Clinical Optometry Practice

This subject is not offered in 2014.

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Enrolment in this subject is only available by invitation of Head of Department, Professor Algis J Vingry.

All of

Plus one of

• 655-332 Functional Disorders of Vision II (prior to 2010)

All of

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For the purposes of considering applications for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005) and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, this subject requires all students to actively and safely participate in clinical practice activities. Students who feel their disability may impact upon their participation are encouraged to discuss this with the Subject Coordinator and the Disability Liaison Unit. http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Students will utilise the optometric techniques learned in OPTO30004 Functional Disorders of Vision whilst expanding their range of diagnostic assessment skills.Application of standard optometric techniques will be undertaken in direct patient management and students will develop their clinical routine. Under supervision, students will learn appropriate assessment of patient history and symptoms, and patient communication skills. Importantly students will learn appropriate patient management strategies including dispensing options available to patients. In second semester students will be directly involved in managing contact lens patients and undertake technical skill acquisition and patients observation in paediatrics and low vision patient while undertaking lectures in these areas. Dispensing duty and pre-clinical practice sessions/tutorials will help with skill acquisition.

The aim of this subject is for students to develop their clinical skills with their involvement in direct patient consultation and management.

Progressive assessment of clinical work throughout the year (30%); a 15 minute oral examination held in the semester 1 examination period (10%); a 90 minute practical examination held during semester 2 (10%); 2-hour written examination in the second semester examination period (50%). Satisfactory completion of all components of assessment is necessary to pass the subject.

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• Elliott, D B. Clinical Procedures in Primary Care. Butterworth Heinemann, 3rd Ed, 2007.
• Benjamin, W. Borish’s Clinical Refraction. Butterworth Heinemann 2nd Ed, 2006.
• Duckman, RH. Visual Development, Diagnosis and Treatment of the Paediatric Patient. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
• Jackson J and Wolffsohn J (Eds). Low Vision Manual. Butterworth-Heinemann, 1st Ed, 2006.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

This subject is only available to Bachelor of Optometry students.