Vision Care 

The eye care profession has become a career of choice for many students as the need for eye health continues to increase. As our society continues to age at such a rapid pace eye care corporations and independent doctors are in desperate need for eye care professionals.  Broward College’s Vision Care Program offers learners an Associates Science degree that provides them with the opportunity to develop the necessary skills needed to assist in the ocular health of patients. Our program concentrates on preparing and developing effective Opticians and Ophthalmic technicians to meet the market’s demands for eye care professionals.             

What is an Optician?

OPTICIAN (L.D.O.)

A licensed Dispensing Optician is a professional who makes, verifies and delivers lenses, frames and other specially fabricated optical devices and/or contact lenses upon presentation of prescription to the intended wearer. The optician’s function includes prescription analysis and interpretation, determination of the lens forms best suited to the wearer's needs, the preparation and delivery of work orders for the surfacing of lenses and fabrication of eyewear, the verification of the finished ophthalmic products and the adjustment, replacement, repair and reproduction of previously prepared ophthalmic lenses, frames and other specifically fabricated ophthalmic devices.

What is an Ophthalmic Technician?

OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (C.O.T.)

The Ophthalmic Medical Technician performs ophthalmic procedures under the direction or supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery and qualified in ophthalmology. The technician’s duties include taking medical history, performing diagnostic tests, taking anatomical and functional ocular measurements, administering topical ophthalmic ointments, assessing visual acuity, binocular fusion, instructing the patient in personal care and the use of contact lenses.