OPTO 365

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
		Theory	Lab	Total
OPT 365	Advanced Techniques	1	1	2
Description
This course will introduce the student to additional optometric instruments and equipment as well as examination techniques to collect more detailed diagnostic data on a patient. They include: Corneal topography; Specular Microscope; Macular function tests - Photostress and Amsler grid; Anterior segment and fundus photography.Correlation of visual complaints with relevant optometric tests; collation of eye examination results, diagnosis and therapy.
Textbook
1. The Ocular Examination: Measurements & Findings, K. Zadnik, (Published by W.B. Saunders Co., 1997) 2. Clinical Procedures in Optometry, J.Boyd Eskridge, J.F. Amos and Jimmy D. Bartlett. (Published by J.b. Lippincott Co., 1991). 3. Optometric Instrumentation, D. Henson, 1983.
Pre-Requisite
OPTO 363

Syllabus:

TOPICS to be COVERED

No. of Weeks

Contact Hours

topography

2

4

Pachymetry

1

2

Specular microscopy

1

2

First Midterm Exam

1

2

Ultrasound: A scan

1

2

Ultrasound: B scan

1

2

Ultrasound: revision

1

1

Amsler’s chart

1

2

Second Midterm Examination

1

1

ERG

1

2

FERG, PERG

1

2

EOG

1

2

VEP

1

2

Miscellaneous conditions

1

2

Clinical practice

12

24

Clinical Examination

3

6

Final examination

1

2

نوره عبدالرحمن سعد الدوسرى

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