Moran CORE

Open source ophthalmology education for students, residents, fellows, healthcare workers, and clinicians. Produced by the John A. Moran Eye Center in partnership with the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library

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OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIAN CURRICULUM

Section Editors: Mariessa Maughan & Srav Vegunta, MD

 

Visual Acuity

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  1. Exam Skills:
    How to check Visual Acuity
    https://morancore.utah.edu/allied-ophthalmic-training-program/visual-acuity-in-adults/
  2. Visual Acuity Quiz 

 

 

Confrontation Visual Field (CVF)

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  1. Exam Skills: How to check Confrontation Visual Fields
    1. Link CONFRONTATION VISUAL FIELDS :
      1. https://morancore.utah.edu/moran-ophthalmology-learning-experience/confrontation-visual-fields/
      2. https://morancore.utah.edu/basic-ophthalmology-review/performing-the-confrontational-visual-field-exam/

 

 

Amsler Grid

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Optics

 Optics Link/Quiz/interactive Link:

  1. Link discussing refractive error:
    https://morancore.utah.edu/section-03-clinical-optics/refractive-error/
    Link How the Eye Works Animation – How do we see video – nearsighted & farsighted Human Eye:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcedXDN6a88
  2. Quiz Yourself
    T/F – A farsighted eye is too long and the image gets focused in front of the retina
    False: A nearsighted eye is too long and the image gets focused in front of the retina
    What is astigmatism? Explain to a family or friend
    How do prisms work? Image goes toward to “Apex”Draw a picture of the path of light entering the eye from tear film? Cornea DP, lens DP?
    Click to open the answer
    Includes “Exam Skills” portion
    History TakingReading:
    Create section in SOP?
    Exam Skills: How to take a good history:
  3. Link:
    https://morancore.utah.edu/allied-ophthalmic-training-program/history-taking/
    Examples of good history taking questions are on page 15 – 19 (links for these)/how to make it interactive?*
    Link LOST TO HISTORY? THE UTILITY OF LISTENING AND ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS IN THE EYE CLINIC: (28+ minutes)
    https://morancore.utah.edu/uncategorized/lost-to-history-the-utility-of-listening-and-asking-the-right-questions-in-the-eye-clinic/

 

  1. Quiz Yourself:
    Create a dot phrase list of questions for someone with dry eyes, glaucoma – including drops in details, ped history including new patient who comes in with a failed va screening (birth hx, developmental hx, and why they failed their va screening)PDF to fill in the information or have a notebook

 

 

Pupils

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  1. How to check pupils and an APD
    https://morancore.utah.edu/basic-ophthalmology-review/perform-the-pupillary-exam/
    https://morancore.utah.edu/basic-ophthalmology-review/relative-afferent-pupillary-defect-rapd/

 

 

Ocular Motility (EOM’s – Extra Ocular Movements) 

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  1. https://morancore.utah.edu/basic-ophthalmology-review/the-motility-exam/
  2. Exam Skills: How to check EOM’s
    https://morancore.utah.edu/allied-ophthalmic-training-program/extraocular-motility/

 

 

Angle Assessment

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Stereo Acuity Testing

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Ishihara Color Vision Testing

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Administering Drops/Ointments

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Lensometry

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Goldmann Tonometry

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