Optometry BSc (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Bradford
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Bradford
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
Optometry is a healthcare profession concerned with examination, diagnosis and treatment of the human visual system.
In our aging population the demand for eye care is expected to increase, and optometrists are ideally placed to help meet this demand.
The programme is based on both fundamental academic sciences as well as detailed clinical and practical studies. The emphasis is very much on the optometric service to patients.
You will see patients in the University's own eye clinic, and attend local hospitals where you are instructed in the recognition and management of eye disease by senior ophthalmologists.
Our three-year programme enables you to progress towards practising as a registered optometrist - you will need to complete a year's pre-registration training after graduation in order to do this.
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Subjects
- Optometry
- Communication Skills
- International
- Clinical Optometry
- Refraction & Refractive Error
- Pure & Visual Optics
- Physiology of Vision & Perception
- Ocular Health
- Management of Binocular Vision
- Contact Lens Practice
Course programme
The modules for this course can be found in the latest programme specification.
Students of optometry must acquire a detailed knowledge and understanding of the human eye in health and disease, as well as the skills to examine the eye, supply and fit optical appliances, and diagnose and manage ocular conditions.
The work calls for a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, and a measure of manual dexterity; all skills that students will have the opportunity to develop during the programme. Also necessary is an interest and ability in scientific work, and ability to communicate and empathize with people and to win their confidence. Students must also function as autonomous learners having, or being able and willing to develop, the ability to engage in independent and self-directed study.
All modules are core
Year One
- Refraction & Refractive Error (20 credits)
- Pure & Visual Optics (20 credits)
- Physiology of Vision & Perception (20 credits)
- Evidence-based Practice and Professionalism (20 credits)
- Ocular Health Assessment 1 (40 credits)
Year Two
- Ophthalmic Lenses & Dispensing (20 credits)
- Clinical Optometry & Communication Skills (20 credits)
- General and Ocular Pharmacology (20 credits)
- The Assessment and Management of Binocular Vision (20 credits)
- Ocular Health Assessment 2 (20 credits)
- Contact Lens Practice (20 credits)
Year Three
- Clinical Competence (0 credits)
- Evidence-based Optometry 2 (20 credits)
- Management of Ocular Disease (40 credits)
- Clinical Practice and Professional Studies (40 credits)
- Clinical Case Studies (20 credits)
Optometry BSc (Hons)