2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Nov 08, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook
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OPHT 299B - Certificate Review


Credits: 2
Semesters Offered: Spring, Summer
Campus/Sites Offered: Charleston
Offering Note: No additional information available.

Description
Review course for national and state competency examinations. This course may be taken up to three times: American Board of Opticianry Certification exam review, National Contact Lens Examiners certification review, and Nevada State Board of Dispensing Opticians exam review.

Student Learning Outcomes
  1. Identify strengths and weaknesses in relation to preparing for the ABO, NCLE or Nevada State Board Examinations.
  2. Prepare learning materials and study guides and aids for ABO, NCLE or Nevada State Board Examinations.
  3. Identify, state, define and apply a knowledge of NRS/NAC 637.
  4. Identify, state, define and apply a knowledge of ocular anatomy & physiology.
  5. Identify, state, define and apply knowledge of contact lens fitting theory.
  6. Neutralize eyeglasses and RGP contact lenses of unknown power identifying all prescription parameters.
  7. Determine the overall diameter, optic zone, thickness, and power of RGP contact lenses.
  8. Determine the K readings of contact lenses, calibration bearings, and a patient using a manual keratometer.
  9. Demonstrate the operation of a slit lamp performing a general assessment and contact lens fit follow up / fitting relationships.
  10. Demonstrate knowledge of advanced eyeglass fitting techniques and theory.
  11. Demonstrate knowledge of optical theory.
  12. Identify, define, demonstrate and apply knowledge of eyeglass fitting, dispensing skills and theory.
  13. Identify, define, demonstrate and apply a knowledge of contact lens fitting, dispensing and follow-up care.
  14. Identify, state, define and apply knowledge of optical laws such as, but not limited to, ANSI, OSHA, and FDA.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Graded: Letter Grade



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