Advances in contactology

1. Development of skills in fitting lenses for difficult cases, including corneal cone and irregular corneas, and following refractive surgery,

2. Acquiring specialist lens fitting skills for children and athletes,

3. Comprehensive understanding of the business aspects of contact lens practice,

4. Development of expertise in myopia management.

This class focuses on advanced contact lens practices, covering specialized areas such as fitting lenses for keratoconus, irregular corneas, and post-refractive surgeries. Students explore the application of contact lenses in sports and pediatric optometry, as well as Orthokeratology for myopia correction. The course also addresses the business aspects of contact lens practice and delves into myopia management, including emmetropization, methods of control, and the role of contact lenses in myopia control.

1. Fitting specially designed lenses and fitting procedures for keratoconus and irregular corneas, and after refractive surgeries,

2. Contact Lenses for Sports

3. Children and Contact Lenses

4. Orthokeratology

5. Business Aspects of Contact Lens Practice

6. Myopia and its Management

• Emmetropization in the Context of Myopia

• Methods of Controlling Myopia

• Contact Lenses for Myopia Control

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

• CLEAR report: https://www.bcla.org.uk/Public/Public/Member_Resources/CLEAR.aspx

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