FIRST YEAR/FALL
GENERAL HISTOLOGY
1101.01
3 Lecture Hours
1 Lab Hour
The study of cells, tissues and organ systems. Tissues studied include epithelial, connective, muscle and nervous tissue. The systems studied include the visual system, blood vascular system, lymphatic or immune system, gastrointestinal system, respiratory system and renal system.
BIOCHEMISTRY &
MOLECULAR GENETICS
1102.01 5 Lecture Hours 0.4 Lab Hours
The study of the molecular basis of life including an introduction to biological molecules, properties of water, acids and buffers. The structure and function of enzymes and protein including connective tissue proteins and specialized oxygen transporting proteins such as hemoglobin and myoglobin. Cell physiology including cell membranes, DNA, RNA and genetics.
GEOMETRICAL
AND PHYSICAL OPTICS I
1202.01 4 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
The propagation, reflection and refraction of light. The ray theory of light and the actions of plane and curved mirrors, prisms and refracting surfaces and lenses which constitute optical systems. Calculation of the formation of umbras and penumbras, object/image conjugates, angles of reflection, refraction and vergence, magnification, indices of refraction and field of view. Optical instruments and optical aberrations.
OPTOMETRY I
1401.00 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
This course introduces theoretical and practical aspects of determining the refractive state of the eye. The etiology diagnosis, and treatment of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism are discussed together with their correction using spectacle lenses. In the clinical laboratory, the student as practitioner learns to observe a patient's behavior, construct working hypotheses, skillfully and efficiently carry out appropriate examination procedures, and then successfully gather sufficient data to develop definitive diagnosis and correction of refractive anomalies of the human eye.
OPTOMETRIC ORIENTATION
AND PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS
1303.00 2 Lecture Hrs.
An introduction to the profession of optometry, public health policy, and ethics. Included are an overview of the history of the profession, its organization and various associations and groups, and a review of the current modalities of clinical practice. The structure and function of the health care establishment in the United States is introduced, including health care personnel, disciplines, organizations, institutions, financing and delivery systems, and basic aspects of the socioeconomic aspects of health care. A special emphasis is placed on optometry as it relates to the overall health care community and the optometrist as part of that community within various delivery systems. Ethics and professionalism as they pertain to the practice of optometry are introduced.
First Year/WINTER
GROSS HUMAN ANATOMY I
1103.00 2 Lecture Hours
2 Lab Hours
The study of gross human anatomy including cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and urological systems. Study of the thorax, pleural membranes, lungs, heart, mediastinum, peripheral nervous system, the neck, skull, neurocranium, face, and meninges.
PHYSIOLOGY &
BIOCHEMISTRY I
1104.01 4 Lecture Hours 0.6 Lab Hours
Knowledge of human physiology and biochemistry which is of special concern to the practice of optometry. The interaction between the large population of cells, organs and organ systems and the integration of these within the human organism. Homeostasis, or constancy of the human environment is emphasized. Cell physiology is discussed with regard to the electro-physiology of nerve and muscle, synaptic transmission and muscle physiology. Systemic physiology includes a discussion of cardiovascular and respiratory events and control mechanisms.
NEUROSCIENCE I
1106.02 2 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
The nerve cell and neuroembryology. The spinal cord (ascending and descending pathways), brainstem (medulla, pons and midbrain), cranial nerves (efferent and afferent columns), the diencephalon, the telencephalon and sensory receptors.
GEOMETRICAL
AND PHYSICAL OPTICS II
1203.02 4 Lecture 1 Lab Hour
The symmetrical optical system, thick lenses, apertures and stops, magnifiers, microscopes, telescopes, camera lenses, focimeters, ophthalmometers, and projectors. The resolving power, depth of focus and field of view of optical systems. Exact ray tracing and the aberrations of optical systems.
OPTOMETRY II
1402.00 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Continuation of Optometry I. The goal of this course is the development by the student of a sound theoretical basis for the clinical assessment of the refractive status of the eye at distance by "subjective" methods of examination. There is also an introduction to near vision testing.
LITERATURE
EVALUATION
1304.00 1 Lecture Hr.
1 Lab Hr.
Introduction to the organization and use of biomedical/scientific information as it pertains to the practice of optometry. Print, software and database resources are explored through lecture/demonstration and self-paced laboratory exercises. Specific categories of tools studied include basic reference works, drug handbooks, journals, sources of statistical data, and CD-ROM databases such as MEDLINE. Introduction to general experimental research methods. Review of published clinical vision research students to critically evaluate their scientific merit and clinical significance.
First Year/SPRING
NEUROSCIENCE II
1106.03 2 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
Somesthesis, pain, the visual system, audition and chemical senses. The motor system, cerebellum, vestibular system, basal ganglia, autonomic nervous system, reticular formation and limbic system. The cerebral cortical function.
GROSS HUMAN ANATOMY II
1107.00 2 Lecture Hours
2 Lab Hours
Completion of study of cranial nerves. Study of the bony orbit, fascia, extraocular muscles, neurovascular bundles of the orbit, the eye and eyelid, the pterygopalatine fossa and the maxillary and facial nerves.
PHYSIOLOGY &
BIOCHEMISTRY II
1108.01 2 Lecture Hours 0.3 Lab Hours
A continuation of Physiology and Biochemistry of the Human Organism II including renal physiology and acid base disturbances. The course will also emphasize a study of endocrinology and nutrition. Pathophysiology of endocrine disorders and nutritional diseases are integrated where applicable.
OCULAR ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY I
2102.10 3 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
This is the first of two courses covering the anatomy and physiology of the globe and related structures, and of the visual pathway. Course I concentrates on vegetative aspects; a large segment is devoted to corneal structure and function, followed by structure of sclera and limbus, uveal tract, lens, and vitreous. The course concludes with physiology of choroid, ocular fluids and intraocular pressure.
GEOMETRICAL
AND PHYSICAL OPTICS III
1207.01 3 Lecture Hours
Provides the theoretical background in physical optics necessary to understand the principles behind many phenomena observed when working with patients in vision testing and prescribing. The nature and speed of light as a wave and as a particle using mathematical modes. Interference, diffraction gratings and thin films (anti-reflection coatings). Fresnel and Fraunhoffer diffraction of light and its effect on visual acuity and resolution and interactions with the effects of interference. Sources of light, their spectra and the nature of color. Absorption, scattering, dispersion, polarization and birefringence. Light quanta, their origin, description and consequences, including lasers and holography.
VISUAL OPTICS
1205.04 3 Lecture Hours
1 Lab Hours
The optical aspects of the visual process. The optic array as a description of the environment as contrasted with the conventional view of the optics of vision based on geometrical optics and the retinal image. Ocular models and the image-forming nature of the eye are considered with emphasis on blur, chromatic and spherical aberration and the effects of the pupil. The Stiles-Crawford Effect, entoptic phenomena, and glare are discussed. Introduction to photometry and accommodation and its role in the visual process. Emphasis on understanding how changes in defocus and pupil size affect contrast, spatial frequency content of the retinal image, depth of focus and the effects of aberrations. These topics are related to clinical refraction and patient care. The laboratory provides demonstrations of the various important phenomena.
OPTOMETRY III
1403.00 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Continuation of Optometry I and II. The clinical assessment of the refractive state of the eye at near is studied in detail. This includes tests of accommodation and vergence and their interaction. Integration of the full distance and near refractive sequence is developed.
SECOND YEAR/FALL
GENERAL PATHOLOGY AND
IMMUNOLOGY
2101.00 4 Lecture Hours
This course is designed to examine, from a biologic approach, the basic pathologic mechanisms, including pathologic anatomy and pathophysiology; these mechanisms of disease form an introduction to specific ocular conditions. In addition, the general medical aspects of selected diseases with important ocular manifestations are discussed.
OCULAR ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY II
2103.00 3.5 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
Course II begins with neurology and functional aspects of pupillary and accommodative systems. This is followed by study of neural visual structures, including anatomy and physiology of retina, optic nerve, geniculate, and primary and association cortex. The course concludes with segments on structure and function of the ocular appendages, and on the embryology of the visual system.
GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY I
2106.20 2 Lecture Hours
This course will provide the essential principles needed to understand the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of systemic drug effects. These areas of emphasis form the backbone for a survey of different groups of systemic drugs. During the first quarter the topics will include essential principles of drug actions and drug receptor interactions. This will provide the basic knowledge that the optometrist needs to use pharmaceutical agents effectively. The course will conclude with a discussion of the mechanism of action, clinical uses, side effects and contraindications for autonomic drugs.
MONOCULAR SENSORY
PROCESSING
2205.02 3 Lecture Hours 1.5 Lab Hours
The anatomical and neurophysiological bases for spatial and temporal visual performance are examined and related to clinical testing. Visual acuities, contrast sensitivity, light and dark adaptation, and color vision are discussed in terms of their normal function and clinically relevant deviations from normal. Laboratories emphasize the measurement of these functions in assessing the visual capacities of individual patients.
OCULOMOTOR SYSTEMS
2209.01 3 Lecture Hours
2 Lab Hours
This course reviews some of the main features of each of the oculomotor systems: saccadic, pursuit, fixation, optokinetic, vestibula-ocular and vergence. Of primary concern are the characteristics of different types of eye movements and how they arise from the interactive dynamics of orbital mechanics and brainstem neurophysiology. Quantitative models are utilized to illustrate and highlight important system properties. As part of the course students have an opportunity to observe each type of eye movement in a laboratory setting and to investigate quantitatively significant properties of the movements. Normal oculomotor behavior and physiology are used as a basis for understanding eye movement disorders.
OPTOMETRIC PROCEDURES I
2301.20 1 Lecture Hour 3 Lab Hours
This course is designed to serve as the introduction into advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as well as an overview of diseases and disorders of the anterior segment. Along with the continued enhancement of those skills acquired in the methods sequence in the first year, the intern will be introduced to slitlamp biomicroscopy instrumentation and techniques, the use of diagnostic pharmaceuticals and the examination and treatment of the ophthalmic patient, instrumentation and technique utilized in applanation tonometry, and those techniques and procedures required for examination of the adnexa of the eye.
HEALTH CARE ECONOMICS & PAYMENT
2313.20 1.5 Lecture Hours
Introduces basic principles in health care economics useful in the analysis of public policy. Of special emphasis is the role of optometry in the Medicare and Medicaid program. Also covered is the economics of health care markets and provider payment systems including managed care and insurance programs.
CLINICAL SCREENINGS I
2500.00 12 hours
Students are provided the opportunity to practice clinical techniques learned in courses, thus bridging the gap between classroom learning and clinical practice. Students are brought into public schools to experience the visual and social environment of children. Students play an integral role in deciding if a child needs further visual evaluation. Students interact with “real” patients early in their optometric careers.
SECOND YEAR/WINTER
OCULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
2104.10 2 Lecture Hours
Biochemistry of the visual process. The chemistry of visual excitation including discussion of photoreceptor cells, rhodopsin, neurotransmitter hypothesis and substances involved. Relationship of rhodopsin to the spectral sensitivity curve and ERG and ERP. Cone pigments and normal human color vision. Genetic components of red-green color deficiency. Biochemistry and metabolism of the retina including hereditary retinal degeneration (e.g. retinitis pigmentosa). The biochemistry of the cornea including corneal hydration, pump
systems, corneal metabolism, and tear film composition and function including the effects of contact lens wear. The biochemistry of the normal lens and cataract formation.
GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY II
2106.30 3 Lecture Hours
The purpose of this course is to present principles that will enable the optometrist to use pharmaceutical agents judiciously; ie: effectively and safely. A goal is to provide an understanding of pharmacological action that may be related to ocular side effects from medications. The emphasis will be on those applicable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic areas of drugs that have clinical relevance to optometrists. Topics include general pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles, autonomic drugs, cardiovascular and renal drugs, antihistamines, and drugs that affect the endocrine, central nervous, respiratory, and immune systems.
MICROBIOLOGY I:
GENERAL & OCULAR
2105.20 2.5 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
Provides an introduction to physiology and morphology of bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses. Topics covered include microbial growth and death, laboratory culture, host pathogen interactions, antimicrobial chemotherapy, pathogenic mechanisms, ocular microbiology, and pathogenic mechanisms common to external ocular infectious processes. Laboratory includes introduction to general microbiological technique, procedures for obtaining ocular microbiological and cytochemical specimens and use of laboratory procedures for differential diagnosis of external ocular inflammations.
BINOCULAR VISION
2211.30 4 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
An analysis of the geometrical, psychophysical, and physiological sensory and motor aspects of binocular vision, including their clinical implications. Topics include visual direction and correspondence, binocular summation/averaging, rivalry, fusion, the horopter, stereopsis, spatial distortion/adaptation and aniseikonia, fixation disparity, vergence/accommodative interactions, and motor/perceptual interactions. Laboratory sessions cover many of these topics.
OPHTHALMIC OPTICS &
DISPENSING I
2218.00 3.5 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
Provides the student with the theoretical and the practical knowledge and the skills necessary to provide high quality dispensing services in a private practice setting. The course covers the basics of lens materials, single vision lenses, prisms, bifocals, vertical imbalance problems and basic dispensing.
REFRACTIVE & BINOCULAR
CASE ANALYSIS
2220.01 3 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
As a result of the materials presented in this course and previously acquired information, the student will be able to develop a diagnosis and spectacle therapy plan in an effort to solve a patient's vision problem(s). The methods taught will include conventional, graphic, and O.E.P. analysis. The course emphasis will be for the student to learn the relative values of specific tests and approaches and their inter-relationships. In addition to the traditional "21 point analysis" examination procedures, students will become familiar with the technique and application of such topics as the cycloplegic refraction, the pseudophakic examination, and the Mohindra Technique.
OCULAR ASSESSMENT
AND DIAGNOSIS
2221.10 2 Lecture Hours
Introduction to Ocular Assessment and Diagnosis integrates prior knowledge obtained from various didactic courses and now applies it to clinical observation and thinking, as it pertains to the differentiation of normal from abnormal findings in both the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. This course provides the foundation for future ocular disease courses and sets the tone for critical observational and differential diagnostic skills. The students develop the ability to discuss normal versus abnormal presentations of the anterior/posterior segments, and begins the clinical thinking processes associated with these findings that lead to a diagnosis.
OPTOMETRIC PROCEDURES II
2302.20 1 Lecture Hour 3 Lab Hours
Designed as a continuation of optometric Procedures I and deals with more advanced clinical diagnostic and treatment procedures related to examination of the retina and the diagnosis of retinal disease. The course will cover a broad range of clinical skills including Binocular Indirect ophthalmoscopy, 90D and 78D lens examination, Goldmann Contact Lens, etc. Diagnostic testing such as Laser Interferometry, PAM, and Ultra Sonography will also be reviewed.
CLINICAL SCREENINGS II
2501.00 3 Hours/5 weeks
SECOND YEAR/SPRING
MICROBIOLOGY II
SURVEY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2107.00 2 Lecture Hours
Course covers physiology, pathology, treatment and epidemiology of infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasitic organisms. Particular emphasis is given to diseases with ocular manifestations and important infectious diseases common in the United States, including AIDS, T.B. and herpetic infections.
OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY
3101.10 2.5 Lecture Hours
The purpose of this course is to present principles and comprehensive information that will enable the optometrist to use pharmaceutical agents judiciously; ie, effectively and safely. The emphasis will be on those applicable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic areas of ophthalmic diagnostic and therapeutic drugs. In addition, the indications and details of clinical usage will be stressed. Topics include the ocular diagnostic drugs (mydriatics, cycloplegics, miotics, topical anesthetics and dyes), the antiglaucoma drugs (topical and systemic) the anti-inflammatory drugs (topical and systemic), the anti-infective agents, and ophthalmic lubricants.
VISUAL PERCEPTION
2212.10 3 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
Introduction to the visual perception of motion, space and form. Includes motion threshold, adaptation, and after-effects; apparent motion; short and long range motion processes; visual localization, object-relative motion and configurational event perception; motion in depth; self-motion, posture and visual-vestibular interactions; monocular information for perception of size-at-a-distance and shape-at-a-slant; geometrical illusions; adaptation of space perception to distortions produced by prisms and lenses; figure/ground segregation and Gestalt laws of organization; serial and parallel processing; automization; top-down and bottom-up processing; selective attention; pattern recognition; and visual imagery and spatial abilities.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
AND VISUAL DEVELOPMENT
2215.00 2.5 Lecture Hrs.
The development of anatomical, physiological, oculomotor and visual sensory components of the visual system will be examined from birth onward, concentrating on the first two years of life. These topics will enhance the student's understanding of visual function. New laboratory diagnostic techniques for use on infants and young children will be surveyed, as well as their clinical applications and significance. Practical aspects of infant visual examination will be discussed. A general overview of child human development and behavior will also be presented. We will focus upon important developmental changes in children. We'll cover four substantive areas: 1) Models and Research; 2) Cognition and Perception; 3) Personality and Socialization; and, 4) Psychopathology.
CORNEA AND CONTACT LENS
I 3107.10 2 Lecture Hours
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the general history of contact lens development, manufacturing, and utilization. Physiological interaction and adaptation of the cornea to a fitted soft contact lens will be examined. Soft contact lens selection, fitting, and evaluation will be presented in detail. Management of both functional and physiological problems will be considered through changes in lens oxygen permeability and fitting and astigmatic lens problem solving will be given. A complete review of soft lens care and solution systems will be presented.
CLINICAL MEDICINE & SYSTEMIC DISEASE I
2214.10 2.0 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
This course is an introduction to clinical correlates of disease processes, history taking, physical examination, laboratory evaluation, differential diagnosis, as well as the management and treatment of systemic disease. Emphasis is placed on the interrelationship of ocular and systemic disease including systemic disorders that do not impact the visual system.
OPHTHALMIC OPTICS &
DISPENSING II
2218.00 2 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hour
Optical and physical characteristics of ophthalmic lenses. Prescribing ophthalmic lenses. Selecting, fitting and adjusting spectacles.
VISUAL FIELDS
2222.00 1.5 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
The epidemiology, pathophysiology, anatomy, and clinical correlates of the visual fields and its utilization in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular disease. The curriculum is designed to cover the entire spectrum of visual field examination and analysis from basic technique in the area of Amsler grid and tangent screen evaluation to the most sophisticated automated perimetry systems. The laboratory section of this course is designed to provide intensive hands on education with a wide variety of visual field instrumentation and techniques.
OPTOMETRIC PROCEDURES III
2312.20 1.0 Lecture Hours
3.0 Lab Hours
Development and enhancement of clinical diagnostic and treatment methods taught from Optometric Procedures I and II will be emphasized, along with a variety of therapeutic techniques. These procedures will include corneal foreign body removal, pressure patching, epilation, dilation and irrigation of the lacrimal system, and punctal plug insertion, etc. Proficiency is expected in all ocular health assessment techniques by the end of the quarter. In addition to patient examinations, along with initiation of the credential process for patient care in the third year will occur.
THIRD YEAR/SUMMER
CLINIC ORIENTATION
3500.00 2.8 Lecture Hrs. .8 Lab Hrs.
Included in this orientation will be emergency care procedures to include a laboratory (20 hours), infection control procedures
(4 hours), diagnostic coding (7 hours), and ethics (5 hours).
THIRD YEAR/FALL
GENERAL VISION THERAPY
3203.10 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Diagnosis and management of patients with non-refractive, non-pathological conditions of the visual system. Diagnosis and management of functional vision problems. History of vision training. Philosophies of treatment. Use of lenses, prisms and occlusion.
Patient management. Introduction to strabismus.
STRABISMUS AND
AMBLYOPIA
3206.00 4.0 Lecture Hrs.
Introduction to amblyopia terminology, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy. The mechanisms underlying the sensory, motor, and perceptual abnormalities in the amblyopic eye are discussed, appropriate diagnostic batteries are considered, and strategies for remediation are developed. Identification and classification of both paralytic and non-paralytic types of strabismus. Evaluation of motor components of strabismus to classify the strabismus according to direction, ACA ratio, and etiology and evaluation of the sensory components of strabismus, (i.e., quality of fusion, type of fusion and retinal correspondence). Treatment of the various types of strabismic patients using lenses, prisms, surgery and/or pharmaceutical agents.
CORNEA AND CONTACT LENSES II
3207.20 2 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the principles of rigid contact lens fitting and preservation of corneal health. Students will be taught a variety of rigid lens fitting approaches and selection of the appropriate lens design based on the pre-fitting data. Application of spherical, aspheric and bitoric rigid lenses for a variety of normal and diseased corneal conditions will be discussed. Instruction on how parameter alterations effect the success or failure of rigid lens wear. Management, corneal abnormalities with rigid lenses will be discussed.
CLINICAL MEDICINE
AND SYSTEMIC DISEASE II
3216.00 2.5 Lecture Hrs.
A continuation of Clinical Medicine and Systemic Disease I.
GERIATRICS
3208.20 2 Lecture Hours
This course will focus on fostering the appropriate attitudes, knowledge and clinical skills for dealing with the geriatric patient as a whole and to establish a thorough understanding of the visual needs of the elderly. Specific topics that will be addressed are: Aging, psycho social issues, communication issues, normal ocular changes related to aging, ocular disease processes common in the aging, pharmacology issues, and clinical care. With a better understanding of aging, optometrists can play a significant role in helping the elderly maintain their independent lifestyles.
ANTERIOR SEGMENT DISEASE
3302.20 3.5 Lecture Hours
This third segment of the Ocular Disease Track emphasizes anterior segment ocular disease. The lecture material encompasses conditions involving the eyelids, adnexa, conjunctiva, cornea, sclera, anterior chamber, iris, and lens. The course provides extensive discussion of the symptomatology, clinical signs, diagnosis, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, systemic disease
relationships, and treatment of degenerative, hypersensitivity, infectious, and inflammatory conditions affecting these structures. During the course, students are expected to be able to differentially diagnose and manage these ocular entities in patient management case presentations including the proper utilization of pharmaceutical agents.
OPTOMETRIC CLINIC I
3412.00 9 Clinic Hours
Third year clinical program is designed to afford the intern a broad exposure to all facets of primary care in optometry. Rotations include clinical responsibilities in the area of primary care, and ophthalmic dispensing. During these rotations, the intern will have direct patient care responsibilities in the University Optometric Center under the supervision of clinical faculty. The rotations are designed to allow the intern increasing levels of clinical responsibility and patient care opportunities.
THIRD YEAR/WINTER
BEHAVIORAL VISION
AND LEARNING
3200.00 3 Lecture Hrs. 2 Lab Hrs.
An inclusive model of behavioral vision is presented. Clinical application of research in perceptual and cognitive development and new techniques used in infant evaluation with discussion of the practical aspects involved in examining children from birth to five years of age. Models of spatial development developed by Piaget and Gesell are discussed along with the ideas of Kephart, Barsch, Getman, Trvarthan, Rosner and Corballis and Beale. Introduction to standardized visual-perceptual clinical tests. The relationship of the visual-perceptual cognitive skills and motor-based skills is also discussed. Review of research on the efficacy of perceptual training and communication skills in vision therapy.
HEALTH CARE POLICY
3221.10 2 Lecture Hours
Interdisciplinary relations, optometry-ophthalmology. Optometric ethics, jurisprudence and legal considerations of practice. Modes of optometric practice. Social and political issues.
CORNEA AND CONTACT LENSES III
3210.00 3 Lecture Hours
This course will introduce the principles of advanced rigid contact lens fitting. The application of a variety of specialty rigid and soft lens designs will be reviewed, and selection of the appropriate lens design based on the pre-fitting data. Contact lens fitting techniques for the management of keratoconus, bifocal correction, post refractive surgery, post corneal transplant correction, orthokeratology, adult and pediatric aphakia, prosthetic soft and rigid lens correction will be offered. Use of state-of-the-art computer corneal mapping and other diagnostic techniques will be presented as tools to help fit and manage the abnormal cornea.
GLAUCOMA
3301.20 2 Lecture Hours
Epidemiology, classification and types of glaucoma. Theories of optic nerve damage, visual fields, tonometry, tonography and gonioscopy. Theories and practice of glaucoma therapy including medical and surgical approaches.
PEDIATRIC AND SPECIAL
POPULATION OPTOMETRY
3309.10 1.5 Lecture Hrs.
This behavioral and clinically oriented course is intended to give the third year professional student an opportunity to establish a comprehensive understanding of the optometric experience with pediatric patients and other special populations. The course goal is to develop an understanding and appreciation of a pediatric oriented examination so that the clinician can better utilize cognitive and behavioral characteristics of children and other special populations.
POSTERIOR SEGMENT DISEASES I
3311.20 3 Lecture
Posterior Segment diseases are grouped by either anatomical location or by systems disorder for ease of discussion. The diseases are discussed in detail in terms of pathogenesis, the expected clinical findings, methods of and indication for treatment. Emphasis will be placed on the clinical approach to problem solving and the differential diagnosis of disease. The second half of the course is a continuation from the Fall semester of a discussion of external disease. Topical areas will include the pathophysiology, differential diagnoses, and treatments of corneal disease and degeneration, uveitic syndromes, and manifestations of select systemic diseases.
OPTOMETRIC CLINIC II
3413.00 12 Clinic hours
A continuation of Optometry Clinic I.
PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT &
ADMINISTRATION I
3319.00 2 Lecture Hours
With this course the student shall gain the knowledge, skill, and background required for the development and administration of the practice of optometry in all eye and health care delivery systems. The course will be broken into two parts. The course consists of lecture, discussion, assigned reading, and guest presentations. A visit to a private optometric practice is required.
THIRD YEAR/SPRING
VISION REHABILITATION
3209.10 1.5 Lecture Hours 0.5 Lab Hours
Evaluation of the low vision patient. The low vision examination including case history, visual acuity, externals, retinoscopy, subjective and functional testing. Prescribing, training in the use of and dispensing of low vision devices. Optics of low vision devices. Interdisciplinary approach to low vision.
VISION THERAPY LAB
3322.00 1 Lab Hour
The objective of the laboratory is for students acquire the ability to administer a significant number of vision therapy procedures in each of the major areas of care. This objective is achieved through demonstration and hands-on experience with a small number of procedures relevant to each of the major areas of vision therapy, supplemented by readings which provide working knowledge of a broad number of procedures in each area.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
3310.00 1.5 Lecture Hours
Basic epidemiological principles as applied to eye and vision problems. Applications of epidemiology in optometric practice.
POSTERIOR SEGMENT DISEASES II
3318.40 5 Lecture Hours
The presentation of retinal disease concludes with a discussion of topical areas such as retinal tumors, inflammatory disease, and the retinal manifestations of systemic disease. Presentations of the various methods of surgical intervention, along with discussions of ocular emergencies, trauma, and ophthalmic genetic syndromes are discussed. The course concludes with a discussion of Neuro-ophthalmic disease. Methods of Neuro-ophthalmic evaluation are presented, with discussions of optic nerve, intracranial, and neurological syndromes.
LASER AND SURGICAL
MANAGEMENT OF EYE DISEASE
3400.00 2.0 Lecture Hours 1.0 Lab
Pre and post-operative management of the ophthalmic patient. It covers a wide range of procedures including oculoplastics, cornea, glaucoma, strabismus, cataract, and retina.
OPTOMETRIC CLINIC III
3414.00 15 Clinic hours
A continuation of Optometry Clinic II.
PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT & ADMINISTRATION II
4311.00 2.5 Lecture Hours
Advanced topics in the development and administration of optometric practice. Medical-legal issues.
FOURTH YEAR
CLINICAL INTERNSHIP
I 4101.00
II 4102.00
III 4103.00
IV 4104.00
40 Hours per weekfor 4 quarters
Fourth-year clinical rotations at the State University of New York are designed to provide the intern with the widest range of clinical patient care opportunities possible. Clinical affiliations include Veteran's Administration Medical Centers, HMO's, large multi-disciplinary group practices, as well as sub specialty rotations in a variety of clinics. The four quarter rotation system requires the student to participate in external clinical site training as well as a full series of clinical rotations within the University Optometric Center.
COMMUNITY CPR
4300.30
10 Hours for 1 Quarter
Adult CPR with automated electronic defibrillation. Child and infant CPR
CLINICAL SEMINAR
I
4501.00
II 4502.00
2 Hours per week for 2 Quarters
The senior seminar program is a continuing weekly series of clinical presentations. It is designed to be a highly interactive seminar based approach to the presentation of advanced clinical material. The faculty for this program is composed of leading clinicians from both the region and throughout the United States.
*Non credit courses required for completion
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