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Foundations of Hygiene & Infectious Disease in Optometric Practice - OPTM1207
Science students

 
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: 0.08333 (more info)
 
 
Indicative 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.

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