Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

OPT 413 — Contact Lenses I

OPT department course · Nigerian universities

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

• discuss the history of the development of contact lenses
• appreciate the trends of current usage of contact lenses
• describe insertion and removal of rigid and soft contact lenses
• discuss fitting of rigid and soft contact lenses
• discuss the approach to aftercare of contact lens patients
• discuss the physiological basis of contact lens wear

Course contents

History and development of contact lenses. Physico-chemical and mechanical properties of contact lens materials. Optical and mathematical concepts. The anatomical implications of, and physiological response to contact lens wear. Patient selection: Indications and contraindications for contact lens wear.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study OPT 413.

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