OD 275 - Introduction to Principles of Refraction

Credit Hours: 2

A course designed to assist the student in the study of clinical refraction of the eye. Topics include the following: etiology, types, causes, symptoms, testing and treatment of eye abnormalities; accommodation and presbyopia; versions and vergences; anisometropia and aniseikonia; external examination, preliminary and subjective tests; retinoscopy; twenty-one point refractive examination.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of first, second and third semester Ophthalmic Dispensing Program courses.
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