Singapore legislation
Section 19
Section 19
Referral of eye injuries and diseases
Where it appears to a contact lens practitioner who is not a registered medical practitioner that a person consulting him is suffering from an injury or disease of the eye, he shall, except in an emergency or where, owing to special circumstances, it is impracticable or inexpedient to do so, advise the person to seek advice and treatment from a registered medical practitioner with specialist qualifications in ophthalmology.