Objectives: Familiarity with basic clinical optometric goals, skills and techniques.

Brief Curriculum: role of the optometrist, history of optometry, verbal and written communication in optometry, practice structure and organisation, clinical measurement of visual function including vision and visual acuity, colour vision, binocular vision and visual fields, examination of the internal and external eye (including biomicroscopy), and introduction to soft and rigid contact lenses. Dispensing: introduction to frames, lenses and the fabrication of optical appliances.

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