High v. Ridgeway's Opticians

The determinative question on this appeal is whether or not the use of a keratometer by a duly licensed optician in the measurement of the curvature of the cornea, and the subsequent fabrication and fitting of contact lenses as prescribed by a medical doctor or oculist, constitute the unlawful practice of optometry as defined in G.S. 90-114.

G.S. 90-114 defines the practice of optometry as follows: “The practice of optometry is hereby defined to be the employment of any means, other than the use of drugs, medicines, or surgery, for the measurement of the powers of vision and the adaptation of…