VECT 2460 - Ophthalmic Dispensing III

Credit hours: 4

Prerequisites: VECT 2410 - Ophthalmic Dispensing II

Course Description:
A continuation of ophthalmic dispensing II to include advanced prescription analysis, clinical astigmatism, spectacle dispensing, aniseikonia, low vision care, clinical types of hyperopia, ocular injuries and emergencies, visual field anomalies, orthoptics, prosthetic eyes, ophthalmic instruments and theory of refraction.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Analyze advanced prescriptions
Correct for clinical astigmatism
Perform fashion spectacle dispensing
Describe aniseikonia
Describe problems associated with low vision patients
Categorize different types of hyperopia
Describe ocular injuries and emergencies
Describe problems associated with abnormal visual fields
Correct for orthoptic anomalies
Describe prosthetic eyes
Describe various ophthalmic instruments
Describe refraction