CODE OF VIRGINIA QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS (§ 54.1-3212) An application for a license to practice optometry shall be made in writing and shall be accompanied by satisfactory proof that the applicant has been graduated and received a doctor of optometry degree from a school of optometry approved by the Board. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 54-382; 1972, c. 824; 1973, c. 90; 1988, c. 765.