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Introduction to Ocular Disease - VISN2231
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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: VISN2111
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Objectives: An understanding of the basic mechanisms of disease as they relate to the eye.

Brief curriculum: Microbiology: microbial identification, bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasitic infection, prions, epidemiology of infection, infection control, common ocular infections; Immunology: cells of the immune system, normal and abnormal function; Disease processes: cell injury, adaptation, hypoxia, ischemia, inflammation, cell growth, vascular disease, atherosclerosis, neoplasia, aging, genetic abnormalities, diabetes, hypertension, intracranial disease.

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