OD 276 - Principles of Refraction I

Credit Hours: 3

A course designed to assist the student in the study and application of clinical refraction of the eye. It is designed for licensed opticians and opticianry students in understanding the application of a vision examination.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

differentiate the distribution, influences, and components of the refractive status of the eye;
discuss the etiology, types, causes, symptoms, testing, and treatment of the abnormalities of the eye;
evaluate the clinical application of Sturm’s Conoid;
analyze the relationship of accommodation and presbyopia;
discuss versions and vergences and the relationship to abnormal vision;
explain anisometropia and aniseikonia;
evaluate eye strain;
calculate visual acuity; and
explain procedures in performing an external exam, preliminary test, field charting, and color vision testing.

Prerequisites: The student must be either (a) licensed optician or (b) student registered in an opticianry program in NYS.
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