Course Overview
This course aims at cultivating excellent applied talents working in a vision center (eye shop, eye specialist hospital, etc.). This course is divided into three parts: theory training, laboratory training, and clinic practice. After a 12-18 weeks’ training, the trainee is expected to do relevant work independently.
Who can participate?
The course is intended for people planning to work as an optometrist all around the world, regardless educational or working background. However, for the best results of the training, the course will be delivered with three plans for students with different background with different course duration and tuition fees:
Candidates | Duration | Tuition Fee | |
Plan 1 | People with no optometry background. | 17 weeks | $2,500 |
Plan 2 | People with optometry education background but no relevant working experience, or people with less than 1 year optometry working experience but no relevant education background. | 12 weeks | $1,800 |
Plan 3 | People with optometry education background and more than 1-year relevant working experience, or people with no optometry education background but more than 3-year relevant working experience. | 18 weeks | $2,600 |
What is the living expense in Shenyang city?
The estimate living costs in Shenyang city should be no more than $50 per day, including $10-20 for meals and $20-40 for accommodation. A twin hotel room with breakfast for two starts from $40/night, $20 per person. An apartment with two bedrooms and a kitchen usually costs the same.
How to apply?
Email: hsykfmb@hsyk.com.cn
Add.: No. 128 Huanghe Str. Shenyang city, China
Course Timetable
MODULE | CONTENT | |
Basic Knowledge | Ethics | Professional conducts and regulations |
Ophthalmology in Optics | Anatomy of an eyeball | |
Common eye diseases | ||
Physical optics, geometric optics | ||
Ophthalmic optics | ||
Ophthalmic Refraction | Ophthalmic physiology | |
Regulation, aggregation | ||
Refractive error | ||
Ophthalmic Merchandising | Glasses and frames | |
Evaluation | Summary, exercise, assessment | |
Operating Skills | Basic Examination | Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, mydriasis, axis oculi, color vision |
Tear secretion, corneal | ||
Strabismus | ||
Slit lamp, fundus camera | ||
Comprehensive exercises, assessment | ||
Refraction Examination | Optometry, distance opticalmeasurement | |
Retinoscopy | ||
Trial lens, fogging, refinement | ||
Dominant eye, adjust trial lens, prescription | ||
Compund astigmatism | ||
Astigmatism table, stenopaeic slit | ||
Jackson cross sylinder, anisometropia | ||
Comprehensive optometer | ||
Presbyopia | ||
Prescription | ||
Glasses calibration | ||
Glasses detection | ||
Comprehensive practice and assessment | ||
Contact Lens (RGP) | Prescription examination | |
Soft corneal contact lens assessment | ||
Nursing guidance | ||
Follow-ups | ||
Comprehensive practice, assessment |