Title: Assist a doctor with contact lens patients.
Course: Vision Care Technician II (14057-II) > Section: Exploring Ocular Procedures

Assistance should include

- explaining the optical correction of ametropia with contact lenses
- using appropriate terminology related to contact lenses
- identifying the parameters of soft and rigid contact lenses (i.e., power, base curve, diameter)
- identifying types of contact lenses
- relating the correct protocol for care and wear of contact lens (e.g., contact lens solutions, care procedures, wearing schedules, follow-up schedules)
- describing the uses of contact lens solutions
- differentiating between a prescription for eyeglasses and a prescription for contact lenses
- describing the instruments used for the verification of contact lens parameters
- describing the instruments used in the evaluation and fitting of contact lenses.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How long is a contact lens prescription valid?
- What is the difference between soft and rigid contact lenses? How do you identify the difference?
- What do you give a patient once you have completed insertion and removal (I&R) training?