OPT 203 - Contact Lens Skills Lab I

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    Credits
    1.5
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    or better In this course, the student will apply knowledge from OPT 202 (Contact Lens Theory I) to analyze prescriptions and make contact lens selections. Topics include refraction, prism, lens power, formulas, use of basic computations, and instrumentation. This course has an intermediate level of math emphasis. Students will evaluate, adjust, modify, insert, and remove contact lenses while adhering to Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines within the laboratory.