NWTC College Program Guide 2022-2023 | Page 342

31-516-320 BASIC OPTICAL CONCEPTS ... prepares the learner to evaluate basic concepts . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirement met .) 31-516-316 FRAME CHARACTERISTICS ... prepares the learner to assess frame characteristics . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-317 EYEWEAR ADJUSTMENT ... prepares the learner to demonstrate eyewear alignment and adjustment . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-318 OPHTHALMIC LENS SELECTIONS ... prepares the learner to compare ophthalmic lens selections . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-319 FRAME STYLING AND PURCHASING ... prepares the learner to demonstrate frame styling and purchasing while operating a dispensary . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-321 LENS POWER AND PROTECTION ... prepares the learner to measure ophthalmic lens power and the importance of ocular protection . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-322 COMPARE MULTIFOCAL LENSES ... prepares the learner to measure and compare multifocal lenses . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-349 OPHTHALMIC PRISM ... prepares the learner to measure ophthalmic prism and its ocular purpose . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-331 FRONT DESK AND PATIENT TRIAGE ... prepares the learner to investigate front desk responsibilities and role in patient triage . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .)
31-516-351 ADMINISTRATION CLINICAL ... prepares the learner to demonstrate practice administration . ( Prerequisite : 31516331 Front Desk and Patient Triage and 31516317 Eyewear Adjustment and 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .
31-509-309 MEDICAL LAW ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM ... prepares students to display professionalism and perform within ethical and legal boundaries in the health care setting . Students maintain con�dentiality , examine legal aspects of ambulatory healthcare , perform quality improvement procedures , examine legal and bioethical issues , and demonstrate awareness of diversity . Course Typically Offered : Summer / Fall / Spring
10-501-101 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ... focuses on the component parts of medical terms : pre�xes , suf�xes , and root words . Students practice formation , analysis and reconstruction of terms . Emphasis on spelling , de�nition and pronunciation . Introduction to operative , diagnostic , therapeutic and symptomatic terminology of all body systems , as well as systemic and surgical terminology . Course Typically Offered : Summer / Fall / Spring
31-509-302 HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH & DISEASE ... students learn to recognize human body structure and function in health and disease states . Students explore the causes , signs , and symptoms of diseases of the major body systems as well as the diagnostic procedures , usual treatment , prognosis , and prevention of diseases commonly diagnosed and treated in the medical of�ce setting .( Prerequisite / Corequisite : 10-501-101 , Medical Terminology ). Course Typically Offered : Summer / Fall / Spring
31-509-308 PHARM FOR ALLIED HEALTH ... introduces students to medication classi�cation , basic pharmacology principles , and supplements . Students apply basic pharmacodynamics to identify common medications and calculate dosages in preparation for medication administration . ( Corequisites : 10-501-101 , Medical Terminology ; 31-509-302 , Human Body in Health / Disease ) Course Typically Offered : Fall / Spring
31-516-307 OCULAR DISEASES AND TREATMENT ... prepares learner to differentiate ocular diseases , pharmaceuticals and therapeutics . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-332 PATIENT HISTORY AND VISION ... prepares the learner to collect baseline patient history and visual acuity . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-333 FUNCTIONAL VISION ... prepares the learner to measure functional vision . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-334 REFACTOMETRY ... prepares learners to measure refractive error . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-308 CORNEA EVALUATION ... prepares the learner to evaluate the cornea . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-309 TEAR EVALUATION ... prepares the learner to evaluate tear quality . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-352 PATIENT PRE-TESTING CLINICAL ... prepares the learner to demonstrate patient pre-testing . ( Prerequisite : 31516351 Administration Clinical and 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-341 INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ... prepares the learner to measure intraocular pressure . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-342 SPECIALTY GLAUCOMA TESTING ... prepares the learner to assess specialty glaucoma testing . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-336 SOFT CONTACT LENS WEAR ... prepares the learner to justify soft contact lens wear . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-337 RIGID CONTACT LENS WEAR ... prepares the learner to justify rigid contact lens wear . ( Prerequisite : 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .) 31-516-344 SPECIALTY TESTS AND EDUCATION ... prepares the learner to demonstrate specialty testing and patient education . ( Corequisite : 31516352 Patient Pre-testing Clinical and 315164 , Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program requirements met .)
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