| OPTOMETRIC TECHNICIAN
Career Studies Certificate MEC
Purpose: The career studies certificate in optometric technician
trains individuals who are interested in providing services in
vision care. The optometric technician provides delegated tasks
and collects data on patients during an eye examination. An optometric
technician works directly under the supervision of an optometrist.
The technical training includes optical terminology, patient
pre-testing skills such as tonometry, keratometry, visual acuity,
color vision, visual field testing, frame selection and visual
training. Credentialing is available through the American Optometric
Association.
Admission Requirements:
1. Students must be admitted to NVCC at the Annandale Campus.
2 Students must attend an information session on Optometric
Technology.
3. Students must qualify for or have completed ENG 111.
|
First Year |
1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
3rd Semester |
|
|
OPT |
121 |
Optical Theory I |
4 |
|
OPT |
123 |
Optical Theory III |
3 |
|
SDV |
|
Elective |
1 |
|
|
OMP |
105 |
Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology of the Eye |
|
3 |
|
OPT |
130 |
Optometric Practice Management |
|
2 |
|
OPT |
196 |
On-Site Training I |
|
2 |
|
|
OPT |
141 |
Optometric Clinical Procedures I |
|
|
3 |
|
OPT |
231 |
Contact Lenses I |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
Total Credits/Semester |
8 |
7 |
7 |
|
Second Year |
1st Semester |
|
|
OMP |
196 |
On-Site Training II |
3 |
|
OPT |
143 |
Optical Business Topics |
1 |
|
SPD |
126 |
Interpersonal Communications |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Total Credits/Semester |
7 |
Total credits for the Optometric Technician Career Studies Certificate
= 29
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