# ORS § 683.060: 683.060 Examination of applicants

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.060

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 683.060
- **Heading:** 683.060 Examination of applicants
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 683 / Section 683.060

## Text

(1) Any person who has signified to the Oregon Board of Optometry a desire to be examined by it and who has filed proof that the person is qualified under ORS 683.010 (Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310) to 683.340 (Duty to report prohibited conduct) and the rules of the board to take the examination shall pay a fee to be determined by the board. The applicant shall be examined in the anatomy of the eye, in the use of pharmaceutical agents in optometry, in normal and abnormal refractive and accommodative and muscular conditions and coordination of the eye, in subjective and objective optometry, including the fitting of glasses, the principles of lens grinding and frame adjusting, and in such other subjects as pertain to the science and practice of optometry, such subjects to be enumerated in a publication by the board.

(2) The board may, in its discretion, require the certificate of successful examination of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry in one or more areas of the examination in lieu of its examination in such areas.

(3) If an applicant fails to pass a second examination, the board may permit additional examinations upon compliance by the applicant with the law and the rules of the board.

(4) Any person who petitions the board to prescribe and administer pharmaceutical agents who has not previously been examined by the board on such use shall pass an examination on the use and potential side effect of such agents as used in optometry and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board clinical competency in the prescription of pharmaceutical agents listed on the optometric nontopical formulary and pharmaceutical agents approved by the board for topical use. [Amended by 1955 c.120 §1; 1971 c.102 §4; 1975 c.175 §3; 1977 c.243 §1; 1991 c.967 §3; 1993 c.28 §1; 1997 c.643 §27; 2001 c.632 §3]

Source: Section 683.060 — Examination of applicants; fee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors683.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 683.010 683.010 Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.010.md)
- [ORS § 683.020 683.020 License required to practice optometry](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.020.md)
- [ORS § 683.030 683.030 Persons and practices not affected](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.030.md)
- [ORS § 683.035 683.035 Discrimination against optometrists prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.035.md)
- [ORS § 683.040 683.040 Qualifications of applicants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.040.md)
- [ORS § 683.060 683.060 Examination of applicants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.060.md)
- [ORS § 683.070 683.070 Issuance of certificates of licensure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.070.md)
- [ORS § 683.080 683.080 Validity of certificates issued under former law](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.080.md)
- [ORS § 683.100 683.100 Notice to board of place of practice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.100.md)
- [ORS § 683.110 683.110 Optometrist to give receipt when practicing away from regular place of business](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.110.md)
- [ORS § 683.120 683.120 License renewal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.120.md)
- [ORS § 683.130 683.130 Clinics and instructors connected with educational institutions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.130.md)
- [ORS § 683.140 683.140 Grounds for and nature of discipline](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.140.md)
- [ORS § 683.155 683.155 Hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.155.md)

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