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Anterior chamber angle examination

Applanation Tonometry

A-scan Biometry

Contact Lenses

Fluorescein Angiography

Fundus Photography

History Taking

Keratometry

Optical Coherence Tomography

Medical Knowledge

Photography, general

Pupil measurements

Ocular Motility, EOM Skills

Optics

Refractometry

Retinoscopy

Schirmer Testing

Visual Fields
   
 

Anterior chamber angle examination

Angle examination

Applanation Tonometry

Methods of measuring intraocular pressure

Applanation tonometry calibration

A-scan Biometry

Module 1 - Basic A-scan Biometry    .75  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - Basic Concepts

  • Section 2 - Scanning Procedure

  • Section 3 - Instrumentation

Module 2 - Advanced A-scan Biometry     1 CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - Pseudophakic Scans

  • Section 2 - Immersion Technique

  • Section 3 - IOL Calculations

Contact Lenses

Module 32 - Soft Contact Lenses, Part 1     .5  CEC, 0 OPS 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, 0 OPS CEC

  • Anterior segment evaluation

  • Determining the initial parameters

  • Fit evaluation

  • Insertion and removal

  • Lens care

Module 34 - Soft Contact Lenses, Part 3     .5  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Soft lenses for the astigmatic patient

  • Soft lenses for the presbyopic patient

Module 35 - Hard Contact Lenses (RGPs), Part 1     1  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Lens parameters

  • Lens fitting designs

  • Evaluation of the fit

Module 36 - Hard Contact Lenses (RGPs), Part 2     1  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Evaluation of the fit (continued)

  • Inventory management

  • Lens parameter verification

  • Insertion and removal

  • Lens care

Fluorescein Angiography

Module 25 - Fluorescein Angiography, Part 1     1  CEC, 1 OPS CEC

  • Preparation

  • The check-list

  • The injection

Module 26 - Fluorescein Angiography, Part 2     1  CEC, 1 OPS CEC

  • The Angiogram

  • Descriptive terminology and common abnormalities

Fundus Photography

Module 10 -  Fundus Photography     1 CEC, 1 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - Instrumentation

  • Section 2 - Procedure

  • Section 3 - Troubleshooting

History Taking

Module 39 - Dr. Watson's Guide to History Taking     1  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

Keratometry

B&L and Javal Keratometry

Optical Coherence Tomography

Module 37 - Optical Coherence Tomography, Part 1     1  CEC, 1 OPS CEC

  • Qualitative analysis and scanning techniques

Module 38 - Optical Coherence Tomography, Part 2     1  CEC, 1 OPS CEC

  • Quantitative analysis and scanning techniques

Medical Knowledge

Module 8 -  General Medical Knowledge - Part 1     .75 CEC, 1 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - The Nervous System

  • Section 2 - The Respiratory System

Module 9 -  General Medical Knowledge - Part 2     .75 CEC, 1 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - The Cardiovascular System

  • Section 2 - The Endocrine System

Module 23 - The Posterior Segment, Part 1     1  CEC, 1 OPS CEC

Module 24 - The Posterior Segment, Part 2     1 CEC, 1 OPS CEC

Module 27 - Extraocular Muscle Anatomy and Physiology     1 CEC, 1 OPS CEC

Module 40 - Refractive Surgery       1  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

Module 41- Glaucoma, Part 1       1  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

Module 42- Glaucoma, Part 2       1  CEC, O OPS CEC

Module 43- The Anterior Segment, Part 1,  no CECs until March 2008

                     The Tear Film and the Cornea

Module 44- The Anterior Segment, Part 2,  no CECs until March 2008

                     The Aqueous, the Iris, and the Pupil

 

Module 45- The Anterior Segment, Part 3,  no CECs until March 2008

                     The Ciliary Body and the Lens

Photography, general

Module 21 - Basics of Photography, Part 1      1  CEC, 1 OPS CEC

  • Film and digital images

  • Exposure

Module 22 - Basics of Photography, Part 2      1  CEC, 1 OPS CEC

  • Shutter speed and f-stop

  • Flash and focal length

Pupil measurements

Pupil measurements

EOM Skills

Module 5 - Ocular Motility - Cover Tests     .75  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - The Cover Test

  • Section 2 - The Uncover Test

  • Section 3 - The Cover-Uncover Test

  • Section 4 - The Alternate Cover Test

Module 28 - Binocular Vision      1 CEC, 1 OPS CEC

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

Module 29 - EOM Related Skills     1 CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • The Worth 4-Dot Test

  • The Red Lens Test

  • Hirshberg/Krimsky Measurements

  • The Bagolini Lens Test

  • Exophthalmometry

Module 30 - More EOM Related Skills     .75  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • The Maddox Rod Test

  • The Von Graefe Technique

  • Fusional Vergence Measurements

Module 31 - Measuring Prism in Glasses     1  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Horizontal prism

  • Vertical prism

  • Mixed prism

Optics

Module 16 - Optics: Physical, Geometric, and Physiologic     1 CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - Physical and Geometric Optics

  • Section 2 - Physiologic Optics

Module 17 - Clinical Optics: Part 1     1 CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Lens Aberrations

  • Base Curve

  • Optical Center

Module 18 - Clinical Optics: Part 2     1 CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Lens Design

  • Slab-off

Module 19 - Clinical Optics: Part 3     1  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Measurements, Calculations, Adjustments, and Formulae

Module 20 - Handling Glasses Complaints     1  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • The Systematic Evaluation

  • Solving Specific Problems

  • An Ounce of Prevention

Refractometry

Module 3 - Refractometry Techniques     .75  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - Binocular Balancing

  • Section 2 - High Power Refractometry

  • Section 3 - Cylinder Power Optimization

Module 4 - Accommodation and Near Vision     .75  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - Controlling Accommodation

  • Section 2 - Near Add Determination

  • Section 3 - Intermediate Vision Lenses

Module 46- Refractometry, Basic Techniques    no CECs until March 2008

Module 47- More on Refractometry    no CECs until March 2008

Retinoscopy

Module 6 -  Retinoscopy in Minus Cylinder     1  CEC, 0 OPS 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,  0 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - Basic Concepts of Retinoscopy

  • Section 2 - Neutralizing Spherical Errors

  • Section 3 - Neutralizing Astigmatism with a Plus Cylinder Phoropter

Schirmer Testing

Schirmer testing

Visual Fields

Module 11 - The Visual Pathways and Visual Field Defects     1  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - The Visual Pathways

  • Section 2 - Visual Field Defects as they relate to the Pathways

  • Section 3 - Types of Visual Field Defects

Module 12 - Visual Field Testing    1 CEC, 0 OPS CEC

  • Section 1 - Basic Concepts

  • Section 2 - The Outer Limits

  • Section 3 - Testing Methods

Module 13 - Visual Fields - Automated, Monitoring for Reliability    

1  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

 

Module 14 - Visual Fields - Automated, What the Printout tells us about Reliability

1  CEC, 0 OPS CEC

 

Module 15 - Visual Fields - Advanced Concepts     1 CEC, 0 OPS CEC

 

 
 

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