6410. MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST

6410 MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST 6410.1 Each licensed optometrist owning or operating an optometry practice in the District shall maintain in good working order the equipment necessary to provide a routine eye examination which shall include, but not be limited to, the following minimum equipment: (a) A device for the accurate measurement of visual acuity, distance and near; (b) A lensometer; (c) An instrument for examination of the internal structures of the eye; (d) A retinoscope or its equivalent; (e) An instrument for the measurement of intra-ocular pressure; (f) A refracting instrument or its equivalent; (g) An instrument for measurement of corneal curvature; (h) An instrument for the measurement of visual fields; (i) A biomicroscope; and (j) A color vision testing device. 6410.2 In addition to the requirements set forth in § 6410.1, the minimum equipment in an optometrist's office may also include a blood pressure measuring device. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 12043 (November 21, 2008).