Optometric Clinical Assistant - University Certificate

Are you looking for a satisfying and rewarding career in optics? Take the first step thanks to our certificate level, university accredited courses (level 4).

Any optical practice team requires a highly trained clinical assistant, as the role you play is vital. Accordingly, this course is designed to offer a formal qualification and meet your training needs with targeted learning. By studying in your workplace, you'll combine theoretical study with essential practical skills to give you the confidence, knowledge and qualifications you need in your career. After gaining a general introduction to eye anatomy, visual problems and clinical eye examination techniques, you'll move on to delegated dispensing techniques. Focusing on optometric clinical aspects, you'll specialise in the more advanced aspects of eye examination techniques and contact lens practice, addressing topics in colour, low vision and stereopsis, to give you the emphasis on test procedures and assessment that you need for your career.