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Ocular Therapeutics 4B - OPTM4251
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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: OPTM4151; Corequisite: OPTM4231
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Note: This course is not yet offered. It will be offered from 2009.

Objectives: To provide an in-depth understanding of the management of posterior eye disease and the role of the optometrist in this process.

Brief Curriculum: The scope of the course includes diseases of the vitreous body, uvea, retina, optic nerve and visual pathway - Glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy will be discussed in detail; new diagnostic tools and interpretation of results, including scanning laser topography, scanning laser polarimetry, angiography, optical coherence tomography, reflectometry, retinal blood flow analysis; management therapies including both current and future therapeutic approaches, influence of therapy on disease course and patient prognosis, iatrogenic disease and ocular manifestations of systemic diseases; management of chronic disease, referral criteria and surgical management; prescription writing, record keeping, liaising with other health care professionals; Legal framework and obligations, ethics, co-management.

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