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HIGH v. RIDGEWAY'S OPTICIANS

No. 459.

129 S.E.2d 301 (1963)

258 N.C. 626

John T. HIGH, John D. Constabile, Kenneth W. Ramsey, C. Ray Lawrence, and James S. Bailey, Comprising the North Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry v. RIDGEWAY'S OPTICIANS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 1, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holding, Harris, Poe & Cheshire, Raleigh, for defendant.

Teague, Johnson & Patterson, Raleigh, Robinson O. Everett, Durham, for plaintiff.

DENNY, Chief Justice.

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...

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