OPT 319 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Optometry
Legal requirements in the practice of optometry. Record keeping, documentation, informed consent, malpractice, evaluation of visual disability, and licensure. Criminal and civil systems of justice. Torts. Professional and general liability. Case law relating to the practice of optometry. Ethical theory and its use in decision making. Application of ethical theory in the practice of optometry, biomedical research, and the use of technology. The role of the legislative process in the establishment and continued privilege to practice optometry.