For further information, please write to us at the following address. Prospectus for various courses is available for US$ 10.00 inclusive of mailing charges. Please send bank draft in favour of “Institute of Optical Advancement and Vocational Studies”, payable at Kanpur, India

Institute of Optical Advancement & Vocational Studies
18/53 The Mall, Kanpur 208001. 

Phone: +91-512-2362686 / +91-512-2371465
Email: registrar@opticalcourses.info

Course Details

FULL OPTICIANS’ COURSE

The subjects covered in this course are:

1. Understanding Functional English & Mathematics
2. The structure (anatomy) and functions of the human Eye.
3. Light and Optics.
4. Refraction of Light rays.
5. Different type of Lenses and their function.
6. Refractive errors of the Eye.
7. Visual Acuity and its importance.
8. Sight Testing by different methods.
9. Frame selection and spectacle fitting.
10. Dispensing of Single Vision lenses.
11. Dispensing of Bifocal lenses.
12. Sunglasses and special application lenses.
13. Diseases of Eyes affecting refraction.
14. Brief description of contact lenses.
15. Tips for managing an Optical retail shop.

OPHTHALMIC OPTICS COURSE

This course is intended for those who are already working as Opticians or doing optical work.

1. Eye, its structure (anatomy) and function
2. The elementary Optics.
3. Type of lenses and their formation.
4. Refractive errors of the eye.
5. Visual acuity and its importance.
6. Sight testing by various methods.
7. Frame selection and spectacle fitting.
8. Dispensing of Single Vision lenses.
9. Dispensing of Bifocal lenses.
10. Frame selection.
11. Sunglasses and special application lenses.
12. Brief description of contact lenses.
13. Tips for managing an optical retail shop.

SIGHT TESTING COURSE

This course is specially designed for those who feel difficulty in vision testing. In this course special emphasis is provided on practical training. The subjects covered are:

1. Eye its structure & function
2. Light - its effects in Refraction
3. Refractive Error and their correction
4. Retinoscopy and other methods of testing the Vision
5. Understanding the spectacle prescription
6. Auto-Refractometer and its uses
7. Transposition
8. Effect of some eye diseases on Eyesight
9. Practical sessions

CONTACT LENS FITTING COURSE

This course is for those who had already under taken Course No.1 or Ophthalmic Optics from this Institute or had taken such course from any other institute, school or college. The subjects covered in it are: 

1. Cornea and its structure
2. Various types of Contact lenses
3. Instruments used in C.L.fitting
4. Fitting soft Contact lenses
5. Fitting gas permeable contact lenses
6. Fitting Contact lenses in special conditions like Keratoconus etc
7. Various contact lens solutions, enzymes and other Contact lens accessories
8. Cosmetic contact lenses
9. Practical fitting

SPECTACLE DISPENSING & FITTING

The dispensing and fitting of lenses involves both Science and Art. This course has been designed with greater emphasis on practice. The subjects covered are: 

1. Prism and its utility
2. Lens and its formation
3. Types and varieties of lenses
4. Finding the Diopter power of lenses by Various methods.
5. Marking the center and the axis on the lens
6. To fit the lens according to the P.D.
7. Cutting out the patterns according to the size of the rim of the frame and marking axis etc.
8. Chipping and edging
9. Lensometer and its operations
10. Practice sessions

HEARING AID DISPENSING COURSE

Due to many reasons, a person starts feeling difficulty in HEARING. Treatment such people is mostly by fitting of a proper Hearing Aid. Training in fitting a proper Hearing aid related to different types of concerned diseases is provided in this course.

1. Introduction to sound and hearing
2. Anatomy of ear
3. Hearing impairment
4. Audiometry
5. Hearing Aid and its components
6. Fitting different types of hearing of Hearing Aids
7. Digital and programmable Hearing Aids
8. Ear Moulds
9. Practical examples of Hearing Aid fittings

LENS SURFACING & GRINDING

The training in this course is only given to those who have some knowledge in the Optical line or have undertaken the full opticians or opthalmic optics course. Both theoretical and practical training is provided. The subjects covered are: 

1. Surfacing and Grinding of different types of glass lenses
2. The function of the machines used in surfacing.
3. Description and application of spherical and cylindrical tools and other accessories
4. Rough Blanks and their varieties
5. Selection of a Blank for the required power to be prepared