Working in the clinical environment - OPTM3233
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: School of Optometry and Vision Science
Course Outline: http://www.optometry.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: OPTM3133
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Brief curriculum: Contact lenses: Contact lens definitions and terminology, contact lens materials, rigid lens parameter measurement, contact lens care and maintenance, insertion and removal of contact lenses. Children's vision: creating a child-friendly environment, history taking, the development of the child and vision, communicating with children and those with special needs, child protection legislation, and vision screenings.