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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Elements define the essential outcomes
2. Determine client optical needs
   • Access and correctly interpret prescription or customer record
   • Determine style and performance requirements in consultation with the client
   • Take and record accurate client measurements
   • Identify particular challenges or special needs of the client in relation to product options
   • Identify opportunities to suggest new or innovative products
   • Select products that meet client optical needs
3. Provide appliance information to client
   • Provide accurate and current style and performance details about available appliance options
   • Explain how the optical appliance will meet visual, functional and cosmetic needs
   • Provide accurate details of product costs
   • Involve the client in the decision making process and provide opportunities to ask questions and discuss concerns
   • Record advice provided according to organisation requirements

Performance Evidence

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 100 hours of direct client contact work

provided advice on optical appliances to at least 5 different clients

provided advice on both spectacles and contact lenses

provided sound technical advice on options to clients taking account of:

weight

lens thickness

centration

curvature

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

industry context for provision of advice on optical appliances, including:

industry structure and profile

interrelationships between different parts of the industry

modes of optical practice

how dispensaries and laboratories operate

terminology used to describe optical appliances, their features and use

legal and ethical considerations for providing optical advice to clients:

duty of care

informed consent

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure

records management

work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations of different industry roles

work health and safety

needs of different client groups

children and youth

adults of both genders

older people

measuring techniques and requirements

ways to assist clients select the most appropriate optical appliance, including:

how to assess the clients needs and interpret the requirements of different types of prescription

the principles of cosmetics and fashion to spectacle selection

the important parameters of lifestyle and image in the selection of spectacles

how to select suitable frames for clients and their prescription

how to select a suitable lens and lens treatment for the client

the inter-pupillary distance and multifocal fitting heights

basic facial fitting and adjustment of spectacle frames and mounts

concepts and principles behind the design of spectacle lenses including:

different categories of lenses and frames

examples of current lens designs

how lens aberrations can be corrected or reduced

how to determine and specify appropriate lens design

the design and performance of spectacle lenses

the function of aspheric lens designs

the six main types of aberrations which are encountered in specific lenses

types of spectacle frames and their performance characteristics

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