Introduction to Ocular Disease - VISN2231
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
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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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.
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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