You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Contact Lenses for Baby Boomers Aging can cause subtle and dramatic changes to the body, particularly to the eyes. Some of the challenges we need to keep in mind when fi tting aging patients with contact lenses include presbyopia, … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Advanced Techniques This course covers contact lenses which are fit for the correction of presbyopia, astigmatism, aphakia, and keratoconus. These, indeed, are advanced techniques and require the skill and experience of the seasoned contact lens fitter. While the study … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Fitting Soft Contact Lenses To best understand the art of fitting soft contact lenses is to first understand the criteria of an optimal fitting scenario. Many techniques for lens evaluation have remained unchanged since the inception of hydrogel lenses. … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Contact Lens Handling & Care If the patient is well educated on the proper techniques, it is less likely that he or she will have serious problems. A videotape or pamphlet is quite helpful in explaining the proper procedures. … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Modification & Delivery This course covers the subjects of in-office contact lens modification of rigid lenses, and delivery to the patient. Also included in this copurse is some supplementary information on the use of the radiuscope, on DK … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description RGP Lens Alteration The ability to carry out modifications of rigid contact lenses in the office provides benefits to the patient as well as to the contact lens practitioner. It enables the patient to continue their wearing schedule without … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description RGP Fitting & Evaluation Studies have shown that rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses are indicated for, at minimum, 30% of all new contact lens patients. Nevertheless, the percentages of new patients being fit into RGPs–especially among younger practitioners–are much … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Contact Lens Instrumentation This course covers the uses of two pieces of equipment, the keratometer and the slit lamp, which are indispensable to the successful fitting and evaluation of rigid and soft contact lenses. The keratometer (also known as … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Anatomical Considerations Although this course is entitled Anatomical Considerations, it might just as easily be called Potentially Adverse Effects of Contact Lens Wear. In effect, this course catalogues many of the potentially negative aspects of contact lens wear. However, … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Basic Contact Lens Design This course starts with a discussion of the various contact lens designs to include scleral, corneal and semi-scleral lenses. Some basic terminology is covered and the various materials from which contact lenses can be made … Continued