OPT 111 Basic Optometry
Introduction to optometric examination technique, theory and application. Strategies of optometric procedure sequencing. Emphasis on chair skills to include case history, visual acuity, stereopsis, color vision, Amsler grid, extra-ocular muscles, accommodation, convergence, confrontation visual fields, and pupillary reflexes. Medical interviewing techniques, health history content, medical record documentation, introduction to diagnosis of the visual system. Lectures will incorporate the theory of the procedures and proper sequencing. Laboratory will emphasize the performance of the procedures accurately and efficiently.