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CONTACT LENSES I

Course Code:

6031-6032

Semester:

6th Semester - Division – Sector “Optics and Optometry”

Specialization Category:

SC

Course Hours:

6

ECTS:

7


Course Tutors

Plakitsi Athena

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The syllabus aims for students to understand basic principles of contact lenses and Fitting of basic
types of contact lenses for the correction of the ametropic eye. It also aims at students’
understanding of basic scientific principles related to the fitting of the contact lens and skills for
clinical decision-making during preliminary stages of contact lens evaluation.
Upon completion of the syllabus the students will:

  • understand the basic concepts of contact lens
  • demonstrate practical skills for assessing their patients’ suitability for the use of contact lenses
  • demonstrate practice skills in recognition, control and description of the contact lens ordering process
  •  demonstrate knowledge of the material characteristics of contact lenses and contact lens solutions
  • demonstrate clinical dexterity in handling contact lenses
  • demonstrate basic clinical decision-making skills during interpretation evaluation of the elements and their implications for lens selection contact and their fitting
  • describe the effect of the anterior eye anatomy and physiology during the use of contact lenses and the influence of the contact lens fitting on anterior structures
  • describe the optical principles of soft and hard lenses and their implications for fitting
  • understand scientific research methods in clinical fitting of contact lenses
  • be familiar with contact lenses and medical science thinking concerning them

SYLLABUS

  • History of contact lenses,
  • Contact lens materials, specifications, material characteristics,
  • Contact lens manufacturing methods,
  • Optical characteristics- Tolerances and quality control, confirmation of parameters, radius measurement, interpretation of surface shape, power, thickness, percentage hydrophilicity, wetting angle, oxygen permeability, surface quality,
  • Equipment for the application of contact lenses
  • Procedure for fitting soft contact lenses, Selecting a lens type
  • Soft contact lenses solutions
  • Monitoring-Complications
  • Toric contact lenses
  • Colored contact lenses