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Florida Board of Opticianry CE Provider Application

 

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Courses are arranged as Modules covering different  subject matter.  A Module may have several Sections that relate to the main subject. 

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Module 3 - Refractometry Techniques     .75  CEC

  • Section 1 - Binocular Balancing

  • Section 2 - High Power Refractometry

  • Section 3 - Cylinder Power Optimization

Module 4 - Accommodation and Near Vision     .75  CEC

  • Section 1 - Controlling Accommodation

  • Section 2 - Near Add Determination

  • Section 3 - Intermediate Vision Lenses

Module 6 -  Retinoscopy in Minus Cylinder     1  CEC

  • Section 1 - Basic Concepts of Retinoscopy

  • Section 2 - Neutralizing Spherical Errors

  • Section 3 - Neutralizing Astigmatism with a Minus Cylinder Phoropter

Module 7 -  Retinoscopy in Plus Cylinder     1 CEC

  • Section 1 - Basic Concepts of Retinoscopy

  • Section 2 - Neutralizing Spherical Errors

  • Section 3 - Neutralizing Astigmatism with a Plus Cylinder Phoropter

Module 16 - Optics: Physical, Geometric, and Physiologic     1 CEC

  • Section 1 - Physical and Geometric Optics

  • Section 2 - Physiologic Optics

Module 17 - Clinical Optics: Part 1     1 CEC

  • Lens Aberrations

  • Base Curve

  • Optical Center

Module 18 - Clinical Optics: Part 2     1 CEC

  • Lens Design

  • Slab-off

Module 19 - Clinical Optics: Part 3     1  CEC

  • Measurements, Calculations, Adjustments, and Formulae

Module 20 - Handling Glasses Complaints     1  CEC

  • The Systematic Evaluation

  • Solving Specific Problems

  • An Ounce of Prevention

Module 28 - Binocular Vision      .75 CEC

  • Including Stereo Tests and the Four Diopter Base-out Prism Test

Module 31 - Measuring Prism in Glasses     .75  CEC

  • Horizontal prism

  • Vertical prism

  • Mixed prism

Module 32 - Soft Contact Lenses, Part 1     .5  CEC

  • Indications for contact lens wear

  • History taking

  • Contact lens parameters

  • Wear and Replacement Schedules

  • Terminology

Module 33 - Soft Contact Lenses, Part 2     .5  CEC

  • Anterior segment evaluation

  • Determining the initial parameters

  • Fit evaluation

  • Insertion and removal

  • Lens care

Module 34 - Soft Contact Lenses, Part 3     .5  CEC

  • Soft lenses for the astigmatic patient

  • Soft lenses for the presbyopic patient

Module 35 - Hard Contact Lenses (RGPs), Part 1     1  CEC

  • Lens parameters

  • Lens fitting designs

  • Evaluation of the fit

Module 36 - Hard Contact Lenses (RGPs), Part 2     1  CEC

  • Evaluation of the fit (continued)

  • Inventory management

  • Lens parameter verification

  • Insertion and removal

  • Lens care

Module 46 - Refractometry, the Basic Techniques    1 CEC

Module 47 - More on Refractometry    1 CEC

  • Add Powers, Characteristics of Astigmatism, the Red Green Test

 

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