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O-7, r. 5 - Code of ethics of optometrists

Section 7
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7. Where required for the well-being of the patient, an optometrist must consult a colleague, a member of another professional order or any other qualified person and he must refer his patient to a physician where he suspects or ascertains the presence of symptoms or signs of ocular pathology.
O.C. 643-91, s. 7.
The words “suspects or” were declared ultra vires by the Superior Court on 19 March 1992 (No 500-05-008547-919).
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