To develop primary optometric examination skills from foundations in clinical Optometry. The routine examination will be developed in preparation for work carried out in final year open clinics. The course will cover the general optometric practice and refractive management of the patients suffering from different types if refractive errors. The students will learn the examination techniques and approach to diagnose a visual problem.
1. Eye examination History & symptoms
2. Methods of examinations
3. External examination
4. Approach & diagnosis
5. Internal eye examination
6. Retinoscopy in astigmatism
7. Retinoscopy
8. Direct Ophthalmoscopy
9. Dynamic retinoscopy variation of dynamic retinoscopy
10. Subjective refraction, Principal and methods – fogging technique
11. Jacksons crossed cylinder, Monocular refractive end points + 1 blur
12. Duochrome tests, Binocular equalizing method
13. Binocular subjective refraction, Near subjective refraction
14. Convergence and anomalies of convergence
optometry, health-care profession concerned with examining the eyes for defects of vision and diagnosing and treating such conditions.
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
15. Accommodation and anomalies of accommodation
16. Accommodation and presbyopia, Confortable near vision
17. The amplitude of accommodation, Effect of age
18. Crossed cylinder test of accommodation
19. Determination of presbyopic addition
20. Kinetic and static perimetry
21. Optics and uses
22. Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
23. Optics and uses
24. Visual field and visual field tests
25. Photo documentation
26. Methods of ocular photography- anterior eye and fundus
27. Case Studies