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OPTİSYENLİK I COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
OPP152 OPTİSYENLİK I 2 4 2 9

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: Objective: The main objective of this course is to teach the use of lenses and frames related to optometry and to inform students about how to use them in the profession.
Content: Content: The course content can be summarized as follows: eyeglass frames, types and structures of eyeglass lenses, structure and materials of eyeglass lenses, eyeglass usage, eyeglass aesthetics, bifocal, trifocal and Varilux lenses. Glass structure, history, uses and properties Organic and mineral eyeglass lenses: properties, advantages and disadvantages, comparison Properties and uses of polarized, photochromic and aspheric lenses. Recognition of optical prescriptions prepared using different methods, symbols and abbreviations Eyeglass frames and their history Parts of eyeglasses, their structures, types and uses Choosing a frame according to the prescription Choosing a frame suitable for face structure, age and special circumstances Structure, types and properties of lenses Thin and thick-edged lenses Pantoscopic Angle - Retroscopic Angle Bifocal Lenses Trifocal Lenses Varilux Lenses