ABDO
Level 4
QN: 603/4843/4
Curriculum Active
ABDO Level 4 Diploma for Optical Assistants - Optics and Dispensing Skills
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by ABDO. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 480 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
ABDO
Syllabus Units
9 Units
Guided Hours
480 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
MATHEMATICS FOR OPTICAL ASSISTANTS
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- How to perform arithmetical calculations
- How to use a scientific calculator to solve mathematical problems in an optical environment
- The principles of geometry and how to apply them in optical practice
- How to extract information from line and bar graphs
- How to solve problems involving simple algebraic expressions
2
OPTICAL SKILLS IN PRACTICE
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Effective patient communication
- Spectacle repairs and adjustment
- Spectacle dispensing
- Spectacle verification
- Optical screening
- Contact lenses
3
PRINCIPLES OF OPTICAL RETAIL PRACTICE SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The legal requirements that apply in an optical practice and their relevance to the role of an optical assistant
- The regulatory requirements governing optical practice
- The health and safety requirements in an optical practice and their relevance to the role of an optical assistant
- The skills required for communication in optical practice
- The principles of managing staff and developing individuals’ performance in an optical practice
- How to achieve excellent customer service in an optical practice
- How to sell in an optical practice
- The rules of provision of services through a national health care scheme
4
THE EYE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF OPTICS
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The nature of light and the electromagnetic spectrum
- The reflection of light when incident at plane and curved surface
- The refraction of light when incident at plane and curved surfaces
- The basic anatomical structure of the eye and how it relates to refractive errors
5
THE PROVISION OF CONTACT LENSES IN OPTICAL PRACTICE
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The legal implications of the supply of contact lenses and aftercare
- The legal implications of the supply of contact lens solutions
- The key designs of contact lenses
- The wearing modalities of contact lenses
- How to advise those customers who have not complied with contact lens care regimens
6
THE PROVISION OF OPTICAL SCREENING AND CLINICAL SUPPORT
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- How to interpret optical prescriptions
- The applications of visual field screening
- The application of auto-refraction
- The application of non-contact tonometry in measuring intra-ocular pressure (IOP)
- The importance of fundus photography and optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Eye conditions typically encountered in an optical practice
- The actions required when confronted with an ocular emergency and recognised pathways for referral.
7
THE PROVISION OF SPECTACLES IN OPTICAL PRACTICE
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The design principles for spectacles
- The selection process for dispensing multi-focal lenses including bifocals and trifocals
- The measurements required prior to the supply of spectacles
- The materials used for spectacle lenses
- The principles of fitting spectacles
- The importance of the care of spectacles
- The use and limitations of protective eyewear
8
THEORY OF OPHTHALMIC LENSES
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- How to measure interpupillary and centration distances
- The parameters of sphero-cylindrical lenses
- The parameters of toric lenses
- Lens measure and lens thickness
- The nature of ophthalmic prisms and prismatic effects
- Elements of ametropia
- Line foci and disc of least confusion
9
THEORY OF OPTICS
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The propagation of light formation
- Refraction at a plane surface
- Refraction at curved surfaces
- The use of colour in optics
- How to use thin lenses
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/4843/4
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- ABDO
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jul 2019