New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 20 - OPHTHALMIC LENSES
Section 16.16.20.8 - OPHTHALMIC PRESCRIPTION
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.16.20.8
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. A prescription written for ophthalmic lenses shall include the following:
(1) the dioptric power of spheres, cylinders
and prisms;
(2) the axes of
cylinders;
(3) the position of the
prism base;
(4) the designation of
the pupillary distance;
(5) the
name of the patient;
(6) the date
of the prescription;
(7) the
expiration date of the prescription; and
(8) the name and address of the
prescriber
B. If so desired by the prescriber, the light transmission properties and the lens curve values may be included as well.
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