Clinical Optometry I

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Clinical Optometry I

• Walter Huang, OD
• Yuanpei University
• Department of Optometry

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Purpose

• This course is the first in a series of four
  semester courses designed to teach students the
  theory and techniques of the various procedures
  that are part of a routine optometric examination
  of the visual system

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Course Content

• This course will consist of two major parts
• Lecture
• Covers the theory and application of basic
  optometric procedures
• Laboratory
• Provides more specific information on how to
  perform the procedures as well as the opportunity
  to practice these skills under the supervision of
  knowledgeable instructors

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Evaluation of Student Performance

• Lecture
• Attendance 10
• Homework/Quizzes 30
• Midterm 30
• Final 30

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Evaluation of Student Performance

• Laboratory
• Attendance 10
• Homework 15
• Midterm 35
• Final 40

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Course Outline
Week Lecture
1 Intro to Optometry and the Optometric Exam
2 Case History
3 Visual Acuity, Intro to Epidemiology, Myopia
4 Eye Position Measurement
5 Extraocular Motility
6 Astigmatism
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Course Outline
Week Lecture
7 Astigmatism
8 Midterm
9 Review
10 Pupil Evaluation
11 Pupil Evaluation
12 Lens Power Measurement
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Course Outline
Week Lecture
13 Lens Power Measurement
14 Keratometry
15 Hyperopia, Presbyopia
16 Review
17 No Class
18 Final
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Course Outline
Week Laboratory
1 External Observation, Interpupillary Distance
2 Intro to Refractive Error and Rx Writing
3 Small Group Case Hxs
4 Visual Acuity
5 Cover Test
6 EOM, NPC
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Course Outline
Week Laboratory
7 Review
8 Midterm Practical
9 No Class
10 No Class
11 Pupils
12 Pupils
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Course Outline
Week Laboratory
13 Lensometry
14 Lensometry
15 Keratometry
16 Review
17 Final Practical
18 No Class
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Contact Information

• Office N634, Preclinical Optometry Laboratory
• Office Hours
• Wed 11AM-12PM, 1PM-2PM
• Thurs 10AM-12PM
• Fri 10AM-12PM
• Tel [phone] x8634, x2224

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References

• Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science
  (Fourth Edition) by Michel Millodot
• Dictionary of Visual Science and Related Clinical
  Terms (Fifth Edition) by Richard I Tsung Wu