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 526-306 Microbiology (Optometry)

Note

Only available to B Optom students.

Credit Points

0

Coordinator

Ms. S. Uren

Prerequisites

Enrolment in the third year of the Optometry course.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

24 lectures (two a week) and 4 hours practical work

Subject Description

By the end of the subject students should have an appreciation of:

  • the range of infections of the eye that may be caused by bacteria, viruses, chlamydiae, fungi and protozoa

  • how infections spread from person to person and may be transmitted by optometrists

  • how infection is prevented in the optometrist's practice by appropriate aseptic technique and methods of sterilisation and disinfection

  • the principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy

  • the principles of immunity and epidemiology.

Assessment

A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination.



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