Standards of practice for optometrists and dispensing opticians

15.1 Maintain appropriate boundaries with your patients, students, colleagues and others with whom you have a professional relationship. Maintaining appropriate boundaries applies to your behaviours, actions, and communications.

15.2 Never abuse your professional position to exploit or unduly influence your patients or the public, whether politically, financially, sexually or by other means which serve your own interest.

15.3 You must not engage in unwanted conduct of a sexual nature with students, colleagues or others with whom you have a professional relationship. You must not create an intimidating, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment, whether intended or not. Maintaining sexual boundaries applies to your behaviours, actions and communications.

15.4 You must not engage in conduct of a sexual nature with patients or violate their dignity. Maintaining sexual boundaries applies to your behaviours, actions and communications.