HMO304 - Principles and Practice of Optometry 2

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):2
EFTSL value:0.250
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Natalie Watt
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in D302 Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry

Prerequisite:

HMO203 and HMO204

Corequisite:

HMO303

Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

3 x 2 hours practical experience (clinical skills)
1 x 2 hour dispensing practical experience (workshop) per week for 10 weeks of trimester
1 x 8 hours of transition to Clinical Practice, practical experience (workshop)
Up to 70 hours of professional experience (clinical placement) across the trimester

Content

In this unit students will build on the foundations developed in HMO203 and HMO204. They will gain further skills in history-taking and patient examination. They will continue to apply other competencies defined by the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ) including diagnosis, patient management, recording of clinical data and practical application of ophthalmic dispensing principles. They will further explore legal and ethical issues drawn from the problem-based learning cases presented in HMO303 and gain clinical knowledge and skills in professional practice associated with the cases through clinical skills seminars. In addition, students will consider in more depth public and population health implications in identifying and managing the conditions presented in the cases. Clinical skills seminars will develop skills based on the cases including developmental and refractive disorders of vision, ocular pathology, and systemic disorders of vision. Transition to clinical practice workshops will prepare students for clinical residential placement and highlight topical issues in optometric practice. Finally, students will be introduced to research methodology in preparation for an extended clinical research project, which will be commenced in later units.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Demonstrate and apply proficiency in operating clinical tools that are used to assess the structure and function of the eye.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO2

Describe and classify various refractive and ocular conditions.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO3

Collect and communicate data regarding the structure and function of the eye using clinical tools.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4

Compare and contrast the clinical data collected with findings reported in the clinical and scientific literature.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO5

Demonstrate the principles of optical dispensing and determine how these are applied in an optometric practice.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO6

Practice professional and ethical behaviour in the group and clinical activities, including respect for cultural and social issues.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO7

Demonstrate competency in a range of clinical skills relevant to course stage and required for ongoing advancement through the course.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Trimester 2:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1: Clinical skills video

Video - 10 minutes 25%
  • Week 5

Assessment 2: Group communication skills workshop and Individual Reflection

Written reflective report - 1500 words

25%

  • Week 9
Assessment 3: Clinical case report 2000 words 35%
  • Week 11
Assessment 4: Dispensing examination Practical test 15%
  • End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

  • Demonstrate competency on two occasions in each of 4 clinical skills, as described in AT1
  • Successful completion of Professionalism and Placement (P & P) requirements, as defined in the Optometry P & P guide

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HMO304 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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