Optometry laboratories / labs

The large contact lens room offers space for 5 fitting units and a seminar area. Flexible lighting allows for generous daylight conditions as well as darkening of the room, so that the brightness can be adjusted, for example for viewing fluorescein patterns.

The seminar area is used for demonstrations on the slit lamp and keratometer; subsequent fittings are carried out in small groups at the fitting units.

Each workstation is equipped with a manual keratometer and a slit lamp. Refraction is performed using trial frames and visual acuity projectors. Video systems are available for documentation and demonstrations; a corneal endothelial microscope, videokeratometer, and a Pentacam complete the equipment.

In the part-time Master’s program, intensive training and assessment take place here in slit lamp flow, Goldmann tonometry, gonioscopy, direct ophthalmoscopy, slit lamp biomicroscopy using the 90D/78D, and much more.

The laboratories for visual functions and lighting technology provide space for various experimental setups and measuring instruments. Among other things, there are four fully darkenable cabins in which, for example, dark adaptation can be measured.

In addition, alongside fully automated perimeters, an OCT, fundus camera, and non-contact tonometers, there are also simple vision testing devices. Color arrangement tests, anomaloscopes, and screens for presenting optotypes are also available for basic experiments.

The ophthalmic workshop offers space for 20 students. The workstations are equipped with standard tools and aids used in practice. A large stock of frames and lenses is available for practical exercises. For edging exercises, hand-edgers and automatic edging machines from various manufacturers are provided. Automatic lensmeters as well as a manual device are used for marking and measuring spectacle lenses. Hot-air heaters and pupillometers are used for centration and fitting exercises. A Hydrozon soldering unit is available for practicing minor repairs on metal frames. In addition, the workshop is equipped with a small drilling machine and a polishing unit. For contact lens finishing, contact lens polishing machines and the necessary tools are also available.

The degree program in Optics / Optometry offers a free student contact lens consultation, including advice and fitting. It was established to promote the practice-oriented training of our students. You are welcome to contact us at any time, preferably via the online appointment calendar. As a rule, appointments are offered every Monday afternoon during the summer and winter semester.