Pathophysiology of Ocular Disease 3 - OPTM7211


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Optometry and Vision Science
	Course Outline: http://www.optom.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	EFTSL: 0.062 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 0
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: OPTM7111
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Increasingly Optometry is playing a role as the primary provider in eyecare diagnosing and referring for secondary and tertiary care/surgery. Concomitant with this is the duty to enhance our knowledge of the processes associated with ocular disease and the techniques/effects of surgery popular in modern day eyecare. The course discusses the underlying pathophysiology of anterior eye disease along with techniques/outcomes of various surgical techniques used in corneal refractive surgery and the treatment of cataract.

Note: Distance learning