1. Basic sciences: Anatomy of the eye -- Physiology of the eye -- Optics -- Pharmacology -- Microbiology -- 2. Clinical practice: Office efficiency and public relations -- History taking -- Preliminary examination -- Understanding ophthalmic equipment -- Refractive errors and how to correct them -- History of spectacles -- Facts about glasses -- Rigid contact lenses: basics -- Soft contact lenses -- Advanced techniques in soft and rigid contact lens fitting -- Visual fields -- Automated visual field testing -- Ocular injuries -- The urgent case -- Common eye disorders -- Common retinal disorders -- Glaucoma -- Examination of the newborn, infant and small child -- Maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments -- Diagnostic ultrasound -- 3. Surgical techniques: Aseptic technique and minor office surgery -- The operative patient -- Highlights of ocular surgery -- Assisting the surgeon -- Lasers in ophthalmology -- Ambulatory surgery -- Computerized corneal topography -- Refractive surgery -- Wavefront aberrations and custom ablation -- 4. Special procedures: Ocular motility and binocular vision --

Ophthalmic photography -- Visual aids for the partially sighted -- 5. Community ocular programs: Blind persons in the modern world -- Art and the eye -- Reading problems in children -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- 6. Expanded roles in eye care delivery: Computers in opthalmic practice -- 7. Role of assistants in eye care: Allied health personnel in ophthalmology -- Ophthalmology ethics -- Ophthalmic allied health personnel: scope of practice -- Testing of ophthalmic skills -- The development of ophthalmic assistants in North America -- Assisting in the international community and in the prevention of blindness.