Bachelor of Optometry

mirrors and lenses, properties of the images formed on the retina, optics of the eye, study of light, its properties and its interaction with matter.

concept of eye as an optical instrument, optical components of eye, types of refractive errors, clinical approach in diagnosis and management of various types of refractive errors.

Advanced learning of design, methods of different ophthalmic instruments and its diagnostic procedures in eye care

spectacle lenses and frames, their materials, types, advantages and disadvantages, calculations involved, when and how to prescribe, the construction, design application and development of lenses, particularly the methods of calculating their power and effect.

commonly used optometric instruments, its basic principle, description and usage in clinical practice.

various clinical refraction procedures, pediatric optommetry, special population,neuro optometric evaluation, sports vision etc

Theoretical aspects of Binocular Vision, ocular mobility, clinical application, normal binocular vision and space perception, Gross anatomy and physiology of extraocular muscles, various binocular vision anomalies, its diagnostic approaches and management

Science of low vision, epidemiology aspect of visual impairment, types of low vision devices and its optical principles, clinical approach of the low vision patients, assistive devices for totally visually challenged, art of prescribing low vision devices, training the low vision patients and other rehabilitation measures, causes of Low vision, functional and psychosocial consequences, best suitable low vision care through functional assistive devices and rehabilitation.

Fundamentals of ocular lens, theoretical and practical aspects of Contact Lenses.

basic biological, biochemical and pathogenic characteristics of pathogenic organisms.

gross, functional and applied anatomy, various structures in the eye and adnexa, structure and connections between the various parts of the central nervous system and the eye, normal functioning of all structures of the eye and their interactions, physiological aspects of normal growth and development of the eye, the phenomenon of vision

Structure ,function and interrelationship of biomolecules and consequences of deviation from the normal, Integration of various aspects of metabolism and their regulatory pathways, Understand metabolic processes taking place in different ocular structures.

To understand various ocular diseases affecting various parts of the eyes. It covers clinical signs and symptoms, cause, pathophysiological mechanism, diagnostic approach, differential diagnosis and management aspects of the ocular diseases.

Definition, classification, clinical diagnosis, complications and management of various systemic diseases with its ocular manifestations.

Fundamentals of public health, basic sciences of public health optometry, community optometry, epidemiology of vision problems especially focused on Indian scenerio, case studies

actions, uses, adverse effects and mode of administration of drugs related to eyes, application and interpretation, clinical optometry procedures in routine optometric examination

Fundamentals on qualitative and quantitative research methods, biostatistics and statistical application on vision data, data analysis, basic principles of research and methods, inferences from the research findings, field project