31516301Ophthalmic Pre-Testing
Course Information
Description
This course covers the history of optometry, relationships between optometry, ophthalmology and opticianry and various paraprofessional careers in vision care. Involves study of and practical experience in patient pre-testing such as case history, visual acuity, color vision, pupil evaluation and depth perception as well as the specialized testing procedures such as keratometry and blood pressure.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
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Analyze Professional Conduct, Grooming and DressAssessment Strategiesparticipating in classroom and group discussioncompleting homework assignmentpresenting an article reviewcompleting a quizCriterialearner displays professional opthalmic grooming and dresslearner exhibits professional ophthalmic conductlearner differentiates factors of unprofessional and professional dresslearner summarizes professional imagelearner identifies factors that influence office professional image
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Operates Refracting Unit and Examines EquipmentAssessment Strategiescompleting a lab assignmentparticipation in classroom and group discussioncompleting a skill checkoutcompleting a quizCriterialearner performs patient positioning in refracting chairlearner identifies the components of the refracting unitlearner operates the refracting unitlearner differentiates the ophthalmic instruments on the refracting unitlearner identifies the lab equipmentlearner summarizes the purpose of the lab equipment
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Perform Patient Case HistoryAssessment Strategiesparticipating in classroom and group discussioncompleting a lab assignmentcompleting a homework assignmentpresenting an article reviewcompleting a quizCriterialearner obtains patient case historylearner identifies the components of the case history formlearner identifies gross abnormalities in the patientlearner summarizes the functions of the case historylearner identifies the reasons for a "review of systems" approach to case historylearner explores the chief complaint of the case historylearner differentiates the types of questions asked during the case historylearner differentiates the types of headaches
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Perform Visual AcuityAssessment Strategiesparticipating in classroom and group discussionpresenting an article reviewcompleting homework assignmentcompleting lab assignmentcompleting a skill checkoutcompleting a quizCriterialearner summarizes snellen fractionlearner analyzes factors influencing visual acuitylearner measures patient's visual acuitylearner examines visual acuitylearner differentiates types of snellen chartslearner constructs the snellen optotypeslearner explains the procedure for visual acuity measurementlearner summarizes low vision and legal blindnesslearner differentiates special instruments for measuring visual acuity
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Perform Entrance TestsAssessment Strategiesparticipating in classroom and group discussioncompleting homework assignmentscompleting lab assignmentscompleting a practical lab examinationcompleting a quizCriterialearner measures patient's pupillary distancelearner performs cover testlearner interprets cover test resultslearner performs pupil evaluationlearner measures patient's stereopsislearner measures patient's color visionlearner differentiates types of color vision testing bookletslearner measures patient's convergencelearner measures patient's accommodationlearner determines patient's dominant eyelearner examines patient's eye movementlearner performs pupil evaluationlearner confirms results of cover test using Maddox Rodlearner summarizes heterotropia and heterophoria
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Perform KeratometryAssessment Strategiesparticipating in classroom and group discussionparticipating in lab activitiescompleting homework assignmentcompleting lab assignmentcompleting a quizCriterialearner identifies types of corneal astigmatismlearner identifies component's of the keratometerlearner performs routine keratometer maintenancelearner measures patient's corneal curvaturelearner calculates amount of corneal astigmatismlearner estimates total ocular astigmatism
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Perform SphygmomanometryAssessment Strategiescompleting a video review activityparticipating in classroom and group discussioncompleting lab assignmentcompleting homework assignmentcompleting a quizCriterialearner measures patient's blood pressurelearner summarizes blood pressure referral criterialearner differentiates types of blood pressure equipmentlearner summarizes sphygmomanometerlearner identifies components of the sphygmomanometerlearner identifies the korotoff soundslearner differentiates methods of blood pressure measurementlearner identifies causes of hypertensionlearner identifies treatment drugs for hypertension
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Analyze Ophthalmic ProfessionsAssessment Strategiesparticipating in classroom and group discussioncompleting homework assignmentpresenting an article reviewcompleting a quizCriterialearner differentiates ophthalmic professionslearner summarizes Optometrist, Ophthalmologist and Opticianlearner summarizes the history of Optometrylearner identifies the national, state and local organization for the ophthalmic professions
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Analyze Ophthalmic ParaprofessionalsAssessment Strategiesparticipating in classroom and group discussioncompleting a homework assignmentpresenting an interview of an optometric techniciancompleting a quizCriterialearner differentiates ophthalmic paraprofessionslearner differentiates the services/duties of an optometric technicianlearner examines the goals of an optometric technicianlearner identifies the national and state organizations for ophthalmic paraprofessions