In the last in our series, looking at the eye examination, Bill Harvey and Andy Franklin describe the best way to communicate the outcome and the legal implications of gathering clinically sensitive data
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The optometrist is legally bound to issue the patient with a confirmation of their refractive correction, if any, and a note as to the need for any further medical assessment if the eyes were found to be less than healthy.
This 'prescription' needs to be dated, signed and have details of the prescribing practice on it. It is important to remember that the final prescription might be adapted in some way from the final refractive error measurement, for example:
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