OPH 106 - Basic Clinical Skills in Ophthalmology

Credits 4
Students will learn to assist the physically or visually disabled patient including children during the eye examination and procedures to ensure patient safety. Basic optics test principles and techniques including applanation tonometry, pupillary assessment, confrontation visual fields, tear function, color plates, slit lamp function, extra-ocular muscle function and anterior chamber depth and examination of the adnexa.
Course Outcomes

Identify and interpret basic tests indicated for specific eye disorders and diseases.
Explain proper documentation of tests.
Describe optics in relation to the human eye, lenses, and ophthalmic instruments.