Optical Assistant Course
This course equips learners with foundational skills for optical assistance, covering lens and frame selection, prescription interpretation, patient education, and contact lens basics to support effective vision care.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Optical Assistant Course provides practical skills to select lenses, coatings, and frames, explain prescriptions simply, and assist patients with adaptation and aftercare. You will learn essential optical terminology, contact lens fundamentals, safety precautions, and workflow advice to communicate effectively, aid clinical choices, and offer comfortable, tailored vision solutions daily.
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Develop skills
- Optical lens selection: match materials, designs and coatings to each patient.
- Prescription decoding: read sphere, cylinder, axis, ADD and PD with confidence.
- Patient counseling: explain eyewear options, care and limits in clear language.
- Frame fitting: adjust, align and choose frames for comfort, safety and style.
- Contact lens basics: guide safe wear, hygiene, red flags and eyewear combinations.
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