Course Descriptions - Opticianry


Opticianry		Course Descriptions Main Menu Degrees and Certificates Offered

OPT 111 : OPTICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE I

(4 credits)

Introduces the students to the production flow, equipment use, and materials used in optical surfacing and finishing laboratories. Covers the basic concepts and skills required to make a pair of single vision eyewear. Includes topics on laboratory and personal safety. Lecture 3 hours + lab 3 hours = total 6 hours per week.

OPT 112 : OPTICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE II

(4 credits)

Covers making eyeglasses with advanced prescriptions and frames. Includes verification and neutralization techniques for single vision and bifocals, frame repair, accomplishing prescribed prism by decentration, verification and neutralization, semi-rimless glasses, and multifocal glasses. Lecture 3 hours + lab 3 hours = total 6 hours per week.

OPT 121 : OPTICAL THEORY I

(4 credits)

Introduces theory and application of ophthalmic lenses. Presents history, basic manufacturing and quality standards of ophthalmic lenses, propagation of light, refraction and dioptric measurements, true power, surface power, nominal lens formula. Explains lens makers’ equation, boxing system, spherical lens design, fundamental aspects of cylindrical lenses, sphero-cylinder lens design, and flat and toric transposition. Lecture 4 hours per week.

OPT 122 : OPTICAL THEORY II

(4 credits)

Explores the development of multifocal lenses, application of multifocal lenses, survey of current ophthalmic lens, the properties of spherocylinder lenses, and an in-depth analysis of the optics of ophthalmic prisms. Lecture 4 hours per week.

OPT 215 : OPTICIANRY SALES AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

(2 credits)

Examines business types, management styles, pricing strategies, inventory selection, target markets, personnel management, and advertising as they relate to the ophthalmic industry. Lecture 2 hours per week.

OPT 221 : OPTICAL THEORY IV

(4 credits)

Presents an in-depth study of prescription analysis as it relates to dispensing and ordering prescription eyewear. Analysis of absorptive lenses, vertical imbalance, vertex distance, and a discussion of ethics and legal issues in the ophthalmic field. Lecture 4 hours per week.

OPT 222 : OPTICAL THEORY V

(4 credits)

Continues material presented in OPT 221. Covers specialty areas relating to low vision, sports vision, and geriatric vision. Provides a comprehensive review for the state licensing exam. Lecture 4 hours per week.

OPT 230 : INTRODUCTION TO CONTACT LENSES

(3 credits)

Introduces basic concepts and techniques of contact lens fitting, contact lens design, contact lens materials, and contact lens nomenclature. Develops skills for contact lens insertion and removal and basic slit lamp and keratometry. Lecture 2 hours + lab 3 hours = total 5 hours per week.

OPT 241 : OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING I

(4 credits)

Continues to develop the skills needed to be a successful spectacle eyewear dispensing optician. Provides practical experience with patients through practice in on-campus clinics and in local optical offices. Provides information on the industry from representatives about the most current eyeglass frames and ophthalmic lenses. Lecture 3 hours + lab 3 hours = total 6 hours per week.

OPT 242 : OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING II

(4 credits)

OPT 265 : GEOMETRIC OPTICS FOR OPTICIANS

(3 credits)

Explores the theories of light, mirrors, spherical refracting surfaces, effects or refracting mediums on rays of light, and an in-depth study of magnification. Lecture 3 hours per week.

OPT 290 : COORDINATED INTERNSHIP IN OPTICIANRY

(1 credit)

Includes supervised practice in selected health agencies coordinated by the college. May be repeated for credit. Laboratory 5 hours per week or equivalent. NOSTRA graduates are given credit for these courses.


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