You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Beyond the basic dispensing skills that every NCLE certified optician already knows and uses daily, this course presents more uncommon ocular problems and how they can interfere with or contraindicate contact lens use. Advanced knowledge of conditions, examinations, and treatments is presented. … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Healing or preventing an ocular wound, especially any damage to the cornea, requires special measures. Therapeutic and bandage contact lenses can be an important part of the healing process when the eye care professional and patient work together for the best results. … 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. Brief Course Description Anatomy and Refractive States of the Eye A competent optician requires a basic understanding of the anatomy of the human eye, how it works, and what conditions or vision abnormalities might occur which may require his/her services. With this … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. In‐house edging and surfacing labs can increase business and patient satisfaction due to speed and cost‐saving procedures. This course is designed to increase the eye care professional�s (ECP) overall knowledge of lab equipment and procedures, with an emphasis on systems designed for … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. The eye care professional and patient cooperate with one another in the choices of eyeglass frames. This course expands upon the knowledge and actions needed by the ECP to be a successful frame stylist. Fundamental ideas of frame design and fabrication covered … 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. 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. The optician who works with contact lens patients will be called upon to assist in patient fitting, lens choice and also implementing advanced diagnostic techniques when needed. The optician will also be able to offer the patient a custom fit in a … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Contact Lens Patient Selection The following subjects are covered in this course. Applying them in practice will increase the likelihood of a successful fit and a happy patient. The first contact person sets the tone for the examination and … Continued