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DDO 123 Basic Principles of Optics II

ND1 level25 topics

DDO 123 covers 25 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Historical development of glass lenses
  2. Historical development of plastic lenses
  3. Types of lenses
  4. Chemical composition of crown glass
  5. Chemical composition of flint glass
  6. Chemical composition of CR-39 lenses
  7. Chemical composition of polycarbonate lenses
  8. Lens composition and material relationships
  9. Optical properties of lenses
  10. Classification of lenses
  11. Types of ophthalmic lenses
  12. Properties of converging, diverging and cylindrical lenses
  13. Psychology of low vision
  14. Identification of patients’ visual needs
  15. Signs and symptoms of ocular and systemic pathologies
  16. Effects of ocular and systemic pathologies on vision
  17. Visual acuity criteria and registration for sight impairment
  18. Assessment of magnification for distance and near vision
  19. Selection of low vision aids
  20. Training in the use of low vision aids
  21. Benefits of registration
  22. Roles of other healthcare professionals in low vision
  23. Multidisciplinary team care for low vision patients
  24. Referral to social services and specialist agencies
  25. Aftercare management of low vision patients

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Historical development of glass lenses

The historical development of glass lenses spans from the earliest polished stone lenses in ancient Egypt to the sophisticated achromatic lenses of the 19th century. Mastering the chronology, key inventors, and the scientific breakthroughs that enabled improved focal power and reduced aberrations is essential for understanding how modern optical instruments came into being.

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