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Except for V153 and V201, the following courses are open only to students who have been admitted to the Optician/Technician Program. |
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The number of credit hours for a course is indicated in parentheses following the course title. The abbreviation "P'' refers to course prerequisite(s). The abbreviation "C'' refers to corequisite(s).
A grade of C- or above is required for graduation in each of the following courses: V131, V151, V153, V251, V254, V255, and V256. A grade of C- or above in V121 is a prerequisite for V210, but not required for graduation. |
V111 Basic Optics (5 credit hours)
Lectures and laboratory exercises concerning basic optical principles with the addition of geometrical/theoretical optics. (sample syllabus)
V121 Ophthalmic Lens Finishing (4 credit hours)
P: V111. Lecture and laboratory instruction in the finishing of ophthalmic lenses, including lens selection, decentration, orientation, and mounting. Related lens topics such as lens saftety requirements and absorptive lens characteristics are also included. Students must demonstrate the ability to produce a spectacle lens prescription that is both visibly pleasing and optically sound.
V131 Ophthalmic Optics (5 credit hours)
P: V111. Optical characteristics and design of standard ophthalmic, single vision, multifocal, absorptive, coated, occupational, low-vision and sports vision lenses; prescription verification; prismatic effects; lens decentration. (sample syllabus)
V151 Ophthalmic Procedures 1 (4 credit hours)
Techniques and theory used in optometric practice, including case history, visual acuity, refractive errors, retinoscopy, keratometry and ophthalmometry, visual fields, color vision, eye movements, binocular vision, accommodation, convergence and divergence, visual axis deviation, and strabismus, visual pathway and pupillary reflexes.
V153 Ophthalmic Dispensing (4 credit hours)
Areas of study will include frame types and parts, facial measurements for fitting, functional and cosmetic aspects of frame selection, and frame alignment, adjusting, and repair.
V174 Office Procedures (4 credit hours)
Office procedures as applied to an ophthalmic practice, including telephone etiquette, appointment systems, bookkeeping, payroll records, third-party systems, recalls, computers, and other business management methods.
V201 Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye (3 credit hours)
The cell; the structure and function of the visual system, including the eye, the orbit and adnexa, the visual pathway; the nervous system and brain; ocular motility; ocular reflexes. (sample syllabus)
V210 Fabrication Practicum I (3 credit hours)
P: V131 and a grade of C- or above in V121. Students are offered practical experience in all phases of the operation of a prescription optical laboratory. Theory in ophthalmic prescription work is combined with the development of skills necessary to assure that finished eye wear will be both optically correct and aesthetically pleasing.
V211 Fabrication Practicum II (3 credit hours)
P: V210; P: or C: V221. Students are offered practical experience in all phases of the operation of a prescription optical laboratory. Theory in ophthalmic prescription work is combined with the development of skills necessary to assure that finished eye wear will be both optically correct and aesthetically pleasing.
V221 Ophthalmic Lens Surfacing and Optics (4 credit hours)
V121 and V131. Theory and laboratory practice of ophthalmic optics, spectacle lens surfacing, and selected topics of interest to the ophthalmic community. Subjects include single vision, multifocal, and progressive addition lenses, base curves, lens thickness, application of prism, correction of vertical imbalance, high power lens prescriptions, aspheric lenses, and aniseikonia.
V232 Contact Lens Methods and Procedures (4 credit hours)
P: V131. Contact lens patient evaluation; instruction in insertion, removal, and hygiene; lens design, ordering, verification, and modification; lens materials, care products, and complications; an introduction to specialty lenses. (sample syllabus)
V251 Ophthalmic Procedures 2 (3 credit hours)
P: C- or above in V151. Further principles and techniques used in ophthalmic practice, including glaucoma and tonometry, hypertension and measurement of blood pressure, diabetes, ocular pathology, ocular pharmacology, biomicroscopy, vision screening, blindness and partial sight, low-vision aids.
V254 Clinic Practicum 1 (4 credit hours)
P: V121 and a grade of C- or above in V131 and V153. Clinical experience in frame selection, dispensing, adjustment, verification and repair of eyewear.
V255 Clinic Practicum 2 (3 credit hours)
P: V121 and a grade of C- or above in V131, V153, V151 and V251. Practical application of technical and managerial skills learned in courses and laboratories by assisting clinicians and instructors in the optometry clinics.
V256 External Clinics (3 credit hours)
P: V121 and a grade of C- or above in V131, V153, V151 and V251. Practical application of clinical skills by assisting clinicians and consultants in the external clinics.
V269 Selected Studies (3 credit hours)
The student selects a clinical area of interest for further study.
V275 Topical Seminar (1 credit hour)
Selected topics of interest.
