Basic contactology

1. Acquiring knowledge of the structure and operation of key measuring tools used in the contact lens selection and application process.

2. Understanding the fundamental principles that guide the soft contact lens fitting process.

3. Development of practical skills in assessing and qualifying patients, taking into account their individual needs and optical conditions.

4. Development of skills in distinguishing physiological norms from deviations in visual system measurements in individuals undergoing contact lens qualification, as well as those already wearing contact lenses.

The course covers contact lens basics, contact lens fitting, lens care, and contact lens legal issues. Students will gain skills in examining prospective wearers, assessing the eye, selecting lenses, fitting soft lenses, correcting astigmatism and presbyopia, dispensing lenses and conducting follow-up appointments. In addition, complications of lens wear, dry eye, and legal aspects of contact lenses as medical devices are discussed.

1. The Basics of Contact Lenses

• Anatomy and Physiology of the Anterior Segment

• History of Contact Lenses

• The Optics of Contact Lens

• Contact Lens Designs

• Contact Lens Fabrication

2. Contact Lens Fitting

• Examining the Prospective Contact Lens Patient

• Evaluation of the anterior segment Slit-lamp construction, illumination techniques and observation of the anterior segment of the eye in biomicroscopy

• Selecting Lens Type, Wear Mode and Replacement Rate

• Fitting Spherical Soft Contact Lenses

• Correcting Astigmatism with Contact Lenses

• The Dispensing and After Care Visit

• Presbyopic Contact Lens Options

3. Contact Lens Care

• Contact Lens Contamination & Lens Deposits

• Contact Lens Care and Lens Care Product

4. Complications

• Defending the Ocular Surface in Contact Lens Wear

• Soft Contact Lens Complications

• Dry Eye and Contact Lenses

5. Contact lenses as medical devices – legal aspects

KONTAKTOLOGIA N. Efron wyd. 3 , red. A. M. Ambroziak, S. Kropacz-Sobkowiak, J. Pniewski, J. Otrzonsek, T. Suliński, T. Tokarzewski Wydawnictwo Urban & Partner, Rok wydania 2021 (In Polish)

Additional:

IACLE materials

Written exam.

A successful completion of the lecture requires more than 62.5% correct answers from the examination.

Grading scale:

bdb ≥90%

db+ ≥85% and <90%

db ≥ 80% and <85%

dst+≥70% and <80%

dst ≥62.5% and <70%

FW <62.5%

not applicable