Description
This module covers core topics to develop a comprehensive understanding of visual perception and optics. It will also introduce and develop the students’ knowledge of the principles underlying theoretical and clinical Orthoptics. The module will cover:
- Anatomy and physiology of the eye, visual pathway, brain and brainstem.
- Principles of visual function and basic qualitative and quantitative testing methods.
- Fundamentals, and applications, of visual optics.
- Aetiology, effect and correction of refractive error
- Principles of binocular single vision and normal visual development
- Basic knowledge, assessment and documentation of case history and full range of tests for the assessment of binocular single vision
- Classifications, assessment, investigation and management of heterophoria
- Introduction to accommodation, convergence and associated anomalies.
- Personal and professional skills.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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