| (a) Applicants who graduated after May 1, 2008, from
a school or college of optometry for which the Board has issued a
determination, hereby meet the education and examination requirements
of §351.3581 of the Texas Optometry Act provided:
(1) the course work (as described in the Board's Resolution
dated April 14, 2000) required for certification, including an instructional
clinic review component, is part of the school or college of optometry's
regular curriculum;
(2) the examination required for graduation from the
school or college is the substantive equivalent of an examination
as described in the Board's Resolution dated April 14, 2000; and
(3) the applicant received clinical training while
in optometry school that satisfies the skills requirements set out
in subsection (b)(3) of this section.
(b) Applicants who graduated from optometry school
prior to May 1, 2008:
(1) must provide documentation showing successful completion
of at least 30 verified instruction or classroom hours covering glaucoma
diagnosis and treatment and pharmacology of approved oral and anti-glaucoma
drugs (as described in the Board's Resolution dated April 14, 2000);
(2) must have passed, with a grade of 75 or above,
the final examination covering the education course set out in subsection
(b)(1) above; and
(3) must submit a signed and dated certification prepared
by a licensed ophthalmologist or Texas licensed optometric glaucoma
specialist confirming the demonstration by the applicant in an adequate
and appropriate manner, as directly observed by the ophthalmologist
or optometric glaucoma specialist, of the following skills: tonometry,
gonioscopy, slit lamp examination, optic nerve examination/fundus,
and interpretation of visual fields.
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