Department of Optometry: OPTO 355
1. Course Code: 355
2. Course Name: Contact Lenses II
3. Faculty in Charge: Dr. Ola Matthew Oriowo
4. Number of units per hour: 2
5. Level of course: 7
6. Pre-requisite: OPTO 354
7. Co-requisite: None
8. Course Objective:
To teach students the theory, principles and practice of hard (rigid gas permeable) contact lenses.
9. Course 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: History of hard/RGP contact lenses, Optics of Contact lenses, Hard lens parameters, Hard lens materials and design, Patient selection, Hard lens fitting, Hard lens care regime, Corneal changes due to lens wear, Corneal changes/Complications due to hard lens wear.
Unit Course distribution over the Term
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# of Lecture |
Brief Outlines |
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1 |
History of hard/RGP contact lenses |
|
2 |
Optics of Contact lenses (1) |
|
3 |
Optics of Contact lenses (2) |
|
4 |
Hard lens parameters |
|
5 |
Hard lens materials and design (1) |
|
Wk 6 |
Mid-Term Exam 1 |
|
Lecture 6 |
Hard lens materials and design (2) |
|
7 |
Hard (RGP) lens fitting (1) |
|
8 |
Hard (RGP) lens fitting (2) |
|
9 |
Patient selection and management (1) |
|
10 |
Patient selection and management (2) |
|
Wk 11 |
Mid-Term Exam 2 |
|
11 |
Hard lens care regime |
|
12 |
Corneal changes due to RGP lens wear |
|
13 |
Complications due to RGP hard lens wear |
|
14 |
Revision |
Recommended Textbooks for the Course
1. Contact Lens Practice 1st 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 4th Edition, Philips A.J. and Speedwell L. (Published by Butterworth, 1997).