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Building on knowledge gained in the Bachelor of Vision Science, and the introductory postgraduate clinical course OPTM6400 (Optometric Preclinical Practice), this course will extend primary care consulting room technical skills into the optometric specialty of contact lenses.  This course will advance student knowledge and stimulate interest in contact lenses through the development of a theoretical and practical generic understanding of the design of rigid and soft spherical and toric lenses, contact lens fitting principles, and the clinical assessment and optimisation of contact lens fittings.  There will be a strong emphasis on the acquisition of specific contact lens-related clinical skills, together with problem solving and clinical decision making in the fitting of both rigid and soft contact lenses.  Specific complications of contact lens wear will be discussed, along with strategies to manage and avoid adverse effects.  The course will be delivered using lectures, practical classes, assignments and self-directed learning.