Special Editing

The student should be able to:

+ Recommend the most suitable lenses according to prescription and the frame chosen.
+ Install, adjust and adapt the different models of glasses on the market.
+ Detect and correct the cause of the problems and adjusting difficulties.
+ To offer solutions or alternatives to overcome these problems.

The classes will discuss the content and specific information relating to the practice session a week. In addition, we will discuss issues common to all as:
+ Adaptation and adjustment of frames.
+ Choosing the most suitable lenses and frames as prescribed.
+ Optimization of lenses. Standard lens, sharp and precalibrated.
+ Influence of errors of alignment in the optical quality of the compensation. Possible solutions.

The practicals proposal to develop in two-hour and half sessions are as follows (not necessarily in this order):
1. Assembly and adjustment of monofocal astigmatic lenses in metal frames
2. Assembly and adjustment of monofocal astigmatic lenses in plastic frames
3. Assembly and adjustment of bifocals lenses
4. Assembly and adaptation of progressive lenses
5. Assembly and adjustment of spectacles with nylon cord
6. Assembly and adjustment of other groove frames
7. Assembly and adjustment of rimless spectacles
8. Assembly and adjustment of rimless spectacles

Material availability can vary slightly the sessions, or the order they are carried out.

BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY:
+ A. Benito Galindo, E.A. Villegas Ruiz, Montaje y aplicaciones de Lentes oftálmicas, Servicio de publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, 2001.
+ C.W. Brooks, Essentials of Ophthalmic Lens Finishing, ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, St. Louis 2003.
+ C.W. Brooks, I.M. Borish System for Ophthalmic Dispensing, 2nd ed., ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996.
+ A.H. Tunnacliffe, Essentials of dispensing, The Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Londres 1998 (2ª ed).
+ H. Obstfeld, Spectacle Frames and their Dispensig, ed. Saunders Co. Ltd. 1997.
+ Rodríguez Martínez J.I., Adaptación de monturas, ed. USC (2015)

COMPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY:
+ A.H. Tunnacliffe, Introduction to viual optics, The Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Londres 1993 (4ª ed.).
+ M. Jalie, Ophthalmic Lenses & Dispensing, Butterworth-Heinemann, Edinburgh 2003. 2ª ed.
+ M. Jalie, The Principles of Ophthalmic Lenses. ABDO, London, 2021, 6th edition.
+ J. Salvado, M. Fransoy, Tecnología Óptica. Lentes oftálmicas, diseño y adaptación. Ed. UPC, Barcelona 1997.
+ Fannin, T. E., Grosvenor, T.P. Óptica clínica. 2ª ed. Barcelona: Omega, (2007)
+ Catalogs and technical literature from manufacturers and distributors, and techical journal articles.

Bibliographic material: At the moment of approving this teaching program, considering a possible scenario 2 or 3, the acquisition of new electronic bibliographic material is being requested; for this reason, 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
CT10 - That they know how to work in an interdisciplinary team.
CT11 - That they know how to work in an international context.
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
EC4 - 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.

At the class will be presented practice that week, and other topics that were specified in minimum content paragraph. Also, students will receive the material they need to complete the practice.

In practice sessions, the teacher will demonstrate the work to be done by the student. Then students practice made under the supervision of professor. Final result should be self-assessed by students prior to being submitted to teacher. The professor will make a final assessment to the student, noting primarily the way to correct or avoid errors, problems or detected defects.

We will use the Virtual Campus as a repository for documentation and communication channel between students and teacher.


Working languages in the classroom: galician

The student will make a written examination of the contents of the subject, and take into account their daily performance in the workshop.
The student's final grade is the weighted average of grades received in each of the eight practical sessions (11,11%) (practices have not made a score of zero) and the theoretical test (11,11%).
Students who do not arrive so that approved, will make a practical test in the second chance.
The student must take at least sixt of the eight practical proposals for school year scheduled to be evaluated in either opportunity.
Be considered "no presentado" those students who do not make this practical minimum


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.

Class work:

Teaching Expository: 8 hours
Practices in the workshop: 20 hours
Tutorials: 6 hours
Other sessions with teacher: 4 hours

Individual work:

Individual or self-study group: 27.5 hours
Programming / testing or other work in computer / laboratory: 29.5 hours
Attendance at lectures, exhibitions or other activities recommended: 17.5 hours

Total: 112.5 hours

Review of the knowledge acquired in “Óptica Oftálmica I, II & III”.
Make use of tutorials to consult and clarify doubts.
Do not memorize recipes, always understand what is being done.
Attend the seminar before each practice session.
Active participation in practical sessions of the workshop.

We recommend close observation of the fashions, trends, market and developments in the field of ophthalmic lenses, sun and spectacle frames. In class, we will study those different aspects and innovative products, mainly aimed to foresee and address potential problems of assembly and / or adaptation that may occur.

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.