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1276

OPTOM 316A

: Optometry
2022 Semester One (1223)
An integrative approach to the scope of optometric practice, addressing both the theoretical basis and clinical practice of the optometric examination, correction of refractive error and dispensing of optical appliances. Topics covered include: visual acuity, visual fields, colour vision, biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy, refractive examination, binocular examination, optical correction, lens materials and coatings, history taking, communication skills and clinical problem solving.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 211, 212, 265, 313, 314, 365, 366 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 316 A and B
1277

OPTOM 316A

: Optometry
2021 Semester One (1213)
An integrative approach to the scope of optometric practice, addressing both the theoretical basis and clinical practice of the optometric examination, correction of refractive error and dispensing of optical appliances. Topics covered include: visual acuity, visual fields, colour vision, biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy, refractive examination, binocular examination, optical correction, lens materials and coatings, history taking, communication skills and clinical problem solving.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 211, 212, 265, 313, 314, 365, 366 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 316 A and B
1278

OPTOM 316A

: Optometry
2020 Semester One (1203)
An integrative approach to the scope of optometric practice, addressing both the theoretical basis and clinical practice of the optometric examination, correction of refractive error and dispensing of optical appliances. Topics covered include: visual acuity, visual fields, colour vision, biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy, refractive examination, binocular examination, optical correction, lens materials and coatings, history taking, communication skills and clinical problem solving.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 211, 212, 265, 313, 314, 365, 366 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 316 A and B
1279

OPTOM 345A

: Principles of Ocular Pharmacology
2025 Semester One (1253)
General principles of pharmacology. Pharmacodynamics. Drug absorption, distribution and metabolism. Mechanism of drug action at receptors. Drugs and their application on ophthalmic practice. The autonomic nervous system: anatomy and physiology. Mechanisms of action of ocular pharmaceutical agents. Principles of pharmacological treatment of ocular disease. Drug interactions. Legislation on use of ocular pharmaceutical agents by optometrists in New Zealand and internationally. Introduction to therapeutic agents in optometric practice. Scope of treatment. Shared care.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Prerequisite: OPTOM 171 or 272
Restriction: OPTOM 245 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 345 A and B
1280

OPTOM 345A

: Principles of Ocular Pharmacology
2024 Semester One (1243)
General principles of pharmacology. Pharmacodynamics. Drug absorption, distribution and metabolism. Mechanism of drug action at receptors. Drugs and their application on ophthalmic practice. The autonomic nervous system: anatomy and physiology. Mechanisms of action of ocular pharmaceutical agents. Principles of pharmacological treatment of ocular disease. Drug interactions. Legislation on use of ocular pharmaceutical agents by optometrists in New Zealand and internationally. Introduction to therapeutic agents in optometric practice. Scope of treatment. Shared care.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Prerequisite: OPTOM 171 or 272
Restriction: OPTOM 245 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 345 A and B
1281

OPTOM 345A

: Principles of Ocular Pharmacology
2023 Semester One (1233)
General principles of pharmacology. Pharmacodynamics. Drug absorption, distribution and metabolism. Mechanism of drug action at receptors. Drugs and their application on ophthalmic practice. The autonomic nervous system: anatomy and physiology. Mechanisms of action of ocular pharmaceutical agents. Principles of pharmacological treatment of ocular disease. Drug interactions. Legislation on use of ocular pharmaceutical agents by optometrists in New Zealand and internationally. Introduction to therapeutic agents in optometric practice. Scope of treatment. Shared care.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Prerequisite: OPTOM 171 or 272
Restriction: OPTOM 245 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 345 A and B
1282

OPTOM 345A

: Principles of Ocular Pharmacology
2022 Semester One (1223)
General principles of pharmacology. Pharmacodynamics. Drug absorption, distribution and metabolism. Mechanism of drug action at receptors. Drugs and their application on ophthalmic practice. The autonomic nervous system: anatomy and physiology. Mechanisms of action of ocular pharmaceutical agents. Principles of pharmacological treatment of ocular disease. Drug interactions. Legislation on use of ocular pharmaceutical agents by optometrists in New Zealand and internationally. Introduction to therapeutic agents in optometric practice. Scope of treatment. Shared care.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Prerequisite: OPTOM 171 or 272
Restriction: OPTOM 245 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 345 A and B
1283

OPTOM 345A

: Principles of Ocular Pharmacology
2021 Semester One (1213)
General principles of pharmacology. Pharmacodynamics. Drug absorption, distribution and metabolism. Mechanism of drug action at receptors. Drugs and their application on ophthalmic practice. The autonomic nervous system: anatomy and physiology. Mechanisms of action of ocular pharmaceutical agents. Principles of pharmacological treatment of ocular disease. Drug interactions. Legislation on use of ocular pharmaceutical agents by optometrists in New Zealand and internationally. Introduction to therapeutic agents in optometric practice. Scope of treatment. Shared care.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Prerequisite: OPTOM 171 or 272
Restriction: OPTOM 245 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 345 A and B
1284

OPTOM 345A

: Principles of Ocular Pharmacology
2020 Semester One (1203)
General principles of pharmacology. Pharmacodynamics. Drug absorption, distribution and metabolism. Mechanism of drug action at receptors. Drugs and their application on ophthalmic practice. The autonomic nervous system: anatomy and physiology. Mechanisms of action of ocular pharmaceutical agents. Principles of pharmacological treatment of ocular disease. Drug interactions. Legislation on use of ocular pharmaceutical agents by optometrists in New Zealand and internationally. Introduction to therapeutic agents in optometric practice. Scope of treatment. Shared care.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Prerequisite: OPTOM 171 or 272
Restriction: OPTOM 245 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 345 A and B
1285

OPTOM 353A

: Ocular Pathology
2025 Semester One (1253)
Pathophysiology of the eye. Histopathology of eye disease. Pathology of orbit, lacrimal system, conjunctiva, cornea, uvea, lens and retina. Developmental anomalies of the eye.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 251 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 353 A and B
1286

OPTOM 353A

: Ocular Pathology
2024 Semester One (1243)
Pathophysiology of the eye. Histopathology of eye disease. Pathology of orbit, lacrimal system, conjunctiva, cornea, uvea, lens and retina. Developmental anomalies of the eye.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 251 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 353 A and B
1287

OPTOM 353A

: Ocular Pathology
2023 Semester One (1233)
Pathophysiology of the eye. Histopathology of eye disease. Pathology of orbit, lacrimal system, conjunctiva, cornea, uvea, lens and retina. Developmental anomalies of the eye.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 251 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 353 A and B
1288

OPTOM 353A

: Ocular Pathology
2022 Semester One (1223)
Pathophysiology of the eye. Histopathology of eye disease. Pathology of orbit, lacrimal system, conjunctiva, cornea, uvea, lens and retina. Developmental anomalies of the eye.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 251 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 353 A and B
1289

OPTOM 353A

: Ocular Pathology
2021 Semester One (1213)
Pathophysiology of the eye. Histopathology of eye disease. Pathology of orbit, lacrimal system, conjunctiva, cornea, uvea, lens and retina. Developmental anomalies of the eye.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 251 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 353 A and B
1290

OPTOM 353A

: Ocular Pathology
2020 Semester One (1203)
Pathophysiology of the eye. Histopathology of eye disease. Pathology of orbit, lacrimal system, conjunctiva, cornea, uvea, lens and retina. Developmental anomalies of the eye.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 251 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 353 A and B
1291

OPTOM 375A

: Visual Science 2
2025 Semester One (1253)
To provide an understanding of visual information processing in human brain. In particular the cortical processing of shape, motion and colour, and development of the visual cortex will be addressed. A problem-oriented approach will develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Students will acquire the ability to seek, evaluate and retrieve scientific information on which to base their clinical practice.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 270 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 375 A and B
1292

OPTOM 375A

: Visual Science 2
2024 Semester One (1243)
To provide an understanding of visual information processing in human brain. In particular the cortical processing of shape, motion and colour, and development of the visual cortex will be addressed. A problem-oriented approach will develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Students will acquire the ability to seek, evaluate and retrieve scientific information on which to base their clinical practice.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 270 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 375 A and B
1293

OPTOM 375A

: Visual Science 2
2023 Semester One (1233)
To provide an understanding of visual information processing in human brain. In particular the cortical processing of shape, motion and colour, and development of the visual cortex will be addressed. A problem-oriented approach will develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Students will acquire the ability to seek, evaluate and retrieve scientific information on which to base their clinical practice.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 270 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 375 A and B
1294

OPTOM 375A

: Visual Science 2
2022 Semester One (1223)
To provide an understanding of visual information processing in human brain. In particular the cortical processing of shape, motion and colour, and development of the visual cortex will be addressed. A problem-oriented approach will develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Students will acquire the ability to seek, evaluate and retrieve scientific information on which to base their clinical practice.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 270 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 375 A and B
1295

OPTOM 375A

: Visual Science 2
2021 Semester One (1213)
To provide an understanding of visual information processing in human brain. In particular the cortical processing of shape, motion and colour, and development of the visual cortex will be addressed. A problem-oriented approach will develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Students will acquire the ability to seek, evaluate and retrieve scientific information on which to base their clinical practice.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 270 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 375 A and B
1296

OPTOM 375A

: Visual Science 2
2020 Semester One (1203)
To provide an understanding of visual information processing in human brain. In particular the cortical processing of shape, motion and colour, and development of the visual cortex will be addressed. A problem-oriented approach will develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Students will acquire the ability to seek, evaluate and retrieve scientific information on which to base their clinical practice.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 270 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 375 A and B
1297

OPTOM 392A

: Issues in Optometry 2
2025 Semester One (1253)
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Prerequisite: Permission of Head of School
Restriction: OPTOM 291 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 392 A and B
1298

OPTOM 416A

: Clinical Optometry
2025 Semester One (1253)
Facilitates the transition from student to professional optometrist. Topics addressed include: structuring the routine optometric examination in a clinical setting, diagnosis and management of disorders of the visual system, case analysis, myopia control, visual ergonomics, vision screening, and visual standards. This course culminates in students examining and managing clients in the public University Clinics under supervision.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 312, 415 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 416 A and B
1299

OPTOM 416A

: Clinical Optometry
2024 Semester One (1243)
Facilitates the transition from student to professional optometrist. Topics addressed include: structuring the routine optometric examination in a clinical setting, diagnosis and management of disorders of the visual system, case analysis, myopia control, visual ergonomics, vision screening, and visual standards. This course culminates in students examining and managing clients in the public University Clinics under supervision.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 312, 415 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 416 A and B
1300

OPTOM 416A

: Clinical Optometry
2023 Semester One (1233)
Facilitates the transition from student to professional optometrist. Topics addressed include: structuring the routine optometric examination in a clinical setting, diagnosis and management of disorders of the visual system, case analysis, myopia control, visual ergonomics, vision screening, and visual standards. This course culminates in students examining and managing clients in the public University Clinics under supervision.
Subject: Optometry and Vision Science
Restriction: OPTOM 312, 415 To complete this course students must enrol in OPTOM 416 A and B