2: The Eye And Lens Design

Currently the eyecare and the eyewear businesses are tied together. For many reasons this model is going through some changes. These changes may some day result in a new role for the optician. It is the goal of OpticianWorks to prepare you for a time when perhaps you will not be dependent on a doctor or “medical” practitioner for your “prescriptions.”

However, for many years to come most of you will find yourself working for, or with, a doctor of optometry, ophthalmology or both.

In either case you will need to know just some of the jargon, anatomy and physiology of the eye.

Just as the independent doctor of optometry needs to have business skills – you need to have just a little anatomy & physiology. That still doesn’t make you a medical professional.

The section on prism is part of this course because it is a doctor who is experienced in working with prism that will prescribe it. How you will actually work with prism is covered in detail in a later section.

The section All About Contact Lenses is a part of this course because contact lenses ARE a medical device that comes in direct contact with the eye and can cause serious medical issues if abused. Contact lens specialists must know their anatomy and physiology.

Course Information

Estimated Time: 6 - 12 Hours

Difficulty: Moderate

Course Instructor

John Seegers Author

1: Understanding Written Lens Powers

1: Understanding Lens Powers Or Lens Order Information

Explanation of the primary information on an eyeglass prescription.

2: Notes Found On Eyeglass Lens Orders

Here is an explanation of some of the many different notes you may see on a prescription.

3: Converting to Near & Intermediate Ranges

How take a prescription with an add power and make it for near or intermediate use.

4: OK For Contacts & The Snellen Chart 20/20

Why you cannot use an eyeglass prescription for contact lenses, 20/20 and the prescription and wrapping up the introductory lessons.

2: Anatomy of the Eye

1: Common Pre-Screening Procedures

Depending on where you work you may be involved with pre-screening patients.

2: Common Medical Conditions of the Eye & LASIK

As an optician you may encounter some medical conditions of the eye.

3: Anatomy Surrounding the Eye

Depending on where you work you may need a little of this, all of this or maybe even more than this!

4: The Retina, Rods & Cones

We see with our brain not our eyes. The retina is how we get light to the brain.

5: The Oculomotor Muscles of the Eye

How we can turn our eyes, up-down, left-right and even around.

3: Understanding Prescribed Prism

1: Review of Lenses as Prisms

Lenses as prisms.

2: Optical Center vs. Major Reference Point

When prism is prescribed the eye looks through the MRP.

3: Prism Power & Notation

Prism is always a balance of power and position.

4: Why is Prism Prescribed

Nice to know the why and the how of prism.

5: Press On Prisms

Not all prism is ground or part of a lens.

4: All About Contact Lenses

An Introduction to Contact Lenses

Just like it says.

You – Contact Lenses And The Public

Contact Lens Terms & Abbreviations

Contact lens jargon.

Evaluating for Contact Lens Use

Determining if someone is a candidate for contacts.

Evaluating Contact Lens Fit

Done using a slit-lamp or bio-microscope contact lens fit must be perfect.

Contact Lens Insertion – Removal And Care Training

Different contact types require different care and cleaning.

Break Out Session Mock CE

Mock CE article for you to try.

The Need For Contact Lens Specialists

The world is in desperate need of CL specialists!