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OPTH 111 - Ophthalmic Dispensing I Lecture

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Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or higher in OPTH 101 - Ophthalmic Materials II Lecture and OPTH 106 Ophthalmic Materials II Lab .
Corequisite(s): OPTH 115 Ophthalmic Dispensing I Lab
Ethics, practices, and responsibilities of the ophthalmic Dispenser. Includes determination of patient’s needs, prescription analysis and interpretation of single vision, multifocal, and prism lenses, considerations in making glasses for occupational use, lens aberrations, the effect of tilt, and tinted lenses and their uses. Minimum grade of C required.

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