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College of Optometry

Courses: Optometry (OPTO)

4140: Animal Physiology Lab for Optometrists
Cr. 1. (3-0). Laboratory experiment in vertebrate organ function to aid in understanding of these systems.

5198:5298:5398: Special Problems and Research
Cr. 1 to 3 per semester. Prerequisite: consent of department chair. Qualified students with special interests in the sciences may take elective lecture course or independent study in community health optometry; environmental optometry; health sciences; optics; pediatric optometry; primary optometry; rehabilitative optometry; vision sciences. Selection of a problem; study design; collecting and analyzing data; preparation of report. The latter must be completed for credit to be earned. Maximum period, three semesters.

4340: Animal Physiology for Optometrists
Cr. 3. (3-0). Analysis of vertebrate organ systems with emphasis on generalizable functions useful to the health care provider.

5381: Community Health
Cr. 3. (3-0). This course is designed to acquaint the student with the organization of the health care delivery system and to provide the underpinning of the profession of optometry including its history and socioeconomic, ethical and legal elements. It will include epidemiology and biostatitistics as they apply to optometry.

5111: Optics I Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Selected experiments in geometrical optics.

5112: Optics II Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Selected experiments in physical and modern optics.

5121: Vision Science I Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-2). Laboratory experiments and exercises relevant to monocular sensory aspects of vision.

5131: Clinic III Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisites: OPTO 5172 and 5272. Laboratories in phorometry and advanced diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. Continued practice in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques used in optometric practice with emphasis on preparation for the Pre-Clinic Basic Competency Examination.

5132: Medical Laboratory Procedures
Cr. 1. (0-3). Medical laboratory procedures; analysis and interpretation of results.

5133: Human Anatomy Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Laboratory in human anatomy with emphasis on head and neck.

5134: Neuroanatomy Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Laboratory in neuroanatomy with emphasis on the visual system.

5135: Ocular Anatomy Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Laboratory in ocular anatomy.

5151: Pediatric Optometry I Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Procedures used in the diagnosis and prognosis of strabismus and amblyopia.

5171: Clinic I Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in OPTO 5271. Laboratories in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques used in primary care optometric practice. Introduction to ocular health assessment techniques and use of ophthalmic diagnostic agents.

5172: Clinic II Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisites: OPTO 5191; concurrent enrollment in OPTO 5272. Laboratories in objective and subjective examination of refractive error, and binocular vision assessment. Application of psychophysical methods to the clinical examination.

5190: General Clinic I
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisites: OPTO 5271, 5171, 5272, 5172, and 5194; concurrent enrollment in 5131. Vision screening and laboratories in opthalmic optics.

5191: Primary Optometry Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisites: OPTO 5172, 5271, 5272, 5194; Concurrent enrollment in 5131. Laboratory exercises in eye movements, accommodation and convergence relationships, and binocular vision analysis.

5192: Contact Lens Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisites: OPTO 5190 and concurrent enrollment in OPTO 5374 and OPTO 5292. Modification of rigid lenses. Procedures for fitting and dispensing rigid and flexible contact lenses. Introduction to contact lens clinic policies and procedures for follow-up care and record-keeping.

5194: Ophthalmic Optics Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisites: OPTO 5311 and 5111; concurrent enrollment in OPTO 5312, 5112. Lenses and frame selection; ordering; fabrication; verification; dispensing procedures.

5222: Vision Science III
Cr. 2. (2-0). Normal and abnormal eye movements, pupil responses, and accommodation.

5223: Perception
Cr. 2. (2-0). Development and function of visual perception.

5232: Ocular Pathology I
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisites: OPTO 5335, 5171, 5234, and 5135. Development of logical diagnostic sequence for patients with disease presentations. Obtaining appropriate problem-focused history. Familiarization with various presentations of ocular disease, isolate specific tissue(s) affected by the disease process, and identify the main features of the condition. Management or referral of patient will be covered.

5234: Advanced Human Physiology
Cr. 2. (2-0). Advanced human physiology for health care professionals with emphasis on the physiology of major organ systems of the body specialized for eye-care practitioners and vision scientists.

5271: Optometry I
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in 5171. Overview of the optometric examination. Discussion of the diagnostic examination process with emphasis on the patient history interview. Introduction to problem-oriented record-keeping as applied to optometric practice.

5272: Optometry II
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisites: OPTO 5271; concurrent enrollment in OPTO 5172. Conventional therapies utilized in delivering basic optometric primary care services, diagnostic strategies, and problem solving. Topics of discussion include: epidemiology of ametropias; diagnosis, management, and treatment of ametropias; optical principles of diagnostic instrumentation; symptoms and management of binocular vision anomalies and presbyopia.

5292: General Clinic II
Cr. 2. (0-10). Prerequisites: OPTO 5331, 5131, 5132, 5190, 5222, 5232, and 5373. Clinical practice in the primary care clinic. Patient communication and interpersonal relationships.

5311: Optics III
Cr. 3. (3-0). Physical and optical characteristics of ophthalmic lenses and prisms; multifocal lenses.

5312: Optics IV
Cr. 3. (3-0). Theory of lens design; reflectance; absorption; protective lenses; optics of anisometropia, aphakia, and aniseikonia; optics of visual aids.

5314: Optics I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in OPTO 5111. Propagation of light; reflection and refraction; lenses and prisms; aberrations.

5315: Optics II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in OPTO 5112. The nature of light; apertures and stops; optical instruments; photometry dispersion; polarization, interference, diffraction; lasers and modern optics.

5320: Vision Science I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Monocular sensory aspects of vision; including sensitivity to light and color, and spatial vision.

5321: Vision Science II
Cr. 2. (2-0). The optics and image-forming properties and refractive conditions of the eye.

5233: Advanced Human Anatomy
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in OPTO 5133. Advanced human anatomy for health care professionals with emphasis on the gross anatomy and histology of the human structure for the eye-care specialist and vision scientist.

5331: General Pathology and Medicine
Cr. 3. (3-0). Fundamental pathological processes; anomalies of cellular function; disorders of organ systems; immunology; and principles of medicine.

5332: Ocular Pathology II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: OPTO 5135, 5171, 5335, 5234, 5233, and 5232. Etiological, histo-pathological clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, treatment and management (medical, surgical, and laser) of diseases of the anterior segment of the eye.

5333: Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: OPTO 5434 and concurrent enrollment in OPTO 5332. Ocular pharmacology and therapeutics; actions of ophthalmic drugs; clinical considerations including indications, contraindications, and side-effects.

5334: Human Neuroanatomy and Physiology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in OPTO 5134. Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology with emphasis on the visual system.

5335: Ocular Anatomy and Physiology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Anatomy and physiology of the eye and visual system.

5351: Pediatric Optometry I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Role of the optometrist in the diagnosis, remediation, and clinical management of enigmatic learning problems including visual and auditory perception skills, learning disabilities, dyslexia and minimal brain damage; clinical procedures and practices in the diagnosis and prognosis of strabismus and amblyopia.

5373: Primary Optometry
Cr. 3. (3-0). Pr