OPT 309
Ocular Anatomy II
1 Unit(s) (LH 15)
Course Description
At the end of OPT 309 (Ocular Anatomy II) course, students should be able to:
1. describe the refractive media of the eye and their properties such as aqueous and vitreous
humors;
2. identify the layers of the retina and how they contribute to vision perception;
3. identify the cranial nerves that are involved with vision and eye movements;
4. describe how the eye gets its nourishments from the several blood vessels; and
5. discuss how the eye developed from the embryo.
Course Outline
The structure of the vitreous, choroid and retina. Nerve and blood supplies to the eye and orbit.
Embryology and development of the eye. Laboratory work is included.