Assist in the application of contact lenses.

Assistance should include

• identifying the instruments used for the verification of lens parameters
• identifying the instruments used in the evaluation and fitting of contact lenses
• initiating accurate records, according to office procedures
• explaining the optical correction of ametropia with contact lenses.

Process/Skill Questions:

• Why is it important to learn each office’s procedures before initiating records?
• Why does ametropia require optical correction?