CERTIFICATE IN VISION & OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT
SMART Academy Introduces Vision & Ophthalmic Assistant Course
Become a certified Vision & Ophthalmic Assistant in 1 year by joining the Vision & Ophthalmic Assistant at Tech Mahindra SMART Academy for Healthcare
Admissions open for ophthalmic assistant course!
Course affiliated with Maharashtra State Board of Skill Development (MSBSD)
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Who is it for?
How does it help?
The Vision & Ophthalmic Assistant program aims in training individuals with the required knowledge and skills to assist an eye specialist during tests and diagnostics as well as making and restoring spectacles. The duration of the course is 12 months which includes a mandatory 4-month on-job training at a reputed hospital to get the first-hand experience.
Why should you join us?
State-of-the-art Infrastructure
The Tech Mahindra SMART Academy for Healthcare is a state-of-the-art paramedical training institute with hospital simulated labs & equipment to aid student learning.
Expert Faculty
Get taught by highly qualified healthcare professionals along with learning as part of on-job training in leading hospitals.
Employability Skills
We focus on guiding students with the required employability skills like English speaking, personality development & IT skills to match the industry demands.
Job Assistance
Apart from imparting technical training, we provide on-job training/internship. We also provide placement assistance to students for a bright career in the healthcare industry.
Certificate In Vision & Ophthalmic Assistant Course Details
Objective and Curriculum of Vision & Ophthalmic Assistant program
The Vision & Ophthalmic Assistant course trains students to perform a variety of tasks to assist an eye specialist during eye examinations, maintaining records of patients, preparing, repairing spectacles, etc. In SMART Academy, students receive training in a fully equipped Optometry lab, English training, and soft skill training, etc.
Apart from assisting an Optometrist, they also help patients in inserting and maintaining contact lenses, preparing the examination rooms, knowledge about the structure of the human eye and various diseases and infections affecting eyes.
The Vision & Ophthalmic Assistant course will carry the following topics:
- Structure of the human eye
- Consent, observing, reporting, and documentation
- Dispensing optical prescription and spectacle lens accurately
- Obtaining the case history of patients
- Counselling and patient rights
- Follow the Biomedical Waste Disposal Protocol
- Assist eye specialist in the examination of patients
- Roles and responsibilities of a Vision Technician
- Basic Life Support
- Grinding and making of spectacles
- Common eye problems and infections
- Vision assessment of eye hospital-based patient
- Follow the Infection Control Policies and Procedures
JOB/WORK LOCATION
- Eye Clinic
- Eye Care Centres
- Eye Hospitals
DESCRIPTION
- Assist Optometrist during eye examinations, diagnostics and corrective procedures
- Help and prepare patients for the vision test
- Maintaining records of patients
- Preparing examination rooms and cleaning and arranging of equipment
- Explaining patients about the usage and steps to caring of glasses and contact lenses
- Scheduling appointments and taking care of data
COURSE OVERVIEW
Eligibility | Class 12 (Science) |
Minimum Age | 18 Years |
Duration | 12 Months |
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