Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

OPT 402 — Clinical and Mechanical Optics I

OPT department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• discuss the process of manufacturing ophthalmic lenses
• discuss lens surfacing, polishing and glazing techniques
• discuss the principle of grinding of prismatic and cylindrical lenses
• describe the process of edging, and insertion of lenses into frame
• Discuss the front bench spectacle works and job verification
• conduct facial measurement and selection based on frame sizes/shape

Course contents

Ophthalmic lens manufacture; Lens surfacing, polishing and glazing techniques; Grinding of prismatic and cylindrical lenses. Edging, insertion of lenses into frames. Front bench spectacle works and verification; patient fitting; ophthalmic frames, facial measurement and selection based on frame sizes.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study OPT 402.

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