Unit details
HMO304 - Principles and Practice of Optometry 2
| Offered at: | (G) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in H310 Bachelor of Vision Science |
| Unit chair: | C Woods (G) and S Bentley (G) |
| Prerequisite: | HMO203 and HMO204 |
| Corequisite: | HMO303 |
| Contact hours: | 3 x 2 hours of clinical skills tutorials; and up to 5 hours of supporting lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials and practicals per week for 10 weeks of trimester. Two x 5 hours of symposia and up to 3 x 4 days of clinical placements across the trimester |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
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 and recording of clinical data. 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. In addition, students will consider in more depth public and population health implications in identifying and managing the conditions presented in the cases. The cases will be based on developmental and refractive disorders of vision, ocular pathology, and systemic disorders of vision. Students will explore cutting edge knowledge about ocular appliances, pathophysiology and management of disease through symposia delivered by field experts. Finally, students will be introduced to research methodology in preparation for an extended clinical research project, which will be commenced in later units.
Assessment
6 x clinical task assessments, spread across the Trimester, each 10% and a hurdle requirement; examination (1.5 hours) 30%; peer and tutor review of professional behaviour across the trimester 10%.
Successful completion of all rostered clinical placements is a hurdle requirement.
Prescribed texts
Hrynchak P (editor). Procedures in Clinical Optometry 2013/14. Waterloo, ON: University of Waterloo; 2013
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $2090 | $2090 | $5820 | $5974 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
