Covers the history of optometry, relationships between optometry, ophthalmology and opticianry and various paraprofessional careers in vision care. The course involves the study of and practical experience in patient pre-testing such as case history, visual acuity, color vision, pupil evaluation and depth perception as well as the specialized testing procedures such as keratometry and blood pressure.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in the Optometric Technician Program. Students must also be concurrently enrolled in Opt Disp 1 (516-325), Basic Opt Con (516-305), Ocular Anat (516-315), Body Struct (543-335 or 501-153) and Human Rel (809-199 or 516-339)
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