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Specialist Clinical Optometry 5B - OPTM5231
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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: OPTM5131
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Note: This course is not yet offered. It will be offered from 2010.

Objectives: Further development of the clinical skills needed to competently examine patients in optometric practice and recommend appropriate treatment and strategies for patients presenting for eyecare.

Brief Curriculum: A minimum of 100 hours of supervised clinical experience in the following advanced areas: contact lenses, vision training, dispensing, paediatric clinics, low vision and colour vision.

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