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 Photochromic Lenses The latest developments in photochromic lenses have taken the products into a totally different arena – the world of lifestyle dispensing. This course takes a look at lifestyle dispensing with photochromic lenses. Wearers have always liked photochromic … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Industrial Safety Eyewear The information in this course is provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which was established in 1971 and is a federal agency operating under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Labor. OSHA’s … 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 Visual Acuity Exam This course provides an overview of the visual acuity examination. The visual acuity exam is comprised of two main components: refractometry, a multifaceted measurement of refractive errors with a variety of specific instruments and techniques, and … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Anatomy & Physiology A competent optician needs 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 knowledge he may interact … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Lens Materials & Coatings/Multifocal Designs Surveys common styles of multifocal lenses currently available to include flat top, executive, ultex, blended, progressive— the relative merits and uses of each will be outlined. The concept of the reading addition and “image … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Ophthalmic Frames The basic parts of the ophthalmic frame are discussed the various measurement criteria are summarized. Horizontal and vertical lens decentration is explained and the theoretical as well as practical minimum lens blank sizes are calculated based on … 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
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Lens Form & Analysis This course covers the actual shape and deisgn of modern prescription ophthalmic lenses. It includes a discussion of spheres and radius of curvature. Corrected curve lenses, the rationale for the use of commonly recommended base … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Fitting & Verification We’ll start with a discussion of palpebral lenses as well as larger lenses with wide peripheral curves. The general characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of each will be discussed. This will be followed by methods and procedures … Continued
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Optical Principles of Contact Lesnes There are many reasons why a contact lens prescription can differ significantly from a spectacle prescription belonging to the same patient. By studying the principles of optics which need to be considered when fitting … 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
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Anti-Reflection Coating This course provides an introduction to anti-reflection coatings. It starts with a brief history then goes on to discuss the patient benefits of AR. It continues with a description of some technical aspects such as constructive and … Continued
ODP: Practice Hub (Flash Cards, Extra Practice & Practice Tests) Use the following tools to help reinforce key concepts and practice for your exams.
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. This course gives updated information the use of visual aids to help extend functional vision of the low vision patient. These low vision aids are divided into optical and non-optical options and include magnifying devices, binoculars and telescopes.
You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment This course is designed to review meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). The audience will learn how the prevalence of MGD and see just how common this condition really is. The pathophysiology will be reviewed, drawing … Continued
LASIK: Shining a New Light on the Subject This course is designed to expand the knowledge of the optometrist regarding the technologies related to LASIK. This will include patient care and participation, looking at the flow of a typical LASIK procedure step-by-step, research and other surgical procedures. After completing the course, an optometrist will have … Continued