You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Diabetes is a systemic disease affecting a large percentage of the U.S. population. When uncontrolled, diabetes can damage the retina, possibly leading to blindness. The eye care professional (ECP) benefits from a basic understanding of the disease, the symptoms and available treatments: … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Beyond the basic patient information that every ABO certified optician already knows and uses daily, this course presents detailed information about nutritional needs that can potentially affect the eye, both positively and adversely. This advanced information will help the ECP to advise … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. The assessment, prevention and management of problems related to soft contact lens wear are critical areas of patient care. It is significant that many of these problems can be alleviated by changing to a different contact lens material, a different lens design, … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Astigmatism is correctable through the use of eyeglasses, contact lenses or surgery. This course will examine the types of astigmatism a patient might have, and will suggest if a spherical or a toric contact lens would be required. The course looks at … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description GP Lens Care and Patient Education The ability to care for and handle rigid gas-permeable (GP) contact lenses properly depends on several factors. First, the patient must be provided with several methods of insertion and removal, and proficiency in … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. As an eye care provider (ECP) it is up to you to make sure that infants, children and their parents are happy with the care and quality eyewear that you provide. Children are more aware of the vision choices open to them … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Beyond the basic dispensing skills that every ABO certified optician already knows and uses daily, this course presents advanced techniques and alternate methods to deal with uncommon dispensing problems. The course helps the ECP to quickly identify uncommon situations and know what … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Beyond the basic patient information that every ABO certified optician already knows and uses daily, this course presents detailed information about nutritional needs that can potentially affect the eye, both positively and adversely. This advanced information will help the ECP to advise … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. As an NCLE certified optician you already understand what it takes to fit and advise patients about contact lenses. However, there are changes occurring in the industry that understandably follow population changes happening today. New innovative designs and lens materials are now … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Instrumentation/Reguations & Standards Begins with a study of the lensometer to include a survey of its principal parts as will as a summary of the measurements it is capable of reading. Includes a step by step procedure for verifying … Continued