Opticianry, A.S.H.S.

 

Overview

The Opticianry Program is designed to provide students with the basic training necessary to fabricate and dispense prescription eyewear in a clinical and field environment. Fabrication operations include spectacle surfacing and finishing. Students will also learn to assist in the treatment of ocular disorders and perform equipment inspection, maintenance, and repair on optical laboratory equipment and accessories.

 

Accreditation or Related Information: The Opticianry program is accredited through the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA) as a one-year Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology Certificate Program.  Institutional accreditation is with the Council on Occupational Education. 

(USA) Army Requirements

Course Requirements

OPTS 1305	Geometric Optics	3
OPTS 1401	Ophthalmic Dispensing	4
OPTS 1309	Ophthalmic Laboratory I	3
OPTS 1349	Ophthalmic Laboratory II	3
OPTS 1311	The Visual System	3
OPTS 2201	Ophthalmic Techniques	2
OPTS 2345	Advanced Ophthalmic Techniques	3
OPTS 2303	Optical Laboratory	3
OPTS 2202	Introduction to Optometry in an Applied Setting	2
OPTS 2304	Optical Clinical Practicum	3
Total Credit Hours:		29

(USN) Navy Requirements

Course Requirements

OPTS 1305	Geometric Optics	3
OPTS 1309	Ophthalmic Laboratory I	3
OPTS 1311	The Visual System	3
OPTS 1349	Ophthalmic Laboratory II	3
OPTS 1401	Ophthalmic Dispensing	4
OPTS 2201	Ophthalmic Techniques	2
OPTS 2202	Introduction to Optometry in an Applied Setting	2
OPTS 2303	Optical Laboratory	3
OPTS 2304	Optical Clinical Practicum	3
OPTS 2345	Advanced Ophthalmic Techniques	3
Total Credit Hours:		29