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Information Services is providing excellent services and facilities to fulfill the information needs of its users. The library has a sufficient collection of books, journals as well in print and digital format. The library is managed by qualified and experienced staff, dedicated to provide high quality innovative services. Its culture of trust, tolerance, sharing and self servicing makes it a unique library in the world of academia.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
The students will learn the basic knowledge of contact lenses and basic concepts in fitting of contact lenses and its use. The course will cover the major area of contact lens management and practice. To extend the range of clinical optometry work begun in second year Clinical Optometry and will cover methods of contact lens fitting. The Course will range of contact lenses presently on the market to correct refractive error including astigmatism and Presbyopia will be examined to allow Student to assess contact lenses both to day and as they develop in the future.
1. Anatomy and Physiology of Cornea in relations to Contact Lens use
2. The History of Contact lenses
3. Cornea / Contact lens and Oxygen
4. Basic Contact lens Types
5. Indications and Contra Indication of Contact lens use
6. Contact Lens materials
7. Contact Lens Manufacturing
8. Optics of Contact lens
9. Silicon Hydrogel Lenses
10. Slit Lamp Biomicroscope
11. Slit Lamp examination of Contact lenses patients – Indicators and Findings
12. Astigmatism – Keratometer – Contact lenses
13. Corneal Topography: measurement and Significance
14. Contact lens verification
15. Introduction of Contact lens Fitting – Soft Lenses
16. RGP Lenses Fitting
17. RGP Fitting Patterns
18. Toric Lens Fitting
19. Overview of care and Maintenance – method of disinfection
20. Chemical Properties of contact lens care products
21. Contact Lens Deposits
22. Contact lens related ocular complications Soft lens and their management
23. Contact lens related ocular complications RGP lenses and their management
24. Diagnosis and management of Dry Eyes in contact lens wear
25. Contact lens related eye Problems
26. Contact lens Aftercare
27. Fitting scleral lenses and an Ocular prosthesis
28. Business aspects of Contact lenses practice
29. Practice Management of Contact Lenses
30. Inventory of Contact Lenses
