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Course Date:
02 Nov 2024 to 01 Nov 2025
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Registration Period:
21 Aug 2024 to 15 Oct 2024
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Duration/Frequency:
12 months, lecture/tutorials and morning practical sessions (8am to 11 am)
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Mode of Training:
Classroom
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Venue:
Singapore Polytechnic
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Funding:
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Course Duration:
12 months, lecture/tutorials and morning practical sessions (8am to 11 am) (360 hours)
The course consist of lectures, tutorials, practical sessions as well as industry attachment. During the course of 12 months, participants will take total of 10 modules, which includes knowledge and skills in optics, dispensing and refraction. At the end of the course, participants successfully pass the course and meet at least 75% attendance rate will be Advanced Certificate of Performance in Ophthalmic Dispensing and Refraction (ACOPOD+R) which they may register with Optometrist & Opticians Board (OOB) to practice opticianry.
This course aims to train new entry opticians in the technical skills & professional knowledge required in the field of Opticianry, which includes dispensing and refraction.
By the end of the Course, participants will be able to:
1. Dispense spectacles to the customers with all appropriate measurements and adjustments
2. Perform refraction and provide appropriate refractive correction
3. Relate Optician and Optometrist Board guidelines to the profession
Topics to be covered:
- General Optics
- Visual & physiological optics
- Ocular anatomy, physiology & basic pathology
- Ophthalmic optics
- Ophthalmic dispensing theory
- Ophthalmic dispensing practical
- Legislation & ethics
- Refraction theory
- Refraction practical
- Industry attachment
Please click here for module synopsis and duration