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2007-2008

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Academic Plans - Departmental

Optometry

Course Requirements

Year One

Fall
OPTOM 100 History and Orientation
OPTOM 103 Pathophysiology
OPTOM 104 Anatomy of the Eye 1
OPTOM 105 Medical Microbiology
OPTOM 106 Geometrical, Ophthalmic and Visual Optics
OPTOM 109 Visual Perception 1: Perception of Light
OPTOM 116 Physical Optics

Winter
OPTOM 114 Anatomy of the Eye 2
OPTOM 115 Systemic Disease
OPTOM 126 Fundamentals of Visual Optics
OPTOM 142 Ocular Motility
OPTOM 143 Physiology of the Eye
OPTOM 152/152L Clinical Techniques 1/Laboratory
OPTOM 155/155L Diseases of the Eye 1/Laboratory

Year Two

Fall
OPTOM 216 Ophthalmic Optics 1
OPTOM 219 Visual Perception 2: Monocular & Binocular Visual Processes
OPTOM 231 Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
OPTOM 243 Neurophysiology of Vision
OPTOM 250 Optometric Jurisprudence
OPTOM 252/252L Clinical Techniques 2/Laboratory
OPTOM 255/255L Diseases of the Eye 2/Laboratory
Winter
OPTOM 239 Visual Perception 3: Colour Vision
OPTOM 246 Ophthalmic Optics 2
OPTOM 260 Professional Ethics & Optometric Communication
OPTOM 261 Clinical Ocular Pharmacology
OPTOM 262 Clinical Techniques 3
OPTOM 265 Ophthalmic Lasers & Refractive Surgery
OPTOM 270 Public Health Optometry
OPTOM 272 Strabismus and Aniseikonia

Year Three

Fall
OPTOM 342A Case Analysis and Optometric Therapies 1
OPTOM 346A Ophthalmic Optics 3
OPTOM 347/347L Contact Lenses 1/Laboratory
OPTOM 348A Optometry Clinics
OPTOM 375/375L Diseases of the Eye 3/Laboratory
OPTOM 377 Pediatric Optometry and Learning Disabilities


Winter
OPTOM 342B Case Analysis and Optometric Therapies 2
OPTOM 346B Ophthalmic Optics 3
OPTOM 348B Optometry Clinics
OPTOM 367 Contact Lenses 2
OPTOM 380 Practice Management
OPTOM 385 Clinical Medicine for Optometric Practice
OPTOM 387 Gerontology and Low Vision


Year Four

Spring
OPTOM 412 Case Analysis 3
OPTOM 458 Optometry Clinics & Primary Care Externship
OPTOM 468 Ocular Disease & Therapeutics Externship
OPTOM 477 Clinical Techniques 4
OPTOM 478 Optometry Clinics

Fall
OPTOM 412 Case Analysis 3
OPTOM 458 Optometry Clinics & Primary Care Externship
OPTOM 468 Ocular Disease & Therapeutics Externship
OPTOM 477 Clinical Techniques 4
OPTOM 478 Optometry Clinics

Winter
OPTOM 412, 458, 468, 477, 478

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