Dispensing Optician Lab Skills II

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Course
DOPT 1212
Discontinued
No
Course Code
DOPT 1212
Descriptive
Dispensing Optician Lab Skills II
Department
Dispensing Opticianry
Faculty
Science & Technology
Credits
6.00
Start Date
End Term
201830
PLAR
Yes
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
15
Contact Hours
Laboratory 150 hours
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lab
Learning Activities
  1. Laboratory Lecture
  2. Application / Calculation exercises in Laboratory
  3. Independent Study of Courseware
  4. Completion of Proficiency Tests
  5. Completion of Laboratory Assignments
  6. Participation in online discussion forum
Course Description
This course provides students the laboratory skills to layout, block and edge multifocal and progressive lenses. It provides the skills to identify and tint plastic lenses, adjust frames to suit patient’s needs, and perform minor repairs to frames.
Course Content
  1. Introduction
    • course content and requirements
    • industry standard charts for multifocals
    • review safety procedures in the laboratory
  2. General Overview of Surfacing Process
  3. Spotting of Lenses
    • power verification of multifocal lenses and progressives
    • power verification of progressive lenses
    • identifying and marking progressive lens lay-out engravings
  4. Centration of Multifocal and Progressive Lenses
    • calculating optical centres and reference points with reading adds
    • calculating segment placement
    • calculating centration of progressive lenses
    • calculating centration of vocational lenses
  5. Blocking Multifocal and Progressive Lenses
    • protractor scales
    • vertical and horizontal centration
  6. Frame Fitting
    • measurements for fitting multifocals and progressives
    • frame selection
    • frame alignment & adjustment
    • lens insertion
  7. Lens Tinting
    • lens materials acceptable to heat dyeing
    • overview of equipment and process
    • mixing and changing dye solutions
    • heating fluid temperature and relation to colour activity
    • colour matching plastic material differences  
  8. Basic Frame Repairs
  9. Digital Lenses
    • design concept and fitting requirements
Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

  1. Understand advantages of  lens surfacing
  2. Verify the powers of multifocal and progressive lenses
  3. Calculate vertical and horizontal centration of multifocal and progressive lenses
  4. Block and edge multifocal and progressive lenses
  5. Choose and fit frames appropriately for multifocal wear
  6. Identify and tint various plastic lens materials
  7. Adjust  frame designs for patient needs
  8. Perform basic frame repairs
  9. Apply fashion and sales knowledge to eye glass dispensing
Means of Assessment

The course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College evaluation policy.  An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

Textbook Materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students

A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.

Prerequisites

DOPT 1100 + DOPT 1112

Corequisites

DOPT 1200 + DOPT 1210

Which Prerequisite

DOPT 1310