OPTO8001 Knowledge of Health and Illness for Optometrists 2

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Overview

This topic will further develop the students' knowledge of the key areas of medical and vision science underpinning optometrical practice. Students will be familiarised with the scientific basis of Optometry by providing them with knowledge of the normal structure and function of the eye and visual system and relevant body systems at the molecular, cellular, optical, organ and total individual levels of organisation. The changes that occur as a result of abnormal growth or development, disease and injury, relevant psychosocial issues, aetiology of disease processes and factors affecting outcome of disease are also covered. Covering specific scientific discipline areas this topic is presented using a case-based learning (CBL) approach where common or important eye problems are used as vehicles to apply the learning underpinning the science. The topic has three case-driven presentation areas:

Ametropias
Diseases of the eye
Relevant systemic conditions

The cases represent real clinical presentation and within each case, relevant anatomy and physiology, cell biology and biochemistry, microbiology, immunology and pharmacology, pathology and pathophysiology will be explored. Exploration covers all levels of organisation, from the molecular and cellular, through optical to the clinical picture. The emphasis is on normal structure and function and on the pathophysiology of disease processes. Approaches to diagnostic testing and treatment are considered, with an emphasis on the underlying biomedical science principles.

All cases include pharmacological prescribing and dispensing and where appropriate, therapeutic management.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

Provide students with the opportunity to think about information as it occurs in the clinical setting
Deliver information in an integrated format that provides connection of information from each medical and vision science discipline
Ensure material connected to clinical cases by definition has relevance to clinical practice
Empower students to use learning approaches that suit them
Allow development of information acquisition and critical appraisal skills
Allow development of interpersonal and teaching skills for effective group/team work
Allow development of life-long learning skills
Provide students with thorough knowledge about the eye diseases related to optometry

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Knowledge of Health and Illness for Optometrists 2