ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Applied Physics
Areas: Optics
Center Faculty of Optics and Optometry
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
At the end of the course the student should
* Know the fundamentals and characteristics of the different types of ophthalmic lenses.
* Understand its design.
* Be able to measure with ease and precision the lens parameters required for a proper fitting of a pair of spectacle lenses.
* Be ready for easily assimilating how to properly mount spectacle lenses.
I. SPHERIC LENSES
1. Introduction
2. Surface power
3. Lens powers
4. Mechanical properties
II. ASTIGMATICS LENSES
1. Surface types
2. Astigmatic lens types
3. Notations for astigmatic lenses and rules for transposition.
4. Measurements of lens powers
III. ASPHERIC LENSES
1. Aspheric surfaces
2. Atoric surfaces
3. Mechanical properties
IV. AS-WORN SPECTACLE LENSES
1. The correction of ametropia
2. Spectacle magnification
3. Field of view
4. Accomodation
V. OPHTHALMIC PRISM AND PRISMATIC EFFECTS
1. Basic concepts
2. Combining prisms
3. Prismatic effects
4. Prismatic lenses
5. Fresnel prisms
VI. MULTIFOCAL LENSES
1. Bifocal lenses.
a. Types of bifocal lenses
b. Geometric description
c. Optical features
2. Trifocal lenses
3. Progressive lenses
a. Progressive surfaces.
b. Elements of progressive lens design.
c. Behavior of a progressive lens.
d. Occupational progressive lenses.
VII. ABERRATIONS AND SPECTACLE LENS DESIGN
1. Chromatic aberrations.
2. Geometrical aberrations.
3. Best form lenses:
a. Classical design.
b. Modern design.
VIII. SPECIAL LENSES
1. Anisometropia
2. Lenses for high refractive errors
3. Contact lenses
4. Intraocular lenses
1) Fannin T. E. and Grosvenor T., Clinical Optics, ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996 (2nd edition).
2) Fowler C. and Petre K.L., Spectacle Lenses. Theory and practice, ed. Butterworth-Heineman, Oxford 2001.
3) Illueca C. and Domenech B., Problemas de tecnología óptica, ed. Universidad de Alicante, Alicante 1991
4) Jalie M., The principles of ophthalmic lenses, ed. por The Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Londres 1988 (4th edition)
5) Jalie M., Ophthalmic lenses and dispensing, ed. Butterworth-Heineman, Oxford 2008 (3rd edition).
6) Rabbetts R.B., Clinical Visual Optics, Elsevier-Butterworth Heinemann, 2007 (4th edition).
7) Salvadó Arqués J., Fransoy Bel, M. (editors), Tecnología óptica. Lentes oftálmicas, diseño y adaptación, ed. UPC, Barcelona 1997
8) Salvadó Arqués J., Vera Tenza M., Guisasola València L. and Fransoy Bel M., Lentes oftálmicas. Problemas, ed. UPC, Barcelona 1993
9) Tunnacliffe A.H., Introduction to visual optics, ed. por The Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Canterbury 1993 (4th edition)
Bibliographic material: The teaching staff of the subject will specify in the Virtual Campus what bibliographic material can be found in electronic format in the USC library when the funds are available as well as other resources such as web pages, blogs, etc.
We pursue the achievement of the following
BASIC AND GENERAL SKILLS
CG1 - That the students have the capacity to approach their professional and formative activity from the respect to the deontological code of their profession, which includes, among others more specific, the principles of respect and the promotion of the fundamental rights of the people, the equality between people, the principles of universal accessibility and design for all and democratic values and a culture of peace
CB1 - That the students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding in a field of study that assumes the general secondary education, and it is typically at a level which, although it is supported by advanced textbooks, includes also some aspects that imply knowledge of the forefront of their field of study
CB2 - That students can apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and have the competences typically demonstrated through devising and sustaining arguments and solving problems within their field of study
CB3 - That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) to inform judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical subjects
CB4 - That students can communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non specialized public
CB5 - That students have developed learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy
TRANSVERSE SKILLS
CT1 - That they acquire capacity for analysis and synthesis.
CT2 - That acquire organizational skills and planning.
CT3 - That acquire oral and written communication in the native language.
CT4 - They acquire the knowledge of a foreign language.
CT5 - You acquire skills related to field of study
CT6 - That ability to acquire information management.
CT7 - They acquire the ability to solve problems.
CT9 - Acquire the ability to work in teams
CT12 - That they acquire skills in interpersonal relationships
CT14 - To acquire skills for issuing critical thinking.
CT15 - The student must maintain an ethical commitment.
CT16 - The student is capable of performing an autonomous learning.
CT17 - To be able to adapt to new situations.
CT18 - To be creative.
SPECIFIC SKILLS
CE4 - The student is able to critically reflect on clinical, scientific, ethical and social issues involved in Optometry practice, understanding the scientific basis of Optics-Optometry and learning to critically appreciate terminology, clinical trials and research methodology related to Optics-Optometry.
CE5 - The student is able to express opinions, reports and surveys where necessary.
CE6 - The student can evaluate and incorporate the technological advances necessary for the proper development of their business
CE9 - That the student can expand and update their capacities for professional practice through continuous training.
CE11 - That the student knows how to situate the new information and the interpretation of it in its context.
Theoretical classes and seminars, with multimedia systems, to develop logically and consistently the teaching program of the subject, showing its relationship with other subjects of the degree.
Temporal distribution:
- 3 hours a week expositives, to teach the theoretical contents
- 1 biweekly hour of seminars
- 2 hours per week of practical classes in the technology workshop
GENERAL EVALUATION
The theoretical part and the practical part will be evaluated separately. The theoretical part will be assessed through a written exam, where errors in the answers may be penalized in the final grade, and the practical part through a practical exam at the end of the practical sessions. In addition there will be a continuous evaluation through the seminars.
In the final grade, 50% of the global grade will correspond to the theoretical part, 10% to the work in the seminars, and the remaining 40% to the practical part.
To be evaluated in the practical part, the student must attend a minimum of 6 sessions.
Those students who during the normal period of classes do not have attended the said minimum of 6s practical sessions will not be able to attend the July call.
To pass the course it is essential to obtain in each of the parts, theoretical and practical, at least a grade of 4 out of 10. And an overall grade of at least 5 out of 10.
EVALUATION WITH DISPENSE OF CLASS ATTENDANCE
It will be the same as in the general case, but without the requirement of attendance at the minimum of practical sessions
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the"Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións" will apply.
It depends significantly in the working load and capacity of each student. So the following figures should be seen as a rough estimate:
Theoretical self-study: 50 h
Solving exercises: 16 h
Recommended readings, activities in library: 5 h
Other activities: 4 h
Overall work time: 75 h
1) Review of the knowledge acquired in Geometrical Optics.
2) To study, or at least have read the theory before the tutorials for each chapter.
3) Make use of the teachers office hours to consult and clarify doubts.
4) Do not memorize "recipes", but always understand what is being done.
Rosa María González Fernández
- Department
- Applied Physics
- Area
- Optics
- Phone
- 881813518
- rosa.gonzalez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University School Lecturer
Maria Dolores Mouriz Cereijo
- Department
- Applied Physics
- Area
- Optics
- Phone
- 881813519
- mariadolores.mouriz [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Juan Ignacio Rodriguez Martinez
Coordinador/a- Department
- Applied Physics
- Area
- Optics
- Phone
- 881813500
- nacho.rodriguez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University School Lecturer
Maria Concepcion Nistal Fernandez
- Department
- Applied Physics
- Area
- Optics
- Phone
- 881813529
- mconcepcion.nistal [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
Ana Isabel Gómez Varela
- Department
- Applied Physics
- Area
- Optics
- anaisabel.gomez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Ramón y Cajal
Yago Arosa Lobato
- Department
- Applied Physics
- Area
- Optics
- yago.arosa.lobato [at] usc.es
- Category
- Xunta Post-doctoral Contract
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