Physiological Optics I

At the end of OPT 310 (Physiological Optics I) course, students should be able to: 1. identify the various ocular tissue structures with optical properties; 2. identify the contribution(s) of the various tissues to the optics of the eye; 3. identify and know the features of a schematic eye and the different types of schematic eye; 4. define the different types of refractive errors, their presentation and characteristics; 5. describe optical aberration and the different types of optical aberrations; 6. describe what optometer is, the different types of optometer and their features; 7. explain what visual acuity entails, its notations, and the different ways it can be assessed; 8. differentiate between visual acuity and vernier acuity; 9. explain purkinje images in relation to ocular surfaces’ reflections as well as uses of the purkinje images; and 10. demonstrate refractive errors, optical aberrations, acuity, optometer, and purkinje images in a laboratory set-up.

The eye as an optical instrument; reduced and schematic eyes; anomalies of refraction and optical aberrations of the eye. The Badal optometer; resolution and visual acuity. Laboratory work is included.