Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
of Optometrists and Opticians (Practice, Conduct, Ethics and Publicity) Regulations
Regulation 6
Contact lens practice
Subregulation 1
Any contact lens practitioner who carries out contact lens practice shall personally carry out, and shall not permit any person who is not a contact lens practitioner or an ophthalmologist to carry out, any of the following functions in relation to his contact lens practice:
explaining the risks involved in the use of contact lenses;
counselling on the proper use of contact lenses;
prescribing and fitting contact lenses; or
providing aftercare to patients, including monitoring the patients to detect, prevent and manage problems or complications arising from the use of contact lenses prescribed, fitted or supplied in the course of his practice as a contact lens practitioner and dealing with such problems or complications.
Subregulation 2
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a contact lens practitioner who carries out contact lens practice may, with the written consent of his patient, arrange for another contact lens practitioner to carry out some or all of the functions referred to in that paragraph in respect of that patient.