UNSW Handbook Course - Introduction to Ocular Disease

Introduction to Ocular Disease - VISN2231


	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: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 6
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: VISN2111
	Fee Band: (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Note: This course is not offered in 2006. It will be offered from 2007.

Objectives: An understanding of the basic mechanisms of disease as they relate to the eye.

Brief curriculum: Microbiology: microbial identification, bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasitic infection, prions, epidemiology of infection, infection control, common ocular infections; Immunology: cells of the immune system, normal and abnormal function; Disease processes: cell injury, adaptation, hypoxia, ischemia, inflammation, cell growth, vascular disease, atherosclerosis, neoplasia, aging, genetic abnormalities, diabetes, hypertension, intracranial disease.

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