Maryland Health Occupations Section 11-403

      (a)      A licensed optometrist may:

            (1)      Use the title "optometrist";

            (2)      If the optometrist holds the degree of doctor of optics or doctor of optometry from a college or university authorized to give the degree, use the title "Doctor" or the abbreviations "Dr." or "O.D." with the optometrist's name;

            (3)      If the optometrist is certified under § 11-404 of this subtitle, use the title "diagnostically certified optometrist"; and

            (4)      If the optometrist is certified under § 11-404.1 of this subtitle, use the title "therapeutically certified optometrist".

      (b)      Except as otherwise provided in this section, a licensed optometrist may not attach to the optometrist's name or use as a title:

            (1)      The words or abbreviations "Doctor", "Dr.", "M.D.", "physician", or "surgeon", or any other word or abbreviation that suggests that the optometrist practices medicine; or

            (2)      Any word or abbreviation that suggests that the optometrist treats diseases or injuries of the human eye, including the words "eye specialist", "eyesight specialist", "oculist", or "ophthalmologist".