Dr.Abdullah Z. Alotaibi

Course No.

Course Title

Credit Hours

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OPT 495

Low Vision

2

1

3

Description

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.

Textbook

1. Low Vision: Principles and Practice, Chris Dickinson, (Published by Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998).

2. Clinical Low Vision, Faye, (Published by Little Brown Company, 1984).

Pre-Requisite

OPTO 495