UNSW Handbook Course - Ocular Disease

Ocular Disease - OPTM3108


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Optometry and Vision Science
	Contact: Herse,Peter Robert
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 6
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: OPTM2202, OPTM2206
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 3 (more info)

Description

Objectives: to introduce the diagnosis and optometric management of diseases of the anterior and the posterior eye and visual system. Brief curriculum: diseases of the lids, conjunctiva, lacrimal system, sclera, cornea, vitreous body, crystalline lens, uvea, retina, optic nerve, pupils, cranial nerves and visual pathway. Glaucoma, diplopia, effects of systemic disease and ocular trauma will also be discussed.

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