Primary Optometry Clinic

At the end of OPT 503 (Primary Optometry Clinic) course, the students should be able to: 1. prepare patients and give them instruction on eye examination; 2. perform routine optometric examination under supervision of an optometrist; 3. examine the posterior segment of the eye with the aid of ophthalmoscope; 4. detect refractive errors using basic retinoscopy; and 5. perform subjective refraction from refining retinoscopy findings.

Examination, diagnosis, and treatment of patients/clients in the optometry clinic under the supervision of an Optometrist. Emphasis is placed on routine optometric examination and detection of refractive errors and any other oculo-visual disorders.