The deletion of section 48(1)(a) and (b) of the 1956 Act ends the absolute prohibition on treatment and prescription or administration of drugs by optometrists. It was ludicrous that a member of the community could remove dust from the eye, but people with a suitable qualification, such as opticians, were prohibited from doing so in their place of consultation or treatment. Section 41(c) is being inserted to provide that where an optometrist detects a condition or disease which requires medical attention, he or she can inform the patient and advise him or her to visit a doctor. This situation already obtains in the nursing sector. A nurse, by virtue of their professional qualifications or experience, can observe signs and symptoms in a patient and will advise the patient to consult their general practitioner. If it is in a hospital setting, the nurse will inform the doctor. This provision is only consistent with common sense, but, heretofore, that was not the case.