The course will provide the optics and use of Instruments in the field of Optometry and Orthoptics. To extend the range of clinical optometry work begun in first year Clinical Optometry and to cover methods of anterior and posterior segment examination and procedures for determining visual function. The Course will teach the theory of, and examination with, instrumentation for anterior and posterior eye evaluation, such as ophthalmoscopy, Retinoscopy, contrast sensitivity, color vision and visual acuity measurements (trial case lenses and accessories in the trial box, glare & contrast testing, potential acuity meter and stereo tests).
1. Test Charts
2. Standard calculation of test charts
3. Trial case lenses and accessories in the Trial Box
4. Phoropter
5. Trial frame design
6. Retinoscope – types
7. Retinoscope – optics
8. Autorefractors – principles and use
9. Direct ophthalmoscope
10. Indirect ophthalmoscope
11. Comparison of direct & indirect Ophthalmoscope
12. Lensometer
13. Slit-lamp optics
14. Slit lamp – methods of examination
15. Glare and Contrast Sensitivity testing
16. Potential Acuity Meter
17. Stereo tests
optometry, health-care profession concerned with examining the eyes for defects of vision and diagnosing and treating such conditions. Optometrists prescribe and supply eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other optical aids that correct the focusing of the eyes.
Optometrists examine the eyes and other parts of the visual system. They also diagnose and treat visual problems and manage diseases, injuries, and other disorders of the eyes. They prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses as needed
