225 ILCS 80/1

(225 ILCS 80/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 3901)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 1.

The practice of optometry in the State of Illinois is hereby
declared to affect the public health, safety and welfare and to be subject
to regulation and control in the public interest.  It is further declared
to be a matter of public interest and concern that the practice of
optometry as defined in this Act, merit and receive the confidence of the
public, and that only qualified persons be authorized to practice optometry
in the State of Illinois.  This Act shall be liberally construed to best
carry out these subjects and purposes.

(Source: P.A. 85-896.)