608 - Hands-On Workshop - Lensometry & Prism

Saturday, March 4, 2023

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 303

CE Hours: 2

AUDIENCE: AHP

IN-PERSON COURSE ACCREDITATIONS: ABO ST23N003-2 ; NCLE CT23N003-2 ; AZ OPT ; FL OPT 20-965510 ; GA OPT GBDO-23-003 ; KY OPHTH ; NC OPT SP/CL
NCS-2023-059/NCC-2023-041 ; NV OPT ; SC OPT 20-965510 ; TN OPT

Janet Alspaugh

Lecturer(s)

JA

Janet L. Alspaugh, ABO-AC NCLE-AC

Program Director/Instructor, Opticianry
Durham Technical Community College
Trinity, North Carolina, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Co-Lecturer(s)

Carrie A. Wilson, MBA, MA, ABOM, NCLE-AC

Owner
Optigal Consulting
Dalton, Georgia, United States

Pending

Disclosure(s):

Janet Alspaugh: No financial relationships to disclose

Brought to you by the National Academy of Opticianry and SECO International.

Prism can be intimidating when it shows up in the lensometer. Sign up for this hands-on workshop to simplify the reading of prism in spectacles. Topics covered include single vision, multifocal, horizontal, and vertical prism, yoked prism, and compounding prescribed prism.

Learning Objectives:

Upon conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:

Identify the yoked prism and understand the consequences if the prism is not yoked
Demonstrate the correct measurement of the vertical prism.
Demonstrate the correct measurement of the horizontal prism
Identify vertical imbalance