State of Nevada Board of Dispensing Opticians   Nevada State Seal

Celebrating 60 Years of Service to the Citizens of Nevada
e 1951-2011e

Proclamation by Governor Brian Sandoval

Mission
The mission of the Nevada Board of Dispensing Opticians is to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare by effectively regulating the practice of Opticianry.

Funding
The Nevada Board of Dispensing Opticians is funded
from license fees collected from opticians and apprentice opticians.
The Nevada Board of Dispensing Opticians does not receive funds from the State General Fund.

Licensed Nevada Opticians
Opticians licensed in Nevada are specialized health care practitioners who design, make, fit, and dispense prescription spectacle and contact lenses for the correction of a person's vision.

License Verification
Please email or call the Board office to verify
the status of an optician or apprentice optician license.

Sale of Nonprescription Cosmetic Contacts Lenses Is Harmful and Illegal
Click Consumer Info & Complaint Form above for more information.
Click for KTNV-TV Channel 13 Las Vegas Hidden Camera Investigation

A mailing list of currently licensed
dispensing opticians is available by email for a fee.

Please contact the Board office.

State of Nevada Board of Dispensing Opticians
5565 Wedgewood Circle, Sparks, NV 89436
     Telephone: (775) 853-1421    
   
Fax: (775) 853-1408
Email: nvbdo@govmail.state.nv.us

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