Introduction to Community Eye Health - OPTM7001
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: School of Optometry and Vision Science
Course Outline: http://www.optom.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 6
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course aims to provide an understanding of the major global initiatives regarding prevention and control of blindness, and an ability to translate these to a local level. The course includes discussion of the following: (1) the concept of 'community' (2) definitions of blindness and visual impairment (3) global initiatives of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight (4) impacts of blindness and visual impairment at global and local levels (5) issues in the prevention and control of major blinding eye diseases.
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