Vision Care Technology - Certificate of Achievement (3310)
Division: Nursing and Health Sciences Division
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements (33 Credits) | ||
| BIO 125 | Anatomy and Phys of The Eye | 3 |
| OPH 123 | Ophthalmic Laboratory I | 4 |
| OPH 124 | Ophthalmic Laboratory II | 4 |
| OPH 126 | Ophthalmic Materials I | 3 |
| OPH 127 | Ophthalmic Materials II | 3 |
| OPH 201 | Ophthalmic Dispensing I | 5 |
| OPH 202 | Ophthalmic Dispensing II | 5 |
| OPH 203 | Contact Lenses I | 3 |
| PHY 111 | Theory of Optics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 33 | |
- A New Jersey Apprentice Dispensing Permit should be obtained so that the Certificate of Achievement will qualify the student for taking the State licensing examination.
- The minimum passing grade for all courses is “C.” If you earn a grade below “C,” you need to repeat that course.
Notes:
- For an explanation of why General Education courses are included in this Program, please refer to the Section on General Education for an explanation of its Purpose and Requirements.
- This plan assumes the student is eligible to enroll in College Level Courses (designated as 100 +, e.g., ACC 102 Prin Accounting II Managerial, HST 131 Latin American History I, MTH 221 Calc with Analytic Geom III). Placement results will determine College Level Readiness in English and Mathematics.
Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
- Develop lensometry skills necessary for laying out lenses for edging, inspecting jobs according to standards, and neutralizing a pair of glasses;
- Discuss prescription eyewear both verbally and written with patient / customer and eyecare professionals;
- Analyzing and interpreting prescriptions;
- Identify human eye structure including its function and pathology;
- Assist patient / customer in selection of proper frames and lenses;
- Determine patient / customer physiognomic measurements (facial and eye);
- Reading / neutralizing prescriptions of existing eyeglasses both single vision and multifocal;
- Verifying eyeglasses to the prescription as to being either dispensable or not dispensable according to New Jersey standards;
- Adapt and fit prescription eyeglasses to patient / customer;
- Demonstrate proficiency in eyeglass lens edging equipment and applying rules and regulations for safety;
- Ability to interpret contact lens prescriptions and the differences from spectacles prescriptions and how they relate to the anatomy of the eye;
- Understanding of how eyeglass prescriptions relate to the anatomy and physiology of the patient / customer’s eye(s);
- Understanding frame and lens materials / designs and how they relate to patient / customer’s needs considering the pros and cons of their decisions;
- Understanding theory of light and optics as it relates to lens designs and materials and focusing power;
- Understanding the standards and regulations both nationally and New Jersey and how they need to be applied;
- Learning the role / responsibility / professional ethics of an Optician; and
- Discuss the use of the phoropter to determine prescriptions subjectively.