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Credit Hours |
Course Title |
Level |
Course # |
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T |
P |
L |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
Low Vision |
8 |
Opto 495 |
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Description |
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This course focuses on the etiology, demography and clinical characteristics of low vision, techniques of examination, and the principles of diagnosis and optometric therapy. Clinical applications of magnification, illumination control and visual field enhancement will be studied as well as types and characteristics of low vision aids, social and psychological considerations and multidisciplinary approaches to rehabilitation. |
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Textbook |
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1. Low Vision: Principles and Practice, Chris Dickinson, (Published by Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998).
2. Clinical Low Vision, Faye, (Published by Little Brown Company, 1984). |
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Pre-Requisite |
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OPTO 394 |
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