In the event of loss or breakage of corrective ametropic lenses, where an emergency is established and in the absence of a suitable medical solution, the optician may exceptionally issue new equipment without a prescription after carrying out a refractive examination.
The optician gives the patient the result of the refractive examination carried out and forwards it by any appropriate means to the prescriber or to the doctor designated by the patient, except in cases where the prescription is issued in a country other than France.
The optician will record in a register these exceptional deliveries of optical equipment without a prescription in order to ensure traceability.
This data is kept by the optician for a period of three years.