ODS-8532 Contact Lens 3 with Laboratory
This course will focus on specialty contact lens fitting. Due to a variety of ocular conditions, there are many patients that would not be successful in glasses, soft contact lenses, or rigid contact lenses. These patients require specialized contact lens fits that can tremendously improve their vision and enhance their quality of life. This course will address these underlying conditions, as well as the specialty contact lenses that are most commonly used in practice today including orthokeratology, hybrid lenses, and scleral lenses. We will cover the lens types as well as fitting procedures and follow up care. Students will have the opportunity to work through calculations and fitting procedures during laboratory sessions. During these labs, students will work with a variety of different lens types and materials in order to gain confidence with fitting principles and problem solving prior to entering patient care.