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Board adopts modified radio-frequency rule language to permit nonsurgical dry-eye devices, clears 15-day notice
Summary
The board voted to send modified regulatory text on radio‑frequency devices for dry‑eye treatment out for a 15‑day public comment period after adding frequency and temperature‑monitoring limits and clarifying the nonsurgical purpose.
The California State Board of Optometry voted to approve modified regulatory text intended to allow the use of specified radio‑frequency (RF) devices for the treatment of dry‑eye disease or syndrome and to send that revised language out for a 15‑day public‑comment period.
The modified proposal narrows the allowed technology to devices used specifically to treat dry‑eye disease or syndrome, sets a frequency range, and requires temperature monitoring or predefined temperature presets to prevent tissue ablation. Board staff said the change was designed to distinguish nondestructive RF devices used in ocular surface…
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