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Curriculum subject

Technology of Optical Materials and Frames

Subject
Subject code 4OP17/MÕ
Subject name Technology of Optical Materials and Frames
Credit points 2 ECTS
Grading method Distinctive (letters)
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2018 OP
Study year 1
Semester Fall semester
Subject type Mandatory
Subject loads
Lecture 16
Seminar 10
Personal study 26
Aim
1. To acquire knowledge about the general and specific features of materials.
2. To acquire detailed knowledge about materials of ophthalmic spectacle lenses and of contact lenses and of spectacle frames, about their qualities and the possibilities for enhancing them.
Study outcome
1. Knows the metal and plastic materials used in spectacle frame industry, knows their physical and chemical qualities.
2. Knows the physical, chemical and optical qualities of different materials of spectacle lenses and of contact lenses, and can recommend them according to the client´s needs.
3. Has up-to-date knowledge about the technologies used for manufacturing spectacle frames and lenses in optics industry.
Current rounds
None
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