IACLE Contact Lens Course
IACLE has responded to the much asked question of "what should I teach?" by developing the IACLE Contact Lens Course - a comprehensive program providing the educator with the necessary materials needed in order to teach a high quality contact lens course.
The course is also suitable for students and practitioners and is valuable as a library resource.
Course Topics
- Anterior Segment of the Eye
- Introduction to Contact Lenses
- Contact Lens Fitting
- Examination Procedures for Contact Lens Patients
- Care and Maintenance
- The Cornea in Contact Lens Wear
- Contact Lens Related Ocular Complications
- Special Contact Lens Fitting
- Special Topics
- Business Aspects of Contact Lens Practice
Course Presentation
A comprehensive package containing teaching materials and guidelines for delivering contact lens education.
| Lectures: | Series of text, diagrams and/or picture slides and related topics |
| Practicals: | Discussion topics and exercises |
| Tutorials: | Quizzes and reading materials |
Ready-made teaching materials allow design and structure of teaching curriculum with ease and flexibility:
- Easy delivery of the contact lens course at the appropriate level
- Educators can select the topics required
- Each CD provides access to full module text & image bank (colour pictures, diagrams and text slides) for easy teaching and learning
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Course Pricing
IACLE's sponsors have generously supported the development of the IACLE Contact Lens Course. Through the generosity of our sponsors the course is made available to members and students at a reduced cost. Course prices are based upon a country's "Purchasing Power Parity" we refer to as "PPP grouping". Therefore course prices vary according to the individual country’s "PPP grouping". Please refer to the global PPP grouping to figure out which group the country in which you live falls into. By doing so, you will be able to figure out the fee(s) that apply to you.
Languages and formats
It has been a priority to provide these teaching materials in our members' native languages, particularly Chinese, Spanish and Bahasa. Translation into these languages and others has resulted in an enormous collective effort with staff, members and associates involved.
The complete IACLE Contact Lens Course is available in English, Spanish, Chinese (simplified and traditional) and Basha (excluding module 8).
Abbreviated translation projects of core slides have been initiated in languages such as German (released), Korean (released), Russian (released), Italian (pending release) and Portuguese (pending release). These resources are provided to our members online via the 'member log in' area of our website and are available at IACLE Resource Centers.
Formats and prices are as follows:
| The complete IACLE Contact Lens Course (DVD Rom) | Purchaser Classification |
PPP1 |
PPP2 |
PPP3 |
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US$ |
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| Complete ICLC (all languages: English, Chinese, Spanish and Bahasa) | For members and their students * | $15 | $45 | $80 |
| Complete ICLC (all languages: English, Chinese, Spanish and Bahasa) | For non members and practitioners * | $30 | $90 | $160 |
| Note: print versions (PDF) are freely available for members in the 'member log in' section of this website | ||||
| Abbreviated core slides from modules 1 to 10 | ||||
| Abbreviated ICLC core slides from modules 1 to 10 - Languages: German (available), Portuguese {soon to be released}, Italian {soon to be released}" | Members only via 'member log in' section of this website Also through Resource Centers |
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| Abbreviated ICLC core slides from modules 3, 4 and 5 only (Korean) | Members only via 'member log in' section of this website Also through Resource Centers |
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* Prices exclude shipping costs which are subject to change and vary per region.
The IACLE Contact Lens Course – now in PowerPoint format, free for all to download from our website!!
In an attempt to simplify and improve accessibility, IACLE is making available progressively a PowerPoint version (PPT file) of the IACLE Contact Lens Course. The PPT format allows educators to create their presentations direct from the source material which is faster and easier enabling them to tailor their lectures towards their needs and local purposes. Though the PPT version is usable immediately and can be used directly in the classroom IACLE's view is that IACLE’s resources are a source of information from which educators derive a lecture/tutorial/practical/presentation that suits their needs, their institution's need and/or the local profession's requirements. None of our resources are intended to be 'use-as-is' or ‘ready-to-go’ resources as the needs of our members are far too diverse because no two countries are the same.
The content of our main course on DVD is still 'the source’, our PPT versions are a liberal transcription of this and does not replace or substitute the original in a reference sense. Rather, it is an adjunct resource derived from the original; the DVD version is the textbook source, the PPT version is a presentation derived from the textbook in the interests of brevity, simplicity, directly usable as-is.
The PPT course can be downloaded freely topic by topic from the homepage of our website by selecting the survey called ‘FREE download of the 'IACLE Contact Lens Course' complete survey to access’. To be able to download the course you must complete a short mandatory questionnaire prior. All inquiries may be sent to
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To order the IACLE Contact Lens Course (ICLC) complete and submit the following forms to your local IACLE office
Contact Lens Course Order Forms: download English form - (pdf) - download Spanish form - (pdf)
IACLE Resource Centers
To ensure the course is available to all IACLE members, as well as other educators and students at their institutions, a complimentary course set is donated to all IACLE Resource Centers. Please see the Resource Center Coordinator to access our resources.