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Online Training/Paraoptometric Skill Builder
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ONLINE TRAINING / PARAOPTOMETRIC SKILL BUILDER®
An informed, skilled staff is an investment in any optometric practice. To help paraoptometric/optometric staff become quickly trained in basic patient care, the American Optometric Association (AOA) Paraoptometric Section offers a two-part series of easy-to-use, online courses. The Paraoptometric Skill Builder® was designed with convenience in mind. It not only accommodates skill level and individual learning style, the program’s Web-based audio PowerPoint format walks the user through every step of the learning process. Brought to you from an unrestricted education grant from Essilor and Vistakon. There are 14 units which last approximately 20 minutes each with review questions on each topic.
BEGINNER LEVEL 1
| Item number: PS25 | |
| AOA Paraoptometric Section Member Price | FREE online/CD-ROM $50 |
| AOA Member OD Price | $259 available only on CD-ROM |
| Non-member Price | $299 available only on CD-ROM |
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 2
| Item number: PS27 | |
| AOA Paraoptometric Section Member Price | $220 |
| AOA Member OD Price | $289 |
| Non-member Price | $329 |
ADVANCED LEVEL 3 - COMING SOON (PRE-ORDER ITEM)
| Item number: PS26 | |
| AOA Paraoptometric Section Member Price | $250 |
| AOA Member OD Price | $319 |
| Non-member Price | $359 |
FOUR HOURS OF
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CREDIT ARE AVAILABLE
WITH THE SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF EACH
LEVEL AND A PASSING
FINAL QUIZ SCORE.
| Item number: PS28 | |
| AOA Paraoptometric Section Member Price | $10 |
| AOA Member OD Price | $15 |
| Non-member Price | $25 |
Build Knowledge. Enhance Skills.
The Paraoptometric Skill Builder® helps paraoptometric/optometric staff
develop a foundation of understanding about the field of optometry.
Course topics include, but not limited to:
| Introduction to paraoptometry | Visual fields testing |
| Basic terminology | Spectacles |
| Front office procedures | Contact lenses |
| Obtaining an ocular history | Assisting the optometrist |
| Routine pre-testing procedures | Patients with special needs |
| External examination | Instrumentation and maintaining equipment |
| Ancillary testing | Regulations and standards |
| Refractometry |