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2/22/96 Chapter 12 Certification page 12-2
Each CLEK Study certified task has two levels of certification (granted by
members of the Executive Committee or people they designate):
• Full certification for a given task is granted upon satisfactory completion of a
written examination on that task and demonstration of the specific procedures
associated with that task as detailed below. Full certification is usually granted
following the initial training meeting but will sometimes be accomplished at
annual Study Group meetings or at site visits. Throughout the Study, full
certification is maintained by performing the specific task on at least 10 CLEK
Study patients in a calendar year.
• Probationary certification is granted in the event of unsatisfactory performance.
Full certification must be restored within a reasonable period of time, or
termination from the Study should be considered.
All CLEK Study personnel are required to: (1) read the CLEK Operations
Manual and (2) demonstrate their ability to perform their appointed tasks by
completion of a written examination and demonstration of proper Study
procedures.
A centralized training and certification meeting was held at The Ohio State
University College of Optometry April 8-9, 1995, prior to patient enrollment. Each
Participating Clinic will send at least two people to be certified in each of the key
CLEK Study tasks:
• Visual acuity
• Refraction
• Keratometry
• Videokeratography
• Slit lamp evaluation
• Corneal photography
• First definite apical clearance lens (FDACL), contact lens fit assessment, and
fluorescein photography
• Study coordination
• Contact lens verification
In the event someone joins a CLEK Participating Clinic after the April 1994
training meeting, he or she will be certified for the appropriate key tasks as follows:
(1) Complete a written test
(2) Complete a telephone interview with the examiner who certifies that task.