Overview

This topic provides clinical experience in optometry across a variety of setting: university clinic, independent private practice, corporate practice, rural practice, contact lens specialty practice, children's vision specialty practice, low vision care, hospital ophthalmology clinic, private ophthalmology practice, indigenous health care, aged care, migrant health and elective placements. Students will … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic builds on the fundamental optometry knowledge and clinical skills students have acquired earlier in the course and on the formative clinical experiences of the prior semester. Students will develop experience in conducting full patient examinations. This will provide learning opportunities in history taking, examination planning, diagnosis and developing management plans. Students will progress to being highly proficient in all components of the eye examination and competent in executing the whole patient examination. Learning opportunities will arise around patient presentations with different conditions or requiring different management. Students will develop the ability to present clinical case information to their peers and to discuss conflicting or challenging issues or situations. Students will also learn about processes and systems in clinical practice, optical dispensing and practice management. This topic will empower students to engage broadly in optometric practice, to manage the spectrum of eye and vision disorders and to engage in optometric practice.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Demonstrate comprehensive eye examination, which has been tailored to the needs of the specific patient and allows accurate diagnosis
2.
Communicate the analysis of clinical cases with reference to the relevant evidence base.
3.
Appraise the spectrum of eye and vision disorders, the clinical management and the evidence base that informs the management
4.
Analyse a real world example of ocular therapeutics. Appraise and apply appropriate ocular therapeutic interventions for the selected disease of the eye

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Requisites information

Pre-requisites:

Assumed knowledge

The first three years of the Bachelor of Medical Science (Vision Science), Master of Optometry as well as content such as can be obtained in OPTO8001 Knowledge of Health and Illness for Optometrists 2, OPTO8002 Optometry 1 and OPTO8003 Clincial Skills for Optomtrists 2.

Additional information

Special enrolment conditions

Topic Coordinator approval is required for enrolment in this topic. Students should apply via courseadvice.nhs@flinders.edu.au.