OPT 312
General Optometry II
1 Unit(s) (LH 15)
Course Description
At the end of OPT 312 (General Optometry II) course, the students should be able to:
1. describe the procedure involved in carrying out ocular penlight examination, the recording of
the findings, and clinical implication of the findings;
2. describe the procedure involved in carrying out ocular trans-illumination test, the recording
of the findings, and clinical implication of the findings;
3. describe the procedure involved in carrying out pupillary function test, the recording and
clinical implication of the findings;
4. describe the procedure involved in carrying out version and vergence test, the recording of
the findings, and clinical implication of the findings;
5. describe the procedure used in assessing far and near point of accommodation, the recording
and clinical implication of the findings;
6. eplain how to use a raf rule and a placido disc, the pattern of recording findings of these tests
and the clinical significance of the findings;
7. conduct munson sign and ocular palpation assessments, the recording of findings and clinical
significance of findings;
8. discuss perimetry, the types and their basic features;
9. conduct different tests/device used in colour vision assessment, the procedure, recording, and
clinical significance of findings;
10. explain the working principle of a retinoscope; the procedure, recording, and clinical
implications of retinoscopic findings;
11. describe the working principle of a keratometer; the procedure, recording, and clinical
implications of findings in keratometry; and
12. describe the working principle of an ophthalmoscope; the procedure, recording, and clinical
implications of ophthalmoscopic findings.
Course Outline
Clinical techniques used to evaluate the optical properties of the eye; theory and measurement
of visual acuity and retinoscopy. An introduction to keratometry, ophthalmoscopy and external
examination techniques. Accommodation: Its measurement and relationship to convergence.
Ocular deviations: phorias, tropias, and an introduction to their measurement.