منوه شافي المطرفي

Course No.

Course Title

Credit Hours

Theory

Lab

Total

OPT 355

Contact Lenses II

1

1

2

Description

This second course in a three semester series will discuss topics pertaining to fitting rigid lenses. Adding to the information base presented in the previous semester, topics will include: rigid lens design, materials, care regimens, insertion and removal. Fitting techniques and lacrimal lens, fluorescein patterns and alignment, flat and steep fits as well as bearing area and intra-palpebral fit, over-refraction as well as lacrimal lens calculations and correlations. Patient selection and adaptation will also be discussed.

Textbook

1. Contact Lens Practice 1^st Edition, Ruben M. and Guillon M., 1994.

2. Manual of Contact Lens Prescribing and Fitting, Hom, MM,(Published by Butter-worth-Heinemann, 1997).

3. Contact Lenses 3^rd  Edition, Vol. I and II, Stone J. and Philips A.J., 1992.

Pre-Requisite

OPTO 354