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Ocular and Visual Science 2A - OPTM2101
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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: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 6
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: OPTM1201, CHEM1829 Corequisite: PHPH2121
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Objectives: Understanding of the anatomical, physiological and psychophysical fundamentals of visual perception, as they underlie the practice of modern clinical optometry.

Brief Curriculum: Review of classical ideas on the nature of visual perception: light, colour, space, time and classical psychophysics. Anatomy of the skull and orbit, brain, and retina. Structure and function of retinal photoreceptors. Retinal circuits. Eye movements and their control mechanisms.

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

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