General


Domains: Clinical practice, Communication

No CPD Points


This is the second course in the contact lens series — following Contact Lenses: Core Skills – Fitting and aftercare— and is the first of two programmes covering the skills required to fit astigmatic patients with contact lenses. 

Part one covers: 

  • Patient lifestyle and history relevant to contact lens wear
  • Appropriate lens choice for astigmatic patients
  • Fitting soft toric lenses, including lens designs and assessment of fit
  • Toric fitting tips and problem solving. 

You will meet our patient, Rachel, and a group of optometrists who discuss her case and what they would consider when fitting astigmatic patients with soft toric contact lenses. Following the discussion an expert presenter covers the key points. There is a series of videos demonstrating the fitting and ‘on eye’ images (in real patients) that a practitioner would see on the slit lamp and a short document on soft toric lens fitting tips and problem solving. 

Once you have completed part one of this course, you can continue with Contact Lenses: Fitting Astigmatic Patients – RGP which covers the skills required to fit astigmatic patients with rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses and the aftercare of patients wearing RGPs.

First published: April 2018
Last published: August 2024

    Unit 1 - Introduction (~1 min)►

    Learning outcomes

    Learning outcomes

    Communication

     s.2  Communicate effectively with patients

    • Able to ask appropriate questions to understand the history and lifestyle of a patient and so be able to choose an appropriate contact lens suitable for their needs.

    Clinical Practice 

    s.5 Keep your knowledge and skills up to date 

    • Able to choose, fit and assess successfully soft toric lenses and understand which is the most appropriate for an astigmatic patient.
    • Able to manage the aftercare and resolve complications in patients wearing soft toric contact lenses.

      Unit 1 - Introduction (~1 min)►