MOOX0222x Optometry Practise II.

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Beneš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Hana Došková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Bc. Libuše Nováková Knollová (seminar tutor)
doc. MUDr. Karolína Skorkovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Sokolová Šidlová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Veselý, DiS., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Záděrová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Beneš, Ph.D.
Department of Optometry and Orthoptics – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Optometry and Orthoptics – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
MOOX0121x
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Practical exercises aimed at deepening the knowledge acquired in bachelor's studies, consolidating and expanding practical skills in determining refraction and other metric measurements of the eye, fitting of various types of contact lenses, manipulation with ophthalmological devices, selection of the appropriate correction aid and other special optical aids regarding to the visual functions of the eye.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to perform independent optometric tasks regarding to the quality of the individual's visual functions, to communicate effectively with clients, to educate in connection with the identified visual problems, to provide advice and offers when choosing special optical aids, to analyze and compare the results of instrument measurements, to propose and recommend effective procedures for given eye disorders.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, organization of practices, principles of medical documentation.
Literature
  • Contact lens practice. Edited by Nathan Efron. Fourth edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2024, xiii, 512. ISBN 9780702084270. info
  • EFRON, Nathan. Contact lens complications. Fourth edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2019, xxvii, 359. ISBN 9780702076114. info
  • PRÉVOST, Geneviéve and Pavel BENEŠ. Paktická příručka o slabozrakosti (Practical Low Vision). Paris: Essilor Academy Europe, 2015, 63 pp. ISBN 979-1-09-067830-9. info
Teaching methods
practice
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 60.
Teacher's information
Practical exercises take place at workplaces chosen by the student with a focus on research or a project. These are optometric workplaces, eye ambulances and clinics, special education centers, Tyfloservis, etc.
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