OPTO 262 Clinical Methods I

OPTO 262

Description

Objective:develop a broad range of communication skills between examiner and patient, and attain skills and detailed clinical knowledge relevant to basic visual examination.

Brief Curriculum:

How to perform basic visual examination techniques: case history, visual acuity, pinhole, IPD (inter-pupillary distance), penlight examination of the external eye and anterior chamber, papillary function, duction, version, NPC (near point of accommodation), phoria test (e.g Maddox Rod, Red glass test), confrontation field, stereopsis, and worth-4-dot.

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Week No.	Lecture Topic
Week 1	The Optometric Examination ,Case History
Week 2	Visual Acuity Examination
Week 3	Test for the Pinehole Acuity and Interpupillary Distance
Week 4	The External Examination
Week 5	MID TERM EXAM 1
Week 6	Amplitude of Accommodation
Week 7	Confrontation Fields
Week 8	Phoria Test
Week 9	Red Lens
Week 10	Stereoacuity
Week 11	MID TERM EXAM 2
Week 12	Worth-4-dot Test
Week 13	Revision
Week 14	Revision