Course Title: Provide advice on optical appliances
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2018
Course Code: OPSC5060C
Course Title: Provide advice on optical appliances
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4375 - Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing
Course Contact: Jade Cusworth
Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 8382
Course Contact Email: jade.cusworth@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Ralph Richter: ralph.richter@rmit.edu.au
Timothy Haigh: timothy.haigh@rmit.edu.au
Leigh Robinson: leigh.robinson@rmit.edu.au
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: |
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 |
Learning Outcomes
See elements above
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
Dispensing HLTOPD001 Provide advice on optical dispensing
HLTOPD002 Dispense optical appliances
9.30pm to 12.30pm | |
Topics covered: HLTOPD001 Provide advice on optical dispensing HLTOPD002 Dispense optical appliances | |
Thursday 15/02
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Industry context for provision of advice on optical appliances, including:
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Friday 16/02
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Anatomy and physiology of the eyes, including:
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 |
Thursday 22/02
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Terminology used to describe optical appliances, their features and use
How to interpret and transpose an optical prescription |
Friday 23/02
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Lenses Concepts and principles behind the design of spectacle lenses including:
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Thursday 01/03
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Legal and ethical considerations for dispensing optical advice to clients:
work health and safety |
Friday 02/03
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Light Basic theory of light, incl:
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Thursday 08/03
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Frames Types of spectacle frames and their performance characteristics |
Friday 09/03
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Frame selection Ways to assist clients select the most appropriate optical appliance inc.
basic facial fitting and adjustment of spectacle frames and mounts |
Thursday 15/03
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Measuring techniques and requirements Optical calculations and measurements, including measurements to determine the inter-pupillary distance and fitting heights for all lenses |
Friday 16/03
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Spherical lenses features of spherical lenses and their suitability for different customers, including:
refractive effects of a lens as the sum of its 2 surface powers refractive properties of spherical lens surfaces |
Thursday 22/03 |
Spherical lenses
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Friday 23/03 |
Prism
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Thursday 29/03 |
Prism
a variety of prism problems
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Friday 30/03 |
Prism
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26/03/18 -06/04/18
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MID SEMESTER/ EASTER BREAK |
09/04/18-20/04/18 |
Placement |
Placement | |
Thursday 26/04 |
Vision assessment the processes and assessment of vision, colour vision and perception |
Friday 27/04 |
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Thursday 03/05 |
Astigmatic lenses features of astigmatic lenses and their suitability for different customers, including:
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Friday 04/05 |
Thickness / Astigmatic lenses
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Thursday 10/05 |
Health funds
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Friday 11/05 |
Contact lenses features of contact lenses and their suitability for different customers, including:
features and options for multifocal and progressive lenses |
Thursday 17/05 |
Client needs
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Friday 18/05 |
Special client needs Requirements of dispensing spectacles to clients with special or complex needs, including:
the appropriate action to be taken according to prescription requirements and the special needs of the client visual screening |
Thursday 24/05 |
Problem solving Commonly occurring problems and potential solutions in a dispensing situation |
Friday 25/05 |
Aspheric lenses 2 How to determine criteria influencing dispensing procedures necessary for aspheric lenses |
Thursday 31/05 |
Australian Standards Mounted spectacle lenses (Safety in Edge & Fit) |
Friday 01/06 |
Revision:
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Thursday 07/06 |
Revision: Curve Variation Factor |
Friday 08/06 |
Revision: Vergence Focal length and dioptric power |
Thursday 14/06 |
Revision: Focal length and dioptric power |
Friday 15/06 |
DISPENSING CASE STUDIES |
18/06/18- 29/06/18 |
Semester Break |
Semester Break | |
Friday 06/07 |
PRAC ASSESSMENT TASKS for Edge and fit in AM as John V.S. is in PM
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Friday 13/07 |
Revision: |
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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 CANVAS) - PowerPoint Summary
- Additional learning materials available through CANVAS
- 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.
Please click the following link for further information https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials
Assessment Tasks
Written Tasks: these will be in the form of -
Assessment type |
Due Date |
1. Dispensing Online assessments: 1.1 Spherical and Astigmatic lenses 1.2 Lens design and thickness 1.3 Prism 1.4 Contact lenses 1.5 Multifocal and progressive lenses 1.6 Visual physiology 1.7 Light 1.8 Legal and ethical requirements.
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Due date: 11/05/18 Due date: 10/08/18 Due date: 01/06/18 Due date: 20/07/18 Due date: 24/08/18 Due date: 15/06/18 Due date: 23/03/18 Due date: 25/10/18 |
2. Dispensing Case studies. |
Due date: 01/11/18 |
3. Dispensing assignment. |
Due date: 01/11/18 |
4. Evidence log: |
Due date: 2nd submission: 01/11/18 |
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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