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You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. The dispensing optician may not work directly with a glaucoma patient; however, an understanding of this disease will help the ECP to understand the disease and the serious symptoms. Upon completion of this course, the ECP will have a better understanding of … Continued

You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. This course is designed with both the experienced and new eye care professional (ECP) in mind. One goal is for the ECP to understand why a child might need eyeglasses, as well as the types of ocular and practical conditions that influence … Continued

You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Brief Course Description Rx Sunwear Rimless Eyewear This course starts with a presentation of the potentially adverse effects of ultraviolet radiation (UV) on the eyes and then identifies ways to protect the visual system from over exposure to UV. It goes on … Continued

You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Patients depend on their eye care professionals for the best advice and guidance when it comes to vision and ocular health. We must continue to ask questions on a daily basis that will help define all of our patient’s activities and interests. … Continued

You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Blue light has both benefits and inherent hazards and the optical industry is on the forefront of providing preventative optical technology. After working with the course, the ECP will better understand what type of education and preventative solutions to offer a patient. … Continued

You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Eyewear has been used since ancient times, beginning with simple protective goggles and advancing through the ages to become various forms of spectacles. Many advancements and changes to eye wear have come about from the necessity for a specific function or need. … Continued

You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Most people experience normal changes in vision as they age, which can usually be corrected with standard prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses. However, age‐related eye diseases, such as cataracts, macular degeneration, diabetes or glaucoma, can result in vision impairment. This loss of … Continued

You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. Dry eye syndrome occurs when the eye cannot produce a sufficient quantity of tears or when the tears do not have a normal consistency. Dry eye syndrome is uncomfortable and can restrict or contraindicate many activities, can lead to repeated infections and … Continued

You are accessing a expired course. Please contact support to switch the course. This course discusses the importance of good team work in an optical office, with the ultimate goal of happy eye care providers (ECPs) who provide excellent patient service. Using some comparisons to a well-functioning sports team, the course begins with design of … 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