Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Sep. 19, 2000
Whether the standard of care for the practice of optometry required that patient, J.P., be dilated by Respondent at the January 1998 appointment. Whether the standard of care for the practice of optometry required Respondent to note in patient J.P.'s patient record the reason for not dilating J.P. at the January 1998 appointment.Certified optometrist was not required to perform a dilated fundus examination on a patient where it was not medically indicated and where the visit was not the patient`s initial presentation. Standard of care met.
