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Eyecare Terminology
Course Description
This course is designed to give the eyecare practitioners staff a basic
understanding of the terminology they hear routinely in the office. This skill will
enable them to communicate to patients, customers, and other professionals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the attendees will
1. Understand the basic terminology used
2. Explain basic terminology to patients
3. Communicate more effectively with other professionals
Presenter:
Jill Luebbert
Course Outline:
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Introduction
(5min)
a. They may sound scarey
A look at the main words used routinely
(15 min)
a. The O’s
i. O.D., Ophthalmologist, Optician
ii. OD, OS, OU
b. IOP
c. Directionality
i. Eso, exo, hypo, hyper
d. Location
i. Lateral, medial, superior, inferior, anterior, posterior
Break them down
(20 min)
a. Prefix
i. Listing of commonly used
1. aniso, intra, sub, bi, etc
b. Suffix
i. Listing of commonly used
1. ectomy, ology, osis, pathy, etc
c. Rootwords
i. Listing of commonly used
1. blephar, conjunctiv, ton, kera, etc
d. Exercise in breaking down and building words
Common Terms used
(15 min)
a. Refractive terminology
i. Myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, astigmatism
b. Eye conditions
i. Listing and explanation of commonly heard conditions
V.
Summary
1. cataract, glaucoma, macular degeneration, etc
(5 min)