Optometric Technician

Program #315162

One Year Technical Diploma

An optometric technician works under the supervision of an optometrist or ophthalmologist and performs: --Patient pre-testing such as visual acuity, color vision, depth perception, pupil testing, pressure inside the eye, corneal curvature, peripheral vision and blood pressure. --Contact lens ordering, verification and patient education. The technician may also assist the doctor in the fitting of contact lenses. --Eyeglass selection, ordering, verification and adjustment. Established in 1978, the Optometric Technician Program is a one-year technical diploma program that may be completed in nine months of full-time study. The program accepts new students in August. Instructors train students to work in eye care and emphasize the unique duties required of an optometric technician to provide quality vision care services to patients. The technical training includes optometric terminology, optical properties of light, patient pretesting skills, frame and lens selection, eyeglass adjustment, contact lens patient education, ocular anatomy and physiology, visual training and practice management. Clinical experience—working directly with doctors and patients—is an important part of the curriculum.

Classes in Optometric Technician

last updated: 07:03:56 AM Nov 21 2008

Following is a list of potential classes in the Optometric Technician program. A list of program and graduation requirements (PDF) is available on the Optometric Technician information page.

• Catalog # Class name
 
• 31516305 Basic Optical Concepts
   
• 31543335 Body Structure & Function
   
• 31516350 Clinical Experience
   
• 31516330 Contact Lenses
   
• 31516339 Human Relations
   
• 31516315 Ocular Anatomy
   
• 31516301 Ophthalmic Pre-Testing
   
• 31516335 Ophthalmic Specialty Testing
   
• 31516325 Optical Dispensing 1
   
• 31516326 Optical Dispensing 2
   
• 31516340 Patient Relations/Pract Manage
   
• 31516345 Preclinical