ABDO
Level 6
QN: 600/0967/6
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ABDO Level 6 Diploma in Ophthalmic Dispensing
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by ABDO. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1205 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 6
Awarding Body
ABDO
Syllabus Units
13 Units
Guided Hours
1205 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
ABDO Ophthalmic Dispensing Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to check the accuracy of the dispensing of mounted bifocal and multifocal lenses, accurately duplicate a prescription from a given spectacle lens, and manipulate and repair spectacle frames.
- Be able to accurately dispense and fit spectacles and give appropriate advice to patients requiring special optical appliances
- Be able to prepare and discuss patient’s case records
- analyse the dispensing of prescriptions
- discuss the significance and management of abnormal ocular conditions, and demonstrate effective communication skills.
2
Assessment of Refractive Errors – Anatomy and physiology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how vascular, neurological and muscular systems relate to anatomical structures, the link with spectacle frame fitting, and the effect of systemic disorders and significant ocular diseases have on the visual system.
- Understand the anatomy and physiology of the eye and ocular adnexa and the types of ophthalmic drugs in common use, their functions and effects.
3
Assessment of Refractive Errors – Ophthalmic practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the limits of resolution of the human eye, the uses of relevant ophthalmic instruments, and the basis upon which standards of vision are described and classified.
- Understand the significance, in terms of refractive management, of co-ordinated eye movements, anomalies of binocular vision, visual perception and coding in the visual system.
4
Assessment of Refractive Errors – Refractive management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the optics of the eye, emmetropia, ametropia and accommodation.
- Understand the correction of ametropia and the effect of such correction on retinal image size.
5
Communications within Ophthalmic Dispensing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to demonstrate the ability to effectively and appropriately communicate with patients.
- Be able to demonstrate the ability to seek relevant information from patients and respond appropriately.
6
Low Vision within Ophthalmic Dispensing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the criteria used for defining low vision and assessing the level of visual impairment in patients.
- Understand methods of assessing the magnification and the appropriate low vision devices required by the visually impaired and methods of managing their expectations.
7
Preliminary Ophthalmic Dispensing Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use a lens measure, a manual focussing focimeter and hand neutralisation to determine the characteristics of spherical and astigmatic lenses.
- Be able to take and record appropriate facial measurements relevant to the fitting of spectacle frames and accurately measure and record relevant details of fixed pad bridge frames, regular bridge frames and frames with pads on arms.
- Be able to accurately measure and record relevant details of fixed pad bridge frames, regular bridge frames and frames with pads on arms.
- Be able to identify and describe materials used in spectacle frames and to make adjustments to spectacles frames using appropriate tools
- Be able to analyse single vision prescriptions and demonstrate effectively communication skills.
8
Principles of Contact Lens Wear
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the different types of contact lenses compare and the differences between the materials used and the design factors involved.
- Understand the clinical procedures and management involved in contact lens wear.
9
Professional Conduct within Ophthalmic Dispensing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevance of professional guidance and codes of conduct for dispensing opticians as well as relevant legislation that may impact on dispensing practice.
- Understand the relevance and importance, whilst caring for patients, of respecting their dignity and protecting their rights and maintaining the privacy and confidentially of information relating to them.
- Understand the importance of appropriate business management and accounting techniques relevant to professional practice.
10
The Theory of Ophthalmic Dispensing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to undertake facial and frame measurements and be aware of the limitations imposed on the field of vision when viewing through spectacle lenses.
- Understand when the use of tinted lenses, protective lenses and special lenses may be required and why such lenses may be appropriate.
- Understand how to safely and appropriately dispense multifocal spectacle lenses.
- Understand the need to supply the correct optical appliance for a specific work task.
- Understand the optical, mechanical and cosmetic problems which are likely to arise when dispensing high power spectacle lenses.
11
The Theory of Ophthalmic Lenses
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the significance of prismatic effects at any point on a lens and compare prismatic effects in the two eyes.
- Understand the significance of lens thickness in relation to high power lenses and cylindrical powers, and understand the effect of combining cylindrical powers.
- Understand effectivity, vertex powers, transposition and be able to solve problems related to thick lenses.
- Understand that the quality of images is variable due to aberrations and that such quality is dependent on lens design factors.
- Understand the need to protect the eyes from harmful radiations and the use of tinted lenses to achieve such protection.
12
Theory of General Optics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the propagation of light in straight lines and the formation of shadows
- Understand the formation of images produced by reflection at plane and curved mirrors
- Understand the refraction of light at a plane surface
- Understand the refraction of light at curved surfaces
- Understand the nature of various lens forms and the concept of the equivalent thin lens
- Understand the concepts of Photometry and Colour
13
Theory of Ophthalmic Lenses
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the basic elements of ametropia, specifically in relation to its correction by sphero-cylindrical lenses and toric lenses, the parameters of such lenses and the nature and formulation of the images they produce.
- Understand the different types of materials used in lens manufacture, the various forms in which a lens can be manufactured, the relationship between lens edge and centre thickness and the use of a lens measure.
- Understand how to measure interpupillary distance, the relevance of the prismatic effects of ophthalmic lenses and the nature and use of ophthalmic prisms.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/0967/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- ABDO
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Mar 2011