OPHT 202B - Contact Lenses I

1. Describe and assess the fitting characteristics of toric, multifocal, bandage and specialty contact lenses.
2. Describe the use of contact lens solutions for soft contact lenses.
3. Apply A.N.S.I. standards for soft spherical and specialty contact lenses.
4. Develop accurate record keeping techniques.
5. Describe the role of the optician in contact lens practice in Nevada.
6. Demonstrate the use, calibration and maintenance of the Keratometer, Slit Lamp, Contact Lens analyzer, Lensometer, Diameter gauges, Thickness gauges, Refractometer, Ophthalmascope, Retinascope and Phoropter.
7. Create study aids for NCLE examination.
8. Describe the principles of refraction.
9. Describe the steps used to complete the following operative procedures: PRK, Cataract, RK and Corneal transplants.
10. Describe alternative health care options for visual improvement or maintenance.
11. Describe and assess the fitting techniques for spherical soft contact lenses.
12. Identify, state, describe and apply the safety standards and rules for the contact lens laboratory according to OSHA guidelines and opticianry program policies.
13. Identify, state, describe, and apply the A&P eye structures and principles applicable to this course.
14. Review the apical clearance and corneal alignment fitting techniques for fitting contact lenses.