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OPTIC 103 - Optical Product Knowledge5 Credits
Covers the different products and materials available for frames, lenses and contact lenses for vision correction as it relates to the optical prescription and the patient.
FeesCF
Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Online
Designed to Serve Individuals currently employed in the optical industry or individuals interested in becoming a dispensing optician apprentice.
Active Date 2011-07-21
Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 30
Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline
Frames: Metal and Zyl and other materials; how frames are manufactured, frame selection (face shape, frame shape) Common vendors product lines Lens: Material, tints, coatings. Single vision and multi-focal considerations, common vendors product lines, lens selections Contacts: Materials, hard, gas permeable, soft. Common vendors’ product line. Daily wear, extended wear and specialty lenses.
Student Learning Outcomes
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