655-441 Diagnosis of Ocular Disease I

This subject is only available to BOptom students.

Optometry 655-321; 655-341; 655-028 or 655-328; 655-330 or 655-332; 655-351 or 655-359; and Microbiology 526-306.

Optometry 655-430, 655-451 and 655-461.

Since optometry is a first point of entry into the Australian health care system, optometrists have an obligation to correctly diagnose ocular disease and systemic disease having ocular manifestations. The objectives of 655-441 and its companion subject 655-442 are to develop understanding in these conditions and to lay the basis for clinical decision-making and problem solving as required in the complete optometric examination and subsequent management of patients. On completion of 655-441, students will be thoroughly familiar with the nature, course and prognosis of anterior eye disease and glaucoma, and appreciate the various differential diagnoses. The subject builds on past learning by covering the pathology, cause, course, differential diagnoses and management of ocular diseases and of systemic diseases having ocular manifestations.

A 30-minute written examination held mid-semester (10%); a 2-hour written examination in the examination period (75%); a slide test on eye disease recognition held in the examination period (15%).

• C J Rapuano & W-J Heng, Cornea: colour atlas and synopsis of clinical ophthalmology. New York, McGraw-Hill, Medical Publishing Division, 2003 (or later edition).
• D J Rhee, Glaucoma: colour atlas and synopsis of clinical ophthalmology. New York, McGraw-Hill, Medical Publishing Division, 2003 (or later edition).

N.B. The Colour Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Ophthalmology Series is also available as a five-volume set.

• J J Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology. 5th edn, Oxford Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003 (or later edition).
• R Penne, Oculoplastics: colour atlas and synopsis of clinical ophthalmology. New York, McGraw-Hill, Medical Publishing Division, 2003 (or later edition).