opto411

COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR ORTHOPTICS (OPTO 493 – 1 + 1  =  2)

This course is the last of a three course series that deals with binocular vision. The aim is to teach the student how to manage binocular problems emanating from visual and oculomotor inefficiency. Emphasis will be placed on the treatment of strabismus, amblyopia and suppression. The management of convergence, divergence and vergence range problems will also be covered as well as those with saccades, pursuits and eye-hand coordination.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS FOR 411

 

1)       Clinical Orthoptics   by  Fiona Rowe

2)       Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Motility Disorders

            by Joyce Mein and Brian Harcourt

3)       Binocular Anomalies: Diagnosis and Vision Therapy

            by John R. Griffin and J. David Grisham