Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

OPT 501 — Clinical and Mechanical Optics II

OPT department course · Nigerian universities

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

• state difference between ophthalmic and non-ophthalmic frames
• explain the concept of patient’s facial measurement and frame selection
• discuss ophthalmic laboratory job order writing and billing
• explain the process of ordering of patient’s prescription
• discuss front bench dispensing and verification of orders received
• describe patients’ fitting, adjustment of frames and minor repairs; and

Course contents

Ophthalmic and non-ophthalmic frames. Posting to optical dispensing and frame display unit to handle patients referred for spectacle dispensing. Patients’ facial measurement and frame sizes; frame selection and patients’ styling. Placement/positioning of optical centres, bifocals and multifocal segments.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study OPT 501.

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