2023-2024 Academic Catalog

OPTS 2201 Ophthalmic Techniques

This course discusses lens design and practical training in optical functions necessary to properly assist the eye practitioner. Topics include visual acuity calculations, such as dioptric values of lens curvatures, transposition, distribution of power, and performance of various preliminary diagnostic tests, such as pupillary distance, pantoscopic and retroscopic tilt, and vertex distance.

Credits

2