Optometry
Programs
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College of Optometry Curriculum
Courses
OPTOG 1351: Study Skills Enhancement
Credits 2.0This course allows students to understand and apply test taking strategies in order to increase the student's success in professional studies.
OPTOG 1382A: Selected Studies
Credits 1.0 3.00This course allows students to pursue special interests. This may include writing of abstracts or a review of current vision science literature. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1382B: Selected Studies
Credits 1.0 3.00This course allows students to pursue their special interests. This may include writing of abstracts or a review of current vision science literature. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1382C: Selected Studies
Credits 1.0 3.00This course allows students to pursue their special interests. This may include writing of abstracts or a review of current vision science literature. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1382D: Selected Studies
Credits 1.0 3.00This course allows students to pursue their special interests. This may include writing of abstracts or a review of current vision science literature. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1397: Sports Vision Workshop
Credits 1.5This course is designed to review the athlete’s visual system in multiple sports including baseball, softball, football, basketball, and hockey. Students will learn how to perform a comprehensive and systematic evaluation of an athlete’s visual system, and make appropriate sport specific recommendations based on refractive error, visual processing, and visual motor integration. A range of options involving training techniques and lenses will be discussed to improve an athlete’s visual system specifically for the athlete's sport. This course includes hands on exposure to techniques available to training an athlete.
OPTOG 1494A: Third Year Clinical Skills Enhancement
Credits 1.0 7.00Individualized supervised clinical experiences to enhance the examination skills of students are the focus of this course. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1494B: Third Year Clinical Skills Enhancement
Credits 1.0 7.00Individualized supervised clinical experiences to enhance the examination skills of students are the focus of this course. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1494C: Third Year Clinical Skills Enhancement
Credits 1.0 7.00Individualized supervised clinical experiences to enhance the examination skills of students are the focus of this course. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1494D: Third Year Clinical Skills Enhancement
Credits 1.0 7.00Individualized supervised clinical experiences to enhance the examination skills of students are the focus of this course. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1495A: Fourth Year Clinical Skills Enhancement
Credits 1.0 18.00Individualized supervised clinical experiences to enhance the examination skills of students are the focus of this course. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1495B: Fourth Year Clinical Skills Enhancement
Credits 1.0 18.00Individualized supervised clinical experiences to enhance the examination skills of students are the focus of this course. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1495C: Fourth Year Clinical Skills Enhancement
Credits 1.0 18.00Individualized supervised clinical experiences to enhance the examination skills of students are the focus of this course. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1495D: Fourth Year Clinical Skills Enhancement
Credits 1.0 18.00Individualized supervised clinical experiences to enhance the examination skills of students are the focus of this course. This course may be repeated for credit.
OPTOG 1496: Advanced Specialized Test Interpretation
Credits 1.0This course is designed to augment the basic education on specialty test indications and their results. This course will explore image acquisition, interpretation, clinical correlates and their application to patient care.
OPTOG 1498: Spanish for Optometric Eye Exams
Credits 1.5Students develop basic communication skills in Spanish. This course emphasizes the vocabulary associated with the optometric examination. This course is for students with minimal knowledge of the Spanish language.
OPTOG 1499: Vision Correction Surgery
Credits 1.5Vision Correction Surgery is a field in which there is active collaboration between ophthalmologists and optometrists. Students will be introduced to the various modalities used in vision correction surgery. This course will give the student a better understanding of the pre-operative and post-operative collaborative care necessary to optimize outcomes for patients who have received vision correction surgery.
OPTOG 1510: Clinical Services, Theory & Methods I
Credits 3.0This course sequence is an introduction to the theory and procedures that structure the examination of the eye. This includes instrumentation, examination methods, psychophysical techniques, appropriate patient instructions, protocols and recording of findings. Instruction is provided to foster progressive development of basic examination techniques including, but not limited to, medical and ocular history, visual acuity, color vision, cover test, depth perception, pupillary and visual pathways, external ocular examination, retinoscopy and refraction, and ophthalmoscopy. Students must successfully complete a proficiency examination at the end of each course before progressing into the next course in the sequence.
OPTOG 1511: Contemporary Issues in Health Care and Ethics
Credits 0.5This course introduces students to the current issues faced by providers of primary eye care as well as ethical precepts that serve as foundations to providing healthcare to the public. Included is the history of optometry, professional and student ethics, as well as the interaction and influence of industry on the profession of optometry.
OPTOG 1514: Optometry Business and Career Management I
Credits 1.0This course sequence introduces the student to the business, financial, and personal aspects of practice. Course themes include planning for personal, professional, and financial goals, credit and debt management, optometric career choices, modes and scope of practice, considerations in private practice, professionalism as part of patient care and fundamentals of effective communication and interpersonal skills. The desired outcome of the course is that the student will be able to select and take the steps needed to enter the best practice for the student's individual needs and future goals.
OPTOG 1520: Clinical Services, Theory & Methods II
Credits 3.0This course sequence is an introduction to the theory and procedures that structure the examination of the eye. This includes instrumentation, examination methods, psychophysical techniques, appropriate patient instructions, protocols and recording of findings. Instruction is provided to foster progressive development of basic examination techniques including, but not limited to, medical and ocular history, visual acuity, color vision, cover test, depth perception, pupillary and visual pathways, external ocular examination, retinoscopy and refraction, and ophthalmoscopy. Students must successfully complete a proficiency examination at the end of each course before progressing into the next course in the sequence.
OPTOG 1525: Geometric, Physical and Visual Optics III
Credits 2.0The course sequence provides an introduction to the qualitative and quantitative characterization of the behavior of light and optical systems as related to optometry. In Geometrical Optics, the basics of refraction at plane and spherical surfaces, image formation and magnification, spherical and sphero-cylindrical thin lenses, thin lens eye models, thick lenses, prisms, reflection and mirrors will be presented. Physical Optics presents conceptual and quantitative understanding of aberrations, characteristics of electromagnetic waves, diffraction, interference, fluorescence, polarization, scattering, photometry, lasers, and other applications. Visual Optics considers the eye as an optical system, including schematic eye models, refractive error, optical characteristics of the eye, stimulus to accommodation, retinal image size and quality, Purkinje images, entoptic phenomena, presbyopia, aphakia, intraocular implants and effects of radiation.
OPTOG 1530: Clinical Services, Theory & Methods III
Credits 3.0This course sequence is an introduction to the theory and procedures that structure the examination of the eye. This includes instrumentation, examination methods, psychophysical techniques, appropriate patient instructions, protocols and recording of findings. Instruction is provided to foster progressive development of basic examination techniques including, but not limited to, medical and ocular history, visual acuity, color vision, cover test, depth perception, pupillary and visual pathways, external ocular examination, retinoscopy and refraction, and ophthalmoscopy. Students must successfully complete a proficiency examination at the end of each course before progressing into the next course in the sequence.
OPTOG 1540: Geometric, Physical and Visual Optics I
Credits 4.0The course sequence provides an introduction to the qualitative and quantitative characterization of the behavior of light and optical systems as related to optometry. In Geometrical Optics, the basics of refraction at plane and spherical surfaces, image formation and magnification, spherical and sphero-cylindrical thin lenses, thin lens eye models, thick lenses, prisms, reflection and mirrors will be presented. Physical Optics presents conceptual and quantitative understanding of aberrations, characteristics of electromagnetic waves, diffraction, interference, fluorescence, polarization, scattering, photometry, lasers, and other applications. Visual Optics considers the eye as an optical system, including schematic eye models, refractive error, optical characteristics of the eye, stimulus to accommodation, retinal image size and quality, Purkinje images, entoptic phenomena, presbyopia, aphakia, intraocular implants and effects of radiation.
OPTOG 1550: Geometric, Physical and Visual Optics II
Credits 4.0The course sequence provides an introduction to the qualitative and quantitative characterization of the behavior of light and optical systems as related to optometry. In Geometrical Optics, the basics of refraction at plane and spherical surfaces, image formation and magnification, spherical and sphero-cylindrical thin lenses, thin lens eye models, thick lenses, prisms, reflection and mirrors will be presented. Physical Optics presents conceptual and quantitative understanding of aberrations, characteristics of electromagnetic waves, diffraction, interference, fluorescence, polarization, scattering, photometry, lasers, and other applications. Visual Optics considers the eye as an optical system, including schematic eye models, refractive error, optical characteristics of the eye, stimulus to accommodation, retinal image size and quality, Purkinje images, entoptic phenomena, presbyopia, aphakia, intraocular implants and effects of radiation.
OPTOG 1560: Ocular Anatomy and Physiology I
Credits 2.0This course sequence allows the student to understand and appreciate the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the tissues and structures of the eye. Students will gain an understanding of the relationship of ocular anatomy and physiology to ocular pharmacology, biochemistry, and ocular pathophysiology. This course series comprises lectures and workshops.
OPTOG 1580: Ocular Anatomy and Physiology II
Credits 2.0This course sequence allows the student to understand and appreciate the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the tissues and structures of the eye. Students will gain an understanding of the relationship of ocular anatomy and physiology to ocular pharmacology, biochemistry, and ocular pathophysiology. This course series comprises lectures and workshops.
OPTOG 1590: Ocular Anatomy and Physiology III
Credits 2.0This course sequence allows the student to understand and appreciate the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the tissues and structures of the eye. Students will gain an understanding of the relationship of ocular anatomy and physiology to ocular pharmacology, biochemistry, and ocular pathophysiology. This course series comprises lectures and workshops.
OPTOG 1597A: Optometric Competency Course
Credits 1.0 12.00This series of courses serves to enhance the mastery of optometry skills, techniques and concepts. A course in the sequence is assigned by the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee to a student who has been academically decelerated after receiving a non-passing grade in a required course within the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. The course is assigned for 1-12 credit hours during the quarter in which a student repeats the failed course. The assigned course will include content previously completed, that is deemed critical for success in the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. This is a pass/fail course; letter grades are not assigned. A student who fails to successfully complete the assigned Optometric Competency Course will be referred to the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee and may be dismissed from the college.
OPTOG 1597B: Optometric Competency Course
Credits 1.0 12.00This series of courses serves to enhance the mastery of optometry skills, techniques and concepts. A course in the sequence is assigned by the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee to a student who has been academically decelerated after receiving a non-passing grade in a required course within the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. The course is assigned for 1-12 credit hours during the quarter in which a student repeats the failed course. The assigned course will include content previously completed, that is deemed critical for success in the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. This is a pass/fail course; letter grades are not assigned. A student who fails to successfully complete the assigned Optometric Competency Course will be referred to the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee and may be dismissed from the college.
OPTOG 1597C: Optometric Competency Course
Credits 1.0 12.00This series of courses serves to enhance the mastery of optometry skills, techniques and concepts. A course in the sequence is assigned by the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee to a student who has been academically decelerated after receiving a non-passing grade in a required course within the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. The course is assigned for 1-12 credit hours during the quarter in which a student repeats the failed course. The assigned course will include content previously completed, that is deemed critical for success in the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. This is a pass/fail course; letter grades are not assigned. A student who fails to successfully complete the assigned Optometric Competency Course will be referred to the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee and may be dismissed from the college.
OPTOG 1620: Visual Science: Monocular Sensory Processing
Credits 2.0This course introduces concepts on anatomy and physiology related to the visual perception and image processing. The functionality of visual performance using dark adaption, color vision, spatial and temporal vision is explained in normal and abnormal conditions. This information is relevant to understanding how the visual system functions with various perception aspects. Students are introduced to the development of vision and abnormal cortical development.
OPTOG 1622: Visual Science: Ocular Motility
Credits 2.0This course focuses on characteristics, control, and deficits of the eye movement systems, the autonomic systems subserving accommodation, and pupillary mechanisms and understanding the interations between these eye movement systems and the visual perception process. Theories and mechanisms of presbyopia and treatment options are also discussed.
OPTOG 1624: Visual Science: Binocular Vision
Credits 4.0Students will learn about fundamental binocular vision concepts as observed under normal and abnormal conditions. This course will include a discussion of binocular sensory mechanisms of vision such as stereovision, along with the underlying neuroanatomy and physiology. Mechanisms of cortical suppression and possible treatment options are also discussed.
OPTOG 1630: Ophthalmic Optics I
Credits 4.0This course sequence covers the study of the physical and optical characteristics of ophthalmic lenses and prisms; the design and application of single vision, multifocal, occupational and progressive lenses; the benefits and applications of ophthalmic lens materials, absorptive lenses, and lens treatments; and the proper measurement and fitting of ophthalmic lenses and frames.
OPTOG 1632: Ophthalmic Optics II
Credits 4.0This course sequence covers the study of the physical and optical characteristics of ophthalmic lenses and prisms; the design and application of single vision, multifocal, occupational and progressive lenses; the benefits and applications of ophthalmic lens materials, absorptive lenses, and lens treatments; and the proper measurement and fitting of ophthalmic lenses and frames.
OPTOG 1640: Ocular Disease I
Credits 3.0This course sequence covers signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, clinical course, differential diagnosis, treatment and management of ocular diseases of the anterior and posterior segment of the eye and ocular adnexa.
OPTOG 1642: Ocular Disease II
Credits 3.0This course sequence covers signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, clinical course, differential diagnosis, treatment and management of ocular diseases of the anterior and posterior segment of the eye and ocular adnexa.
OPTOG 1644: Ocular Disease III
Credits 3.0This course sequence covers signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, clinical course, differential diagnosis, treatment and management of ocular diseases of the anterior and posterior segment of the eye and ocular adnexa.
OPTOG 1645: Contact Lens I
Credits 3.0This course sequence includes a discussion of the theory and practice of contact lens design and contact lens fitting methodologies. Areas of discussion include corneal topography, design of materials, fabrication and modification of contact lenses, fitting and evaluation methodologies and procedures. This course sequence will also explore advanced contact lens applications for high and irregular astigmatism, keratoconus, presbyopia, post-surgical and irregular corneas, corneal reshaping, and ocular prosthetics.
OPTOG 1646: Contact Lens II
Credits 3.0This course sequence includes a discussion of the theory and practice of contact lens design and contact lens fitting methodologies. Areas of discussion include corneal topography, design of materials, fabrication and modification of contact lenses, fitting and evaluation methodologies and procedures. This course sequence will also explore advanced contact lens applications for high and irregular astigmatism, keratoconus, presbyopia, post-surgical and irregular corneas, corneal reshaping, and ocular prosthetics.
OPTOG 1650: Clinical Services, Theory & Methods IV
Credits 3.0This course sequence covers instrumentation, examination methods, psychophysical techniques, appropriate patient instructions and communication skills, protocols, and recording of findings. Instruction is provided to foster progressive development of basic examination techniques and assessment of binocular skills and ocular health. Students must successfully complete a proficiency examination at the end of each course before progressing into the next course in the sequence.
OPTOG 1652: Clinical Services, Theory & Methods V
Credits 3.0This course sequence covers instrumentation, examination methods, psychophysical techniques, appropriate patient instructions and communication skills, protocols, and recording of findings. Instruction is provided to foster progressive development of basic examination techniques and assessment of binocular skills and ocular health. Students must successfully complete a proficiency examination at the end of each course before progressing into the next course in the sequence.
OPTOG 1654: Clinical Services, Theory & Methods VI
Credits 3.0This course sequence covers instrumentation, examination methods, psychophysical techniques, appropriate patient instructions and communication skills, protocols, and recording of findings. Instruction is provided to foster progressive development of basic examination techniques and assessment of binocular skills and ocular health. Students must successfully complete a proficiency examination at the end of each course before progressing into the next course in the sequence.
OPTOG 1655: Introduction to Clinical Services
Credits 1.5The objective of this course is to introduce the student to clinical care services in the Eye Institute. In addition, this course will assess and verify the optometry student’s level of competency in primary care optometry patient care skills. The course is designed to refine clinical procedures and students will be required to complete a comprehensive clinical skills proficiency examination. Successful completion of this course qualifies the student to enter the Clinical Services VII - X course sequence.
OPTOG 1670: Capstone Project I: Research Design and Biostatistics
Credits 1.0Principles of research design and the application of bio statistical methods will be discussed. The course will include an overview of potential studies that the student may choose for a capstone project.
OPTOG 1672: Capstone Project II: Literature Search and Study Design
Credits 1.0The student will decide on a project hypothesis, conduct a literature search, design the study and submit an IRB application if needed. The project requires data collection of basic or clinical research under the mentorship of a faculty member.
OPTOG 1675: Visual Neurophysiology
Credits 2.0This course discusses the neurophysiological basis of vision, from detection of light by the retina to the processing of complex visual scenes by the visual association cortex. Specific topics include basic neuronal physiology, signal transduction, receptive field construction, subcortical and cortical visual pathways, high-order visual processing, neurophysiological techniques for studying the visual system, and visual disorders with a neurophysiological basis.
OPTOG 1691: Ocular Pharmacology I
Credits 1.0This course sequence discusses the pharmaceutical treatment of ocular diseases. It will cover, in detail, the selection of drugs appropriate for the treatment of important ocular disorders and their methods of use. In-class practice of the use of pharmaceutical agents in disease treatment will be an important part of the learning experience. Specific topics include major classes of drugs used to treat ocular disorders and how they are employed, side effects of the use of both ocular and systemic drugs, common formulations used for ocular drugs, new pharmaceutical agents, and general pharmacology and toxicology.
OPTOG 1692: Ocular Pharmacology II
Credits 1.0This course sequence discusses the pharmaceutical treatment of ocular diseases. It will cover, in detail, the selection of drugs appropriate for the treatment of important ocular disorders and their methods of use. In-class practice of the use of pharmaceutical agents in disease treatment will be an important part of the learning experience. Specific topics include major classes of drugs used to treat ocular disorders and how they are employed, side effects of the use of both ocular and systemic drugs, common formulations used for ocular drugs, new pharmaceutical agents, and general pharmacology and toxicology.
OPTOG 1693: Ocular Pharmacology III
Credits 2.5This course sequence discusses the pharmaceutical treatment of ocular diseases. It will cover, in detail, the selection of drugs appropriate for the treatment of important ocular disorders and their methods of use. In-class practice of the use of pharmaceutical agents in disease treatment will be an important part of the learning experience. Specific topics include major classes of drugs used to treat ocular disorders and how they are employed, side effects of the use of both ocular and systemic drugs, common formulations used for ocular drugs, new pharmaceutical agents, and general pharmacology and toxicology.
OPTOG 1694: Pediatric Optometry
Credits 1.0This course presents vision development and diagnostic strategies for examining children from infancy through adolescence. Discussions on how vision development guides treatment and management options in the pediatric population will include common anterior segment pathologies, refractive errors, and contact lenses.
OPTOG 1697A: Optometric Competency Course
Credits 1.0 12.00This series of courses serves to enhance the mastery of optometry skills, techniques and concepts. A course in the sequence is assigned by the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee to a student who has been academically decelerated after receiving a non-passing grade in a required course within the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. The course is assigned for 1-12 credit hours during the quarter in which a student repeats the failed course. The assigned course will include content previously completed, that is deemed critical for success in the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. This is a pass/fail course; letter grades are not assigned. A student who fails to successfully complete the assigned Optometric Competency Course will be referred to the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee and may be dismissed from the college.
OPTOG 1697B: Optometric Competency Course
Credits 1.0 12.00This series of courses serves to enhance the mastery of optometry skills, techniques and concepts. A course in the sequence is assigned by the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee to a student who has been academically decelerated after receiving a non-passing grade in a required course within the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. The course is assigned for 1-12 credit hours during the quarter in which a student repeats the failed course. The assigned course will include content previously completed, that is deemed critical for success in the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. This is a pass/fail course; letter grades are not assigned. A student who fails to successfully complete the assigned Optometric Competency Course will be referred to the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee and may be dismissed from the college.
OPTOG 1697C: Optometric Competency Course
Credits 1.0 12.00This series of courses serves to enhance the mastery of optometry skills, techniques and concepts. A course in the sequence is assigned by the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee to a student who has been academically decelerated after receiving a non-passing grade in a required course within the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. The course is assigned for 1-12 credit hours during the quarter in which a student repeats the failed course. The assigned course will include content previously completed, that is deemed critical for success in the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. This is a pass/fail course; letter grades are not assigned. A student who fails to successfully complete the assigned Optometric Competency Course will be referred to the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee and may be dismissed from the college.
OPTOG 1714: Optometry Business and Career Management II
Credits 1.0This course sequence introduces the student to the business, financial, and personal aspects of practice. Course themes include planning for personal, professional, and financial goals, credit and debt management, optometric career choices, modes and scope of practice, considerations in private practice, professionalism as part of patient care and fundamentals of effective communication and interpersonal skills. The desired outcome of the course is that the student will be able to select and take the steps needed to enter the best practice for the student's individual needs and future goals.
OPTOG 1720: Diagnosis and Management of Non-Strabismic Binocular Vision Disorders
Credits 4.0This course reviews the common non-strabismus diagnoses of accommodation, binocular vision, and oculomotor systems. Specialized testing techniques will be presented as they relate to these diagnoses including tests of accommodative function, heterophoria, fixation disparity, associated phoria, graphical analysis, and various measures of eye movement skills. Appropriate therapies for these diagnoses with a heavy emphasis on vision therapy techniques will be outlined. Applying these skills further to patients who have suffered an acquired/traumatic brain injury (ABI/TBI) will be discussed.
OPTOG 1722: Diagnosis of Strabismus and Amblyopia
Credits 4.0This course will emphasize the principles and techniques of evaluating patients presenting with strabismus and amblyopia. An organized approach to a comprehensive evaluation is presented with an emphasis on the administration and interpretation of diagnostic testing procedures including the assessment of associated anomalies such as eccentric fixation, comitancy and anomalous correspondence.
OPTOG 1723: Treatment and Management of Strabismus and Amblyopia
Credits 3.0This course presents theoretical and clinical considerations in the management of strabismus and amblyopia including the rationale and methods for using lenses, prisms, occlusion, vision therapy, medication, and surgical referrals. Associated anomalies are discussed in terms of their significance and management.
OPTOG 1724: Optometry Business and Career Management III
Credits 2.0This course sequence introduces the student to the business, financial, and personal aspects of practice. Course themes include planning for personal, professional, and financial goals, credit and debt management, optometric career choices, modes and scope of practice, considerations in private practice, professionalism as part of patient care and fundamentals of effective communication and interpersonal skills. The desired outcome of the course is that the student will be able to select and take the steps needed to enter the best practice for the student's individual needs and future goals.
OPTOG 1726: Advanced Competency in Binocular Vision and Pediatrics
Credits 3.0This course focuses on testing visual information processing (VIP) and gives students an organized approach to identify visual deficits that may have an impact on reading and learning. Students will also learn how to create sequential management plans for treating patients with visual processing disorders. In addition to VIP testing, an overview of acquired and traumatic brain injuries will be presented and students will be introduced to the multidisciplinary approach in management of these patients.
OPTOG 1729: Advanced Ophthalmic Procedures
Credits 3.0This course will provide an introduction to therapeutic ophthalmic lasers; intraocular, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous injections; and other advanced procedures. The course will also include pre- and post- operative care of ophthalmic procedures as well as suturing and wound maintenance.
OPTOG 1740: Contact Lens III
Credits 3.0This course sequence includes a discussion of the theory and practice of contact lens design and contact lens fitting methodologies. Areas of discussion include corneal topography, design of materials, fabrication and modification of contact lenses, fitting and evaluation methodologies and procedures. This course sequence will also explore advanced contact lens applications for high and irregular astigmatism, keratoconus, presbyopia, post-surgical and irregular corneas, corneal reshaping, and ocular prosthetics.
OPTOG 1745: Epidemiology, Public Health and the Optometric Profession
Credits 2.0This course is an introduction to the epidemiology of ocular anomalies, overview of public and community health planning and care, and the role of the optometrist in community health promotion.
OPTOG 1746: Ocular Disease IV
Credits 2.0This course sequence covers signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, clinical course, differential diagnosis, treatment and management of ocular diseases of the anterior and posterior segment of the eye and ocular adnexa.
OPTOG 1760: Capstone Project III: Data Collection and Analysis
Credits 1.0This course is a continuation of OPTOG 1672 Capstone Project II: Literature Search and Study Design. The student will further develop the capstone project, begin data collection and statistical analysis.
OPTOG 1761: Capstone Project IV: Research Presentation
Credits 3.0This course is a continuation of OPTOG 1760 Capstone Project III: Data Collection and Analysis. Students prepare an abstract and poster describing the research results. The students will deliver a public presentation of the work during the spring of the third professional year.
OPTOG 1770: Clinical Services VII
Credits 6.0The student will provide eye care services in the Primary Care Clinic at the Midwestern University Eye Institute. The student will also participate in patient care in the optical and diagnostic testing services. Students may also rotate or examine patients in specialized clinics such as contact lenses, pediatrics, vision therapy, and ocular disease/low vision. This course series focuses on progressive competence in the diagnosis treatment and management of visual dysfunction and ocular conditions. Students will additionally participate in lectures and case based clinical seminars.
OPTOG 1771: Clinical Services VIII
Credits 6.0The student will provide eye care services in the Primary Care Clinic at the Midwestern University Eye Institute. The student will also participate in patient care in the optical and diagnostic testing services. Students may also rotate or examine patients in specialized clinics such as contact lenses, pediatrics, vision therapy, and ocular disease/low vision. This course series focuses on progressive competence in the diagnosis treatment and management of visual dysfunction and ocular conditions. Students will additionally participate in lectures and case based clinical seminars.
OPTOG 1772: Clinical Services IX
Credits 6.0The student will provide eye care services in the Primary Care Clinic at the Midwestern University Eye Institute. The student will also participate in patient care in the optical and diagnostic testing services. Students may also rotate or examine patients in specialized clinics such as contact lenses, pediatrics, vision therapy, and ocular disease/low vision. This course series focuses on progressive competence in the diagnosis treatment and management of visual dysfunction and ocular conditions. Students will additionally participate in lectures and case based clinical seminars.
OPTOG 1773: Clinical Services X
Credits 6.0The student will provide eye care services in the Primary Care Clinic at the Midwestern University Eye Institute. The student will also participate in patient care in the optical and diagnostic testing services. Students may also rotate or examine patients in specialized clinics such as contact lenses, pediatrics, vision therapy, and ocular disease/low vision. This course series focuses on progressive competence in the diagnosis treatment and management of visual dysfunction and ocular conditions. Students will additionally participate in lectures and case based clinical seminars.
OPTOG 1785: Visual Rehabilitation
Credits 3.0Visual Rehabilitation is an entry level course, which presents the fundamental knowledge of clinical low vision care and rehabilitation necessary to perform basic low vision examinations during the fourth year clinical rotation, and in a practice setting after graduation. This course is an overview of the strategies for visual rehabilitation examination of patients with visual impairments, neurological issues following traumatic brain injury, and the geriatric population in general.
OPTOG 1787: Neuro-ophthalmic Disease
Credits 2.5This course discusses the diagnosis, treatment, and management of neuro-ophthalmic diseases and ocular manifestations of neurological systemic diseases. Components of the neuro-ophthalmic examination, neuroimaging of the visual system, and specialty testing are presented. The student is introduced to case management strategies related to neuro-ophthalmic disorders.
OPTOG 1790: Evidence Based Medicine
Credits 1.5This course will focus on various aspects of evidence based medicine. Students will learn how to analyze medical literature and apply evidence-based information to patient scenarios through case presentations and group discussions.
OPTOG 1797A: Optometric Competency Course
Credits 1.0 12.00This series of courses serves to enhance the mastery of optometry skills, techniques and concepts. A course in the sequence is assigned by the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee to a student who has been academically decelerated after receiving a non-passing grade in a required course within the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. The course is assigned for 1-12 credit hours during the quarter in which a student repeats the failed course. The assigned course will include content previously completed, that is deemed critical for success in the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. This is a pass/fail course; letter grades are not assigned. A student who fails to successfully complete the assigned Optometric Competency Course will be referred to the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee and may be dismissed from the college.
OPTOG 1797B: Optometric Competency Course
Credits 1.0 12.00This series of courses serves to enhance the mastery of optometry skills, techniques and concepts. A course in the sequence is assigned by the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee to a student who has been academically decelerated after receiving a non-passing grade in a required course within the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. The course is assigned for 1-12 credit hours during the quarter in which a student repeats the failed course. The assigned course will include content previously completed, that is deemed critical for success in the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. This is a pass/fail course; letter grades are not assigned. A student who fails to successfully complete the assigned Optometric Competency Course will be referred to the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee and may be dismissed from the college.
OPTOG 1797C: Optometric Competency Course
Credits 1.0 12.00This series of courses serves to enhance the mastery of optometry skills, techniques and concepts. A course in the sequence is assigned by the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee to a student who has been academically decelerated after receiving a non-passing grade in a required course within the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. The course is assigned for 1-12 credit hours during the quarter in which a student repeats the failed course. The assigned course will include content previously completed, that is deemed critical for success in the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. This is a pass/fail course; letter grades are not assigned. A student who fails to successfully complete the assigned Optometric Competency Course will be referred to the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee and may be dismissed from the college.
OPTOG 1797D: Optometric Competency Course
Credits 1.0 12.00This series of courses serves to enhance the mastery of optometry skills, techniques and concepts. A course in the sequence is assigned by the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee to a student who has been academically decelerated after receiving a non-passing grade in a required course within the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. The course is assigned for 1-12 credit hours during the quarter in which a student repeats the failed course. The assigned course will include content previously completed, that is deemed critical for success in the Doctor of Optometry curriculum. This is a pass/fail course; letter grades are not assigned. A student who fails to successfully complete the assigned Optometric Competency Course will be referred to the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee and may be dismissed from the college.
OPTOG 1800: Clinical Services XI
Credits 18.0The fourth professional year is designed to promote continued development of the student’s emerging clinical problem-solving abilities. This is a series of full-time clinical rotations or externships comprised of patient care experiences. Students will rotate at the Midwestern University Eye Institute and at approved external rotation sites with an emphasis on direct patient care in individualized supervised clinical experiences focusing on primary care, ocular disease and optometric specialties. Clinical decision making will be enhanced through challenging patient care problems that highlight or emphasize differential diagnosis, management decisions, referral decisions and follow-up, as well as address newer techniques and procedures for diagnosis and management.
OPTOG 1810: Clinical Services XII
Credits 18.0The fourth professional year is designed to promote continued development of the student’s emerging clinical problem-solving abilities. This is a series of full-time clinical rotations or externships comprised of patient care experiences. Students will rotate at the Midwestern University Eye Institute and at approved external rotation sites with an emphasis on direct patient care in individualized supervised clinical experiences focusing on primary care, ocular disease and optometric specialties. Clinical decision making will be enhanced through challenging patient care problems that highlight or emphasize differential diagnosis, management decisions, referral decisions and follow-up, as well as address newer techniques and procedures for diagnosis and management.
OPTOG 1820: Clinical Services XIII
Credits 18.0The fourth professional year is designed to promote continued development of the student’s emerging clinical problem-solving abilities. This is a series of full-time clinical rotations or externships comprised of patient care experiences. Students will rotate at the Midwestern University Eye Institute and at approved external rotation sites with an emphasis on direct patient care in individualized supervised clinical experiences focusing on primary care, ocular disease and optometric specialties. Clinical decision making will be enhanced through challenging patient care problems that highlight or emphasize differential diagnosis, management decisions, referral decisions and follow-up, as well as address newer techniques and procedures for diagnosis and management.
OPTOG 1830: Clinical Services XIV
Credits 18.0The fourth professional year is designed to promote continued development of the student’s emerging clinical problem-solving abilities. This is a series of full-time clinical rotations or externships comprised of patient care experiences. Students will rotate at the Midwestern University Eye Institute and at approved external rotation sites with an emphasis on direct patient care in individualized supervised clinical experiences focusing on primary care, ocular disease and optometric specialties. Clinical decision making will be enhanced through challenging patient care problems that highlight or emphasize differential diagnosis, management decisions, referral decisions and follow-up, as well as address newer techniques and procedures for diagnosis and management.