MTOO0141c Optics and Optometry I - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Veselý, DiS., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Svatopluk Synek, CSc.
Department of Optometry and Orthoptics – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Anna Petruželková
Supplier department: Department of Optometry and Orthoptics – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this exercise a student will be able to prove and justify measurements on optometrist instruments in optometric workroom with relation of theoretical lectures.
Syllabus
  • History of the ophthalmology, optometry and contactology. Their definition and position in the world. Anatomy of the eye, optical characteristics of the eye, adaptation, colour sense, binocular vision, physiology of vision, ophthalmologic examination methods. Errors of the optical system of the eye Ammetropy Refractometry, examination methods Refractometers and keratometers Cycloplegic examination Subjective examination methods Spectacle correction of refractive errors Spectacle optics Types of spectacle lenses News in spectacle technology
Literature
  • Eperjesi, F., Bartlett, H., Dunne, M. Ophthalmic Clinical Procedures. Butterworth
  • 978-0-7506-8853-6
  • Efron, N., Contact lens practice. Butterworth Heinemann 2010, ISBN 978-0-7506-8869-7,
  • Brooks, C., Essentials of Ophthalmic Lens Finishing. Butterworth Heinemann 2003, ISBN
  • Kanski, J. Clinical Diagnosis in Ophthalmology. Mosby 2005, ISBN 978-0-323-03761-7,
  • Friedman, N., Kaiser, P. Essentials of Ophthalmology. Saunders 2007, ISBN 978-1-4160-
  • Atchinson, D., Smith, G. Optics of the Human Eye. Butterworth Heinemann 2000, ISBN 978-
  • Elliot, D. Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care. Butterworth Heinemann 2007, ISBN
  • Jalie, M. Ophthalmic Lenses and Dispensing. Butterworth Heinemann 2007, ISBN 978-0-
Teaching methods
practice
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: total 12 hours.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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