ABO and NCLE Review Lessons

Professional development begins by achieving American Board of Opticianry (ABO) and National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE) certification and helps others recognize that the optician or contact lens technician has met a national set of standards. The online lessons provided on this website are a review of the fundamentals needed to help you prepare for the ABO and NCLE exams.                                                                                                           The programs consist of slides, audio, speaker notes and a quiz. Click on the link below to view a sample program. Turn up the volume on your computer, give the program a moment to load and simply sit back and listen to the lesson. Click here to view a sample of a complete lesson and quiz.

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ABO Review Lessons
1) The Amazing Eyeball: An Optician's Guide to Ocular Anatomy
2) From Paper to Lens: Understanding a Spectacle Rx
3) Building Blocks of Eye Care: Understanding Refractive Errors
4) Let There Be Light: Light Theory
5) It's All About Lenses: Lens Characteristics
6) Straight Story About Base Curves
7) ABCs of Prisms
8) XYZs of Prisms
9) The Fabric of Lenses: All About Materials
10) The Shape of Lenses: Types and Designs
11) Maximizing Vision: Tints and Coatings
12) Fashion Fit and Function: Selecting the Best Frame
13) The Frame From Front to Back: Frame Parts
14) My Ears Aren't Straight: Frame Adjustments
15) The Frame Toolbox: Tools and Repairs 
16) Focus on the Lensometer
17) Regulations and Regulators
18) I Care About Service: Professional Lens Dispensing
19) I Want My Old Glasses Back: Problem Solving

NCLE Review Lessons
1) The Amazing Eyeball: A Contact Lens Professional's Guide to Ocular Anatomy
2) The Eye's Window: The Cornea
3) Big Words Made Simple  
4) Building Blocks of Eye Care: Understanding a Spectacle Rx
5) Contact Lens Material Families
6) Little Pieces of Magic: Contact Lens Options
7) Focus on the Keratometer  
8) Mapping the Cornea: Corneal Mapping
9) Focus on the Slit Lamp
10) Simplified Soft Toric Lens Fitting
11) ABCs of Soft Lenses
12) ABCs of GPs  
13) The Beginning and the End 
14) TLC for Contact Lenses: Lens Care and Handling
15) The Solution's the Solution
16) Checking In: Lens Verification 
17) Regulations and Regulators