Course Title: Provide advice on optical appliances

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2016

Course Code: OPSC5060C

Course Title: Provide advice on optical appliances

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4375 - Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing

Course Contact: Jade Cusworth, Timothy Haigh

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 8382 / 03 9925 4846

Course Contact Email: jade.cusworth@rmit.edu.au / timothy.haigh@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine client optical needs from prescriptions, and provide detailed technical advice on appliances.

This unit applies to optical dispensers who work according to prescriptions provided by optometrists or ophthalmologists.
 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTOPD001 Provide advice on optical appliances

Element:

1. Determine client optical needs

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Access and correctly interpret prescription or customer record
1.2 Determine style and performance requirements in consultation with the client
1.3 Take and record accurate client measurements
1.4 Identify particular challenges or special needs of the client in relation to product options
1.5 Identify opportunities to suggest new or innovative products
1.6 Select products that meet client optical needs
 

Element:

2. Provide appliance information to client

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Access and correctly interpret prescription or customer record
1.2 Determine style and performance requirements in consultation with the client
1.3 Take and record accurate client measurements
1.4 Identify particular challenges or special needs of the client in relation to product options
1.5 Identify opportunities to suggest new or innovative products
1.6 Select products that meet client optical needs
 


Learning Outcomes


At the end of this unit students should be able to:

  • Determine client optical needs
  • Provide appliance information to client
     


Details of Learning Activities

A combination of activities will support students learning in this course, such as:


• Face to face and or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course
• Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL), during simulations and classroom based learning
• Observations of performance in the workplace and industry placement or simulated environment will be a valuable part of your learning experience
• Tutorial activities (individually and in teams) to discuss, debate, critique and consolidate your ideas and extend your understanding around key concepts within specific topics
• Online discussion and activities support you to collaborate with other students in your course and debate and debate and discuss ideas
• Self directed study time to enhance and strengthen your knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts
• To further facilitate learning, students are strongly encouraged to use a range of communication tools between themselves and their course instructor as well as between themselves and fellow students by using the online learning platform
 


Teaching Schedule

            Full Time students: 

 

HLTOPD001 - Provide advice on optical appliances & HLTOPD002 - Dispense optical appliances: topics by dates

Week #

Week Beginning

Tuesday AM

Wednesday

Thursday AM

8

15/02

1

1. Determine client optical needs

1.1 Access and correctly interpret prescription or customer record

1.2 Determine style and performance requirements in consultation with the client

1.3 Take and record accurate client measurements

1.4 Identify particular challenges or special needs of the client in relation to product options

1.5 Identify opportunities to suggest new or innovative products

1.6 Select products that meet client optical needs

 

2

2. Provide appliance information to client

·       2.1 Provide accurate and current style and performance details about available appliance options

·       2.2 Explain how the optical appliance will meet visual, functional and cosmetic needs

·       2.3 Provide accurate details of product costs

·       2.4 Involve the client in the decision making process and provide opportunities to ask questions and discuss concerns

·       2.5 Record advice provided according to organisation requirements

 

9

22/02

3

·          industry context for provision of advice on optical appliances, including:

·          industry structure and profile

·          interrelationships between different parts of the industry

·          modes of optical practice

·          how dispensaries and laboratories operate

 

 

4

·       terminology used to describe optical appliances, their features and use

 

10

29/02

5

·          legal and ethical considerations for providing optical advice to clients:

·          duty of care

·          informed consent

·          privacy, confidentiality and disclosure

·          records management

·          work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations of different industry roles

·          work health and safety

 

 

6

·          needs of different client groups

·          children and youth

·          adults of both genders

·          older people

 

11

07/03

7

·       measuring techniques and requirements

 

 

8

·          ways to assist clients select the most appropriate optical appliance, including:

·          how to assess the clients needs and interpret the requirements of different types of prescription

·          the principles of cosmetics and fashion to spectacle selection

·          the important parameters of lifestyle and image in the selection of spectacles

·          how to select suitable frames for clients and their prescription

·          how to select a suitable lens and lens treatment for the client

·          the inter-pupillary distance and multifocal fitting heights

·          basic facial fitting and adjustment of spectacle frames and mounts

 

12

14/03

9

·          concepts and principles behind the design of spectacle lenses including:

·          different categories of lenses and frames

·          examples of current lens designs

·          how lens aberrations can be corrected or reduced

·          how to determine and specify appropriate lens design

·          the design and performance of spectacle lenses

·          the function of aspheric lens designs

·          the six main types of aberrations which are encountered in specific lenses

 

 

10

·       types of spectacle frames and their performance characteristics

 

13

21/03

11

 

Mid Semester Break 24 - 31 March

14

28/03

Mid Semester Break 24-31 March

15

04/04

12

·          legal and ethical considerations for dispensing optical advice to clients:

·          duty of care

·          informed consent

·          privacy, confidentiality and disclosure

·          records management

·          work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations

·       work health and safety

 

13

·       how to interpret and transpose an optical prescription

 

16

11/04

14

·          anatomy and physiology of the eyes, including:

·          common disorders of the eye

·          structure of the human eye and its physiological functioning

·          the procedures involved in cataract extraction with intra-ocular lenses, including multifocal and toric IOL and factors that may influence the dispensing process implant and refractive surgery

 

15

·          basic theory of light, including:

·          basic calculation of angles of incidence, refraction, deviation and critical angles

·          how light is propagated and how commonly observed effects may occur

·          various light-induced phenomena

 

17

18/04

16

·          ophthalmic prism, including:

·          effects of ophthalmic prism upon the eyes, and the need for ophthalmic prism in prescriptions

·          solving by both calculation and graphical methods, a variety of prism problems

·          the relationship between lens power, decentration and prism

·          the use of a tangent scale to measure ophthalmic prism

·          effect produced by varying the index, diameter, prismatic specifications, or form of a lens

·          the processes and assessment of vision, colour vision and perception

·          optical calculations and measurements, including measurements to determine the inter-pupillary distance and fitting heights for all lenses

·          effects produced by varying the index, diameter, prismatic specifications and form of a lens

 

 

 

17

·          features of spherical lenses and their suitability for different customers, including:

·          concepts of vergence and their use in optical calculations

·          how to construct diagrams to illustrate image formation using simple ray-tracing techniques

·          refractive effects of a lens as the sum of its 2 surface powers refractive properties of spherical lens surfaces

18

25/04

18

·          features of astigmatic lenses and their suitability for different customers, including:

·          how to perform calculations related to the application of astigmatic lenses in optical prescriptions

·          formulae required to calculate the centre and edge thickness of spherical and astigmatic lenses

·          nature of astigmatism

·          the difference between cylindrical and sphero-cylindrical for astigmatic conditions

·          various forms of astigmatic lenses

 

 

19

·          features of contact lenses and their suitability for different customers, including:

·          acceptable hygiene standards

·          examples of causes of wearing problems and lens hygiene and the correct procedures for lens maintenance

·          relevant Quality Assurance Standards

·          the correct methods of contact lens handling, insertion and removal

·          the parameters of contact lenses from prescription data supplied

·          how lenses are manufactured

·          features and options for multifocal and progressive lenses

·        

19

02/05

20

·       commonly occurring problems and potential solutions in a dispensing situation

 

 

21

·          requirements of dispensing spectacles to clients with special or complex needs, including:

·          commonly occurring problems in a dispensing situation and possible solutions

·          the appropriate action to be taken according to prescription requirements and the special needs of the client visual screening

20

09/05

22

·       how to determine criteria influencing dispensing procedures necessary for aspheric lenses

 

 

23

·       referral protocol and procedures

21

16/05

24

·       health fund and rebate requirements

 

 

25

1. Confirm appliance selection

1.1 Check appliance selection against prescription details or customer record

1.2 Confirm selection with client

1.3 Gain consent from client for fitting where applicable

 

22

23/05

26

 

2. Fit optical appliances

2.1 Organise required fitting equipment and materials

2.2 Correctly interpret technical aspects of customer requirements from records

2.3 Follow standard fitting procedures and take account of special client needs

2.4 Adjust frames to client to optimise visual performance

2.5 Ensure optical appliances meet hygiene standards

2.6 Give the client the opportunity to voice concerns in relation to optical appliance and make appropriate response

 

27

3. Instruct client on wear and care

3.1 Provide client with details about how to wear the appliance

3.2 Offer information about appliance care routines

 

23

30/05

Work Placements

24

06/06

Work Placements

25

13/06

28

4.  Finalise dispensing process

4.1 Complete financial transactions in accordance with relevant policies and procedures

4.2 Follow correct procedures for client rebates

4.3 Complete and store records in accordance with relevant policies, procedures and confidentiality requirements

4.4 Offer follow up services in accordance with organisation procedures

 

 

29   

 

 

 

 

 

26

20/06

Semester Break - 2 weeks commencing 20 June 2016

27

27/06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Trainees (OP46):

Cluster 1 (5 days) begins 07.03.2016

Cluster 2 (5 days) begins 16.05.2016

 

Specsavers:

Students will be advised by Specsavers regarding Block dates


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

  • Practical Optical Dispensing by David Wilson
  • System for Ophthalmic Dispensing by C Brooks & I Borish
    (Online resource available through Blackboard)
  • PowerPoint Summary
  • Additional learning materials available through Learning Hub
  • RMIT Library (www.rmit.edu.au/library)

Students should also make note of the Student Services and Study and Learning Centre that are available to all enrolled students (www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre)
 


Overview of Assessment

You must demonstrate Performance and Knowledge Evidence of the unit in order to be deemed competent.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
You may be assessed by:
• Oral or written questioning
• Oral presentations
• Assignments and projects
• Direct observation of actual work practice
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and/or audio files
• Work-based activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Primary assessment involves on-going practical and applied assessment in a clinical workplace or simulated environment such as a supervised student clinic or at a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement activity.

Competency based training requires you to be in attendance in order for assessment to be undertaken.

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.

 All Assessment tasks should be performed or submitted by their due dates.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 2 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.):
• you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator 1 working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to 7 days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension or speak to your Program Coordinator.
Or:
• you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 2 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to submit the assessment task more than 7 days after the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.

You are expected to prepare all assignments and other written work in a professional manner. More information on general academic study and writing skills can be found on the “Learning Lab” http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/. All work submitted for assessment must be submitted electronically unless otherwise advised.

Students must keep a copy of all submitted assessments including electronic copies.
Harvard style is used for all referencing and for bibliography.
RMIT University has a strict policy on academic integrity and plagiarism and. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy. www.rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity  
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
Your rights and responsibilities as a student can be found at http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/rights-and-responsibilities  
This course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced at www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment  
 

Credit transfer and RPL
Credit transfer is available to students who have already completed the same or similar courses. Recognition of prior learning is available to students who have relevant prior skills or experience. Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=8u7jborsx9dy

 

Assessment Tasks

1. Written Tasks: these will be in the form of -

Dispensing Online assessments 
Dispensing Case studies.
Dispensing Assignment.


2. Evidence log: 


Please note that you will need to demonstrate competency in all assessment tasks in order to achieve competency for this unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Assessment Tasks

1. Written Tasks: these will be in the form of -

Dispensing Online assessments - (Spherical and Astigmatic lenses, Lens design and thickness, Prism, Contact lenses, Multifocal and progressive lenses, Visual physiology and Light).
Dispensing Case studies.
Dispensing assignment.


2. Evidence log: a collection of evidence activities to prove competence, knowledge and skill in a variety of elements and performance criteria across a range of units.

Full time Due Dates: Written tasks due by 17/06/16. Evidence log activities relating to pre-placement due by 26/05/16, activities relating to Semester 1 units by 14/06/16 and activities relating to Semester 2 units by 18/10/16.

Trainees Due Dates: Written tasks and Evidence log are all due by 01/02/17

Specsavers Due Dates:

6 month group
Dispensing online assessments:

Light - 06/03/16
Spherical and astigmatic lenses - 03/04/16
Visual physiology - 24/04/16
Lens design and thickness - 22/05/16
Prism - 12/06/16
Multifocal and progressive lenses - 30/06/16
Contact lenses - 17/07/16

Disnensing assignment - 29/05/16

Dispensing case studies - Session 5

Evidence log - 07/08/16

12 month group
Dispensing online assessments:

Light - 06/03/16
Spherical and astigmatic lenses - 31/07/16
Visual physiology - 01/05/16
Lens design and thickness - 31/07/16
Prism - 07/08/16
Multifocal and progressive lenses - 31/10/16
Contact lenses - 04/12/16

Disnensing assignment - 06/11/16

Dispensing case studies - Session 5

Evidence log - 18/12/16

 


Please note that you will need to demonstrate competency in all assessment tasks in order to achieve competency for this unit.
 


Assessment Matrix

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