Syllabus For The Subject DISPENSING OPTICS

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SPECTACLE FRAME CURRENT FRAME MATERIALS: PLASTICS, METALS - FRAME TYPES:

COMBINATION OF FRAMES, HALF-EYE FRAMES, MOUNTS, NYLON-CORD FRAME,

SPECIAL PURPOSE FRAMES.

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FRAME MEASUREMENTS: THE BOXING SYSTEM, THE DATUM SYSTEM, COMPARISON OF

THE TWO SYSTEMS, LENS POSITION, SEGMENT SPECIFICATION - FRAME SELECTION:

FASHION, FUNCTION, FEEL, CONFLICTING NEEDS, PRICE, STANDARD ALIGNMENT -

TECHNICAL AND FASHION CRITERIA, SOME TIPS ON SELECTION.

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FACIAL MEASUREMENT: THE PD, VISUAL AXES, MEASURING INTER PAPILLARY

DISTANCE, USING PD RULER, COMMON DIFFICULTIES IN MEASURING PDS, MEASURING

MONOCULAR PD, MEASURING NEAR PD - MEASURING HEIGHTS: SINGLE VISION, MULTI

FOCAL, BI-FOCAL, PROGRESSIVE.

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PEDIATRIC DISPENSING: THE CHANGING IMAGE OF SPECTACLE, AGE DIFFERENCES -

SURFACING AND POLISHING GLASS, LENSES - POWER AND DIMENSION

MEASUREMENTS OF COMPLETE PAIR OF SPECTACLES - COMPLETE DISPENSING FOR

SUBJECTS.

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LENS SELECTION: TECHNICAL CRITERIA, COMMUNICATING WITH KIDS. THE KIDS

CORNER, FACIAL MEASUREMENT OF THE KIDS, PDS CENTRES, BIFOCALS.

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DEALING WITH PROBLEMS: DEALING WITH CLIENTS, COMMON CLIENT PROBLEMS,

DEALING WITH PROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUES, DEALING WITH THE LABORATORIES.

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SPECIAL NEEDS DISPENSING: OCCUPATIONAL DISPENSING, HAZARDS IN THE WORK

PLACE, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY LEGISLATION, COMMON HAZARDS.

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EYE PROTECTION: INDUSTRIAL EYE PROTECTION, SPORT STANDARDS COVERING EYE

PROTECTION, LENS MATERIALS & IMPACT RESISTANCE, FRAME & EYE PROTECTION.

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IDENTIFYING THE LOW VISION PATIENTS - HISTORY - DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES IN

LOW VISION CASE MANAGEMENT - OPTICS OF LOW VISION AIDS - REFRACTION,

SPECIAL CHARTS, RADICAL RETINOSCOPY - EVALUATING NEAR VISION-AMSLER GRID

AND FILED DEFECTS, PRISMATIC SCANNING - GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE

MAGNIFICATION AND SELECTING LOW VISION AIDS FOR DISTANCE, INTERMEDIATE AND

NEAR.

Vinayaka Missions University,Directorate of Distance Education

Salem India

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN OPTOMETRY

3 Yr.

DISPENSING OPTICS(1050149)

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SPECTACLE MOUNTED TELESCOPES AND MICROSCOPES - CHILDREN WITH LOW VISION

- CHOICE OF TESTS, AIDS IN DIFFERENT PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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LIGHT, GLARE AND CONTRACTS IN LOW VISION CARE AND REHABILITATION - BIOPTIC

TELESCOPES.

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OPTICAL DEVICES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH FIELD DEFECTS - CONTACT LENS COMBINED

SYSTEM - REHABILITATION OF THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED.