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Clinical practice with emphasis on total scope of optometric patient care including general care of children, adults and geriatric populations; diagnosis of ocular disease; contact lenses; visual training and dispensing.

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.

Examination, diagnosis, treatment and management of pediatric and geriatric patients exhibiting various forms of low vision and visual challenges/impairments.

An investigation is carried out in specialised areas of optometry under the supervision of academic staff and a thesis embodying the results is submitted and defended at the end.

Introduction to the basic principles of scientific research. Literature search and review of current literature. Conceptualisation and definition of research problems. Experimental design; project planning; work plan and budget; Data collection; data analysis; review of statistical methods; interpretation of results; conclusion and referencing. Format for project write-up. Preparation / seminar write-up and presentation of data as oral and poster on selected research topic. 500 Level

Recent developments in Optometry. Current research methods, advantages and disadvantages. Review of current literature. Current diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, advantages and drawbacks.

Laboratory exercises in Orthoptics, Geriatric, Paediatric Clinics. Use of instruments and techniques in these fields.

Overview of requisites for normal binocular vision. Incidence and classification of strabismus and amblyopia. Neuro-physiological basis for binocular vision. Causes of strabismus and amblyopia. Adaptive conditions commonly associated with strabismus. Clinical characteristics of eyes with amplyopia. Routine examination of strabismus patients and anisometropic amblyopes. Clinical work is included. Techniques learned in theory lectures are practiced with basic instrumentation.

Opportunity identification (Sources of business opportunities in Nigeria, environmental scanning, demand and supply gap/unmet needs/market gaps/market research, unutilised resources, Social and climate conditions and technology adoption gap). New business development (business planning, market research). Entrepreneurial finance (Venture capital, equity finance, micro finance, personal savings, small business investment organisations and business plan competition). Entrepreneurial marketing and e-commerce (Principles of marketing, customer acquisition & retention, B2B, C2C and B2C models of e-commerce, first mover advantage, e- commerce business models and successful e-Commerce companies,). Small business management/family business: Leadership & management, basic book keeping, nature of family business and family business growth model. Negotiation and business communication (Strategy and tactics of negotiation/bargaining, Traditional and modern business communication methods). Opportunity discovery demonstrations (Business idea generation presentations, Business idea contest, brainstorming sessions, idea pitching). Technological solutions (The concept of market/customer solution, customer solution and emerging technologies, business applications of new technologies - Artificial intelligence (AI), virtual/mixed reality (VR), Internet of things (IoTs), Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Renewable energy and many others. Digital business and e-commerce strategies).