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KACHIAN v. OPTOMETRY EXAMINING BOARD

Nos. 112, 113.

44 Wis.2d 1 (1969)

170 N.W.2d 743

KACHIAN, Appellant, v. OPTOMETRY EXAMINING BOARD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided September 30, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by Michael, Best & Friedrich, and oral argument by Scott H. Engroff, all of Milwaukee.

For the respondent the cause was argued by David J. Hanson, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was Robert W. Warren, attorney general.

ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

While the parties involved are the same in the two appeals before us, the issues raised in each are different and separable.

However, the exact status of an optometrist is involved in both cases and will be discussed first. It is important to keep in mind the distinction between an optometrist, a dispensing optician and an ophthalmologist. An optometrist is licensed by the state to examine eyes for refractive errors and to recommend corrective...

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