked:
Is this legal? Would it be honored? The doctor in question is board certified in Internal Medicine and Oncology, not Ophthalmology, but provided he knew how and had simply lost his original perscription from his ophthalmologist, could he write his own perscription for eyeglasses/ contacts?
Is this legal? Would it be honored? The doctor in question is board certified in Internal Medicine and Oncology, not Ophthalmology, but provided he knew how and had simply lost his original perscription from his ophthalmologist, could he write his own perscription for eyeglasses/ contacts?
July 1st, 2008 at 10:55 am
An ophthalmologist.
July 4th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
I would think it would be honored…if it is on a prescription pad with his name, ect…who would know he wasn’t qualified in that field
It’s just taken for granted that a Dr. wouldn’t write an Rx for something outside of his own field…but there is probably no laws against it.
You don’t have to be an opthalmologist to write an Rx for glasses.
July 5th, 2008 at 8:06 am
The state you are in most places it depends on the state you are in most places it depends on the state you are in most places it depends on the state you are in most places it is legal.
July 8th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
No, they can’t only a ophthalmologist is certified to write eyeglass prescriptions.
July 9th, 2008 at 5:50 am
An optometrist can write rxs too it does not have to be ophthalmologist.
An glassescontacts rx but dont see why person certified in internal medicine and oncology would be ophthalmologist.
July 11th, 2008 at 12:24 am
In Australia medical practitioners are allowed to, although I’ve never heard of it actually happening. In fact even ophthalmologists hardly write glasses scripts any more, they usually send people to their optometrist.
July 14th, 2008 at 2:48 am
An md will not venture onto things with which he is not familiar.
An md can do anything he wants if he believes it is not familiar.