Higher qualifications in contact lens practice
This qualification in contact lens practice enables you to select and fit more complex contact lenses for refractive management, ocular surface abnormalities and disease.
Professional Higher Certificate in Contact Lens Practice (Higher Cert CL)
This qualification is ideal for those looking to boost their knowledge, skills and confidence in advising and managing patients who wear contact lenses to control myopia and correct presbyopia and regular and irregular astigmatism, such as early keratoconus.
Learning outcomes
Providers
At present no higher education provider is accredited to offer this course
Professional Diploma in Contact Lens Practice (Dip CL)
This qualification builds on knowledge and skills gained from the Professional Higher Certificate in Contact Lens Practice. Practitioners in community or hospital settings will be able to provide enhanced contact lens care for patients with more complex refractive and clinical needs, including assessing, fitting and managing specialist designs, including hybrids, mini-sclerals and sclerals, and treating young children.
Learning outcomes
Providers
At present no higher education provider is accredited to offer this course.
Key
KFS – key feature scenarios
MCQ - multiple choice questions
OSCE - objective structured clinical examination
PMCS - patient management case scenario
SAQ – short answer questions
VRICS - visual recognition and interpretation of clinical signs