Foundations of Hygiene & Infectious Disease in Optometric Practice - OPTM1207


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Optometry and Vision Science
	Course Outline: http://www.optom.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 4
	EFTSL: 0.083 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 4
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: BIOS1401, CHEM1819 Corequisite: CHEM1829
	Fee Band: 3 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Note: School approval must be granted to enrol in this course.
Contact the School of Optometry and Vision Science
Email: optometry@unsw.edu.au
Phone: 02 9385 4639
Fax: 02 9313 6243

Objectives: An understanding of basic microbiology applied to optometric practice.

Brief Curriculum: Biology, metabolism and genetics of microbes. Theory of infection and disease propagation. Antibiotics and bacteria. Immunology: Basics, T-cell types and functions, immunoglobulins, cell-mediated immunity, hypersensitivity, auto-immune disease and ocular inflammation. Outline of disease-causing bacteria. Detailed examination of common ocular pathogens. Contact lens related disease and microbiology. Eukaryotic pathogens.