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2/22/96 Chapter 12 Certification page 12-5
• To complete a written examination on keratometry; and
• To complete an in-person or telephone keratometry training session.
After satisfactory completion of all requirements, verification of certification
is issued and forwarded by the Chairman’s Office to the Coordinating Center and
the Executive Committee to be used on all CLEK Study forms completed. To keep
certification current, this certified task must be performed on at least 10 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.
Annual recertification may be granted at an annual Full Investigators Group
meeting.
12.5 Certification for Videokeratography
Each CLEK Participating Clinic must have at least two people certified for
corneal topography measurement. Certification requirements for videokeratography
are:
• To attend a CLEK Study training session concerning the design of the CLEK
Study and the methods for corneal curvature assessment and documentation;
• To read the CLEK Operations Manual, especially Chapter 8, “Corneal Curvature
and Topography” (as well as Chapters 2 and 3), and to learn video-keratography
measurement and disk storage techniques;
• To complete a written examination on videokeratography; and
• To complete an in-person or telephone topography training session.
After satisfactory completion of all requirements, verification of certification
is issued and forwarded by the Chairman’s Office to the Coordinating Center and
the Executive Committee. To keep certification current, the certified task must be
performed satisfactorily on at least 10 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.