655-540 Ocular Disease Management

This subject is only available to BOptom students.

Optometry 655-422, 655-430, 655-442 and 655-462.

Optometry 655-510 and 655-520.

This subject provides a detailed approach to the clinical management of ocular disease and builds upon the previous didactic studies on ocular disease and pathology. Students will gain a detailed knowledge of the practical management of patients with a wide range of ocular conditions. Students will observe and manage patients under supervision in the disease clinics of the Victorian College of Optometry. They will attend clinics of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital to gain exposure to a wide range of acute and chronic presentations of ocular disease. Training will incorporate the therapeutic management of ocular disease and the develop skills in the shared care co-management of patients with ophthalmology.

This subject should develop a student's

• written and verbal communication skills

• interpersonal skill by working as part of team

• ability to work independently when appropriate

• ability to synthesise disparate information into a coherent framework

Progressive assessment of clinical work throughout the year (30%); practical skills tests, written clinical reports (4 reports of 2000 words each) and oral examinations throughout the year (20%); a 3-hour written examination in the second semester examination period (50%). Satisfactory completion of all components of assessment is necessary to pass the subject.

A reading list will be provided.