Optometry

Courses

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OPTOM 10 The Eye and Vision in a Changing Environment 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
Course covers introduction to the basis of common sight-reducing visual disorders with major public health implications for society--e.g., myopia, cataracts, diabetic hypertensive eye disorders, developmental disorders (e.g., lazy eye), and environmentally induced disease and disorders (solar eye burns, cataracts). Major approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of common disorders will be addressed in terms of the biological and optical sciences underlying the treatment or prevention. Impact of eye care on society and health and care delivery will be reviewed.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Adams

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OPTOM C10 The Eye and Vision in a Changing Environment 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008
Course covers introduction to the basis of common sight reducing visual disorders with major public health implications for society--e.g., myopia, cataracts, diabetic hypertensive eye disorders, developmental disorders (e.g., lazy eye), and environmentally induced disease and disorders (solar eye burns, cataracts). Major approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of common disorders will be addressed in terms of the biological and optical sciences underlying the treatment or prevention. Impact of eye care on society and health and care delivery will be reviewed.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Adams

Also listed as: UGIS C10

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OPTOM 39B Freshman/Sophomore Seminar 2 - 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2010, Fall 2009, Fall 2008
Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small-seminar setting. These seminars are offered in all campus departments; topics vary from department to department and from semester to semester. No prerequisities. Enrollment limits are set by the faculty, but the suggested limit is 25.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Priority given to freshmen and sophomores

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2-4 hours of seminar per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.

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OPTOM 84 Sophomore Seminar 1 or 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Spring 2009
Sophomore seminars are small interactive courses offered by faculty members in departments all across the campus. Sophomore seminars offer opportunity for close, regular intellectual contact between faculty members and students in the crucial second year. The topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 15 sophomores.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: At discretion of instructor

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
5 weeks - 3-6 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 1.5-3 hours of seminar per week
15 weeks - 1-2 hours of seminar per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-5 hours of seminar per week
8 weeks - 1.5-3.5 hours of seminar and 2-4 hours of seminar per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.

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OPTOM 98 Directed Group Study 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Directed group study for undergraduates interested in the field of optometry.
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Rules & Requirements

Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; This course requires consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of directed group study per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam required.

Instructor: Van Sluyters

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OPTOM 198 Directed Group Studies 1 - 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Spring 2009
Directed group study for undergraduates interested in the field of Optometry.
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Rules & Requirements

Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; requires consent of instructor

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.

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OPTOM 200A Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
Fundamentals of the optometric examination. Case history, visual acuities, objective and subjective methods of determining refractive status. Basic examination of anterior ocular structures and the ocular fundus; perimetry.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Formerly known as: 100A

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OPTOM 200AL Clinical Examination of the Visual System 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Fundamentals of the optometric examination. Case history, visual acuities, objective and subjective methods of determining refractive status. Basic examination of anterior ocular structures and the ocular funds; perimetry.
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Rules & Requirements

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with advisor consent.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 6 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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OPTOM 200B Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
Classification and epidemiology of refractive errors, evaluation of accommodative and binocular status. Tonometry, advanced techniques of examining the posterior pole, evaluation of visual pathway function.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 200A

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with advisor consent.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Formerly known as: 100B

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OPTOM 200BL Clinical Examination of the Visual System 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
Classification and epidemiology of refractive errors, evaluation of accommodative and binocular status. Tonometry, advanced techniques of examining the posterior pole, evaluation of visual pathway function.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Opt 200A, Opt 200AL

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with advisor consent.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 6 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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OPTOM 200C Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
Case analysis of refractive, accommodative, and binocular anomalies. Pediatric examination techniques. Advanced methods of examining the peripheral ocular fundus; anterior chamber angle evaluation.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 200B

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Formerly known as: 100C

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OPTOM 200CL Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Case analysis of refractive, accommodative, and binocular anomalies. Pediatric examination techniques. Advanced methods of examining the peripheral ocular funds; anterior angle evaluation.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Optom 200B

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with advisor consent.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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OPTOM 200D Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
Modification of the exam sequence for specific patient needs. Evaluation and management of tear film disorders; analysis of vision with cataract. Patient management and professional communications; legal and ethical issues; managed care and optometry.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 200C, 200CL

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with advisor consent.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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OPTOM 200DL Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
Modification of the exam sequence for specific patient needs. Evaluation and management of tear film disorders; analysis of vision with cataract. Patient management and professional communications; legal and ethical issues; managed care and optometry.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Optom 200C, Optom 200CL

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with advisor consent.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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OPTOM 213 Evidence Based Optometry 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014
Basic concepts in evidence based optometry including various clincal study designs, potential sources of bias in each design as well as development of a systematic approach to evaluate strength of evidence from published studies, to identify potential limitations and develop appreciation for the importane of evidence based practice as a practice philosphy.
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Rules & Requirements

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Optometry/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructor: Liu

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OPTOM 222A Optics of Ophthalmic Lenses 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014
Optical and physical characteristics of ophthalmic lenses, to include spheric and aspherical surface of single and multifocal lens designs, and ophthalmic prisms. Lens power measurement methods, lens thickness power relationships and considerations in designing prescription eyewear. Characteristics of absorptive lenses, ophthalmic coatings, lens materials, and their role in ocular protection.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Vision Science 203A

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory per week