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OPTOM 441 A&B
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
OPTOM 441 A&B - Optometry for Special Populations
30 Points
Semester 1 and 2
Grafton
Description
An advanced consideration of the anatomy, physiology and modelling of normal and abnormal eye-movement systems.
Topics include:
- Developmental aspects of infant and children's vision and eye coordination
- Visual examination of infant and child patients
- Investigation and management of idiopathic and acquired binocular eye-movement disorders
This course also explores the diagnosis and management of ocular and vision problems in the elderly including electronic, optical and non-optical low vision appliances.
