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Kholoud Ahmad Bokhary

Assistant Professor

specialist

كلية العلوم الطبية التطبيقية
, Optometry department ,Level 3, office no.227. Collage of Applied Medical Science
course material

Environmental Optometry -Syllabus

Course

Course Code and Name:OPTO418 –Environmental Optometry
 
Units:         2+  0 =     2 Credit Hours
 
Tutor: Dr. Kholoud Bokhary      
E-mail:   kbokhary@ksu.edu.sa                          Tel: 8055841
 
 
 
 
Recommended textbooks:
 

  1. Environmental and occupational optometry, Gordon Carson, Butterworth-Heinemann; 1st edition (December 4, 2008)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Topics of the course
 
                       Weekly Lectures
 
 
 

Notes Topic in details Week
  Introduction to Environmental optometry and Occupational Health 1
  Relationship of the eye and vision to all of the environment including home, work, recreation and transportation 2
  Protecting the eye from injuries

  • Construction and design of eye protectors
  • Mechanical Ocular Injuries
  • Non Mechanical Ocular Injuries
3
  Maximizing Visual Performance

  • Vision Screening
  • Visual performance efficiency
4
  MIDTERM EXAM # 1 5
  Industrial ophthalmic performance for motor vehicle and machinery licensing

  • Vision and driving
6
 
  • Eye Protection-standards & statutes
  • Eye Protection-Appliances & materials
7
  Lamps and lighting 8
  Visual display units

  • Sunglasses & sports eye wear
  • Color vision & color coding
9
  MIDTERM EXAM # 2 10
  Current and future uses of eye and vision with new technologies.

  • Computer vision syndrome
11
  Assignment and presentation 12

 
 
 
Course Assessment methods
 

Task/ Exam Marks %
Midterm exam 1 20
Midterm exam 2 20
Assignment 20
Final Exam 40
Total 100

 
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