Optical Assistant Course
This course provides practical training for optical assistants, covering lens and frame selection, prescription interpretation, patient counseling, fitting techniques, and contact lens basics to deliver effective vision care.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
The Optical Assistant Course equips you with straightforward, hands-on skills to select lenses, coatings, and frames, explain prescriptions in simple terms, and assist patients with adaptation and follow-up care. Gain essential optical terminology, contact lens fundamentals, safety precautions, and workflow advice to communicate assuredly, aid clinical choices, and provide 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 counselling: 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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