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Environmental Optometry - OPTM3209
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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: OPTM2202, OPTM3102.
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Objectives: to understand the impact of environmental factors on the eye, and the optometrical management of environmentally produced ocular and visual problems. Brief

Curriculum: optometrical aspects of occupational health and safety. Eye hazards, eye protection, ocular first-aid, ocular and visual factors in the workplace, visual ergonomics, visual standards, vision screening, lighting design, epidemiology of occupational eye disease. Handling of clinical and occupational data. Occupational health and safety law.

Case studies: visual aspects of driving and aviation. The screen-based equipment user.

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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