Tex. Occupations Code § 351.256
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 351.256, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 351.256. EXAMINATION SUBJECTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The examination must consist of written or practical tests in subjects regularly taught in recognized accredited colleges of optometry, including:
(1) practical, theoretical, and physiological optics;
(2) theoretical and practical optometry; and
(3) the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the eye as applied to optometry.
(b) The examination must also include examination in pharmacology and related pathology.
(1) practical, theoretical, and physiological optics;
(2) theoretical and practical optometry; and
(3) the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the eye as applied to optometry.
(b) The examination must also include examination in pharmacology and related pathology.
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