Optometric Assistant/Technician Training Programs

Program Description: The Optometric Technician Program at Madison Area Technical College is a technical diploma course that has been providing quality training for over 30 years. There are two ways to achieve your technical diploma.

Online Program: Persons already employed in eye care may enroll in the program delivered via the Internet. The online program is only offered via a part-time schedule (course work is taken over 4 semesters) and new students are admitted each August and January.

Classroom Program: The classroom program can be completed in nine months of full-time study. New students are admitted into the classroom-based program every August.
For additional information regarding program options go to the school’s website provided above. In “Programs of Study” you will find the Optometric Technician program. Open the “Optometric Technician information page” for program details.

Program Description: The Optometric Technician Program is the only one of its kinds in the state of Ohio.  A trained Optometric Technician is a key member of the eye care team and provides quality vision care to patients in eye care facilities.  Job responsbilities include opbtaining vision measurements for glasses, administering eye exercise, taking medical histories from patients, conducting diagnostic tests and providing contact-lens instruction.  Additional duties may include office management procedures such as managing telephones, appointments, and patient records.  The program requires clinical dayshift hours beginning in second and third quarter.  In addition, 320 dayshift hours of on-the-job clinical experiences are required in fourth quarter.
Hours:  1018
Weeks: 47
Prerequisites:  see web page http://ae.mvctc.com/programs/optometric-technician/

Program Description: Initiated in 2003, this certification preparation course is offered through the Florida Community College of Jacksonville. The course includes a total of 176 hours of instruction two evenings per week plus one Saturday per month from July to December. Multimedia classrooms and fully equipped exam lanes are made available at The Vision Care Institute on the campus of Vistakon.

Students will make site visits and take tours of local optometry offices, Marco Ophthalmics, SafeLite optical lab, and Vistakon. Hands on practicals as well as written examinations are used to test skills learned. Graduate will be eligible to take the CPOA examination. Contact Diana Gibson at (904) 262-2249 or email diana@youreyesolution.com for more information or visit www.fccj.edu.

Program Description: Indiana University is located in the beautiful rolling, wooded hills of southern Indiana. The campus is consistently listed as one of the most beautiful campuses in the country. The IU School of Optometry offers a two-year program providing education for students to earn an Associate of Science degree (A.S.) in Optometric Technology/Opticianry. The course work and clinic practicum experience prepares a student with the education to complement the work of eye doctors. A variety of clinical experiences are offered by working alongside doctor of optometry students at the Bloomington clinics: Atwater Eye Care Center, the Community Eye Care Center, and the Contact Lens Clinic. Indiana University also has clinics in Indianapolis and Guanajuato, Mexico.

Students learn how to work alongside optometrists performing certain eye tests, helping people select eyewear and assisting in contact lens care. With a complete on-site optical laboratory, students also have a unique opportunity to learn how to fabricate and fill spectacle lens prescriptions.

Because it is positioned within the IU School of Optometry, the program offers many unique and valuable benefits to students pursuing a career in the paraoptometric field.

231 Harney Rd
Bldg 903
Ft. Sam Houston TX 78234

Academy of Health Sciences
Eye Specialty Course
3101 Zinn Rd, Suite B
Fort Sam Houston TX 78234-2649

5520 Lakewood Ranch Blvd
Bradenton FL 34211

Program Director: Loren Hutchison
Email:  hutchisonL@manateeschools.net
Phone: (941) 751-8479 ext. 2044
Fax: (941) 209-6212
Website: http://www.manateetechnicalinstitute.org/