§459-2  Optometry; unauthorized practice,
unlawful.  It shall be unlawful for any person to practice optometry or to
append the letters "O.D." or any other optometric degree to a
person's name with the intent thereby to imply that the individual is a practitioner
of optometry, without first securing and holding an unrevoked and unsuspended
license under and as provided in this chapter.  This chapter shall not apply
to, or prohibit, a duly licensed physician from practicing optometry as in this
chapter defined, nor shall it prohibit a duly licensed physician or optometrist
from filling prescriptions or orders, nor shall it prohibit the replacement,
duplication, or repair of ophthalmic lenses, contact lenses, frames, or
fittings thereof, by persons qualified to write or fill prescriptions or orders
under this chapter, nor shall it prohibit or prevent any dispensing optician
licensed under chapter 458 from performing the activities authorized by the
license, nor shall it apply to optometric service corporations formed for the
primary purpose of contracting with individuals, groups of individuals, and
corporations for defraying or assuming the cost of services of optometrists and
of contracting on behalf of optometrists to furnish services as provided in
chapter 424.



An "ophthalmic lens" within the
meaning of this chapter means any spectacle lens which has a spherical,
cylindrical, or prismatic power or value, and is ground pursuant to a
prescription. [L 1949, c 58, §1(2); RL 1955, §68-2; am L 1965, c 84, §1; HRS
§459-2; am L 1985, c 224, §2; am L 1987, c 300, §16]