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Registered Dispensing Optician Program

The Registered Dispensing Optician (RDO) Program is comprised of four sections: Registered Dispensing Opticians (business location), Spectacle Lens Dispensers, Contact Lens Dispensers, and Nonresident Contact Lens Sellers.

  • Registered Dispensing Optician: This registration is required for individuals, corporations, and firms engaged in the business of filling prescriptions of physicians and surgeons licensed by the Medical Board of California or optometrists licensed by the Board of Optometry for prescription lenses.
  • Registered Spectacle Lens Dispenser: A registered spectacle lens dispenser is authorized to fit and adjust spectacle lenses at any place of business holding a Registered Dispensing Optician certificate provided that the certificate of the registered spectacle lens dispenser is displayed in a conspicuous place at the place of business where he or she is fitting and adjusting.
  • Registered Contact Lens Dispenser: A registered contact lens dispenser is authorized to fit and adjust contact lenses at any place of business holding a Registered Dispensing Optician certificate provided that the certificate of the registered contact lens dispenser is displayed in a conspicuous place at the place of business where he or she is fitting and adjusting.
  • Registered Nonresident Contact Lens Seller: This registration is required for individuals, partnerships, and corporations located outside California that ship, mail, or deliver in any manner, contact lenses at retail to a patient at a California address.

Verification for RDO Program registrants may be obtained by contacting the Medical Board's Consumer Information Unit at (916) 263-2382, or by selecting the Registration Search link below.

For more specific information related to the RDO Program registrants, you may directly contact the RDO Program at the Medical Board of California:

Medical Board of California
Attn: RDO Program
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA 95815

phone: (916) 263-2382
e-mail: Webmaster@mbc.ca.gov