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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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OPTI 131 - Ophthalmic Optics
PREREQUISITES: OPTI 111 - Optical Concepts and Propertie
PROGRAM: Optician and Eye Care
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2019
This course is a continuation of optical theory from OPTI 111 covering the properties of light and the function of a lens in visual correction. This includes lecture and laboratory instruction on the optical characteristics and design of standard ophthalmic lenses including prismatic effects and specialized visual correction using these lenses.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Discuss vertex power and lensometry of sphero-cylindrical lenses.
- Define aberrations and list abbe’ values of different lens materials.
- Calculate and correctly illustrate the deviation of light and image displacement.
- Calculate and split prisms.
- Explain and calculate magnification related to relative distance.
- Define absorptive lenses and transmissions.
- Define lens designs including bi concave, lenticulars, and myodiscs.
- Detect lens aberrations in relationship to face form and pantoscopic tilt.
- Create horizontal prisms near.
- Explain relationship between intermediate and near powers in trifocal lenses.
- Describe how vertex distance changes with increasing lens power.
- Correctly illustrate lens design in progressive addition lenses.
- Define and discuss anisometropia and aniseikonia.
- Calculate vertical imbalance and correction using slab-off prism
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Relation of spherical and sphero-cylindrical lenses.
- Prism considerations, including split, slab off, etc.
- Lens designs for specialty cases-prism, wrap, pal, etc.
- Low vision corrections.
- Types of multifocal lenses and calculating the power for each.
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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