Successful students can demonstrate to the examiners that they have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of optics relevant to the practise of ophthalmology. Particular emphasis is placed on the topics of physical, geometrical, physiological and instrument optics. The advanced material covered provides the students with an opportunity to explore the subject in depth which fulfills the requirements for a post-graduate level qualification. On completion of this unit of study, students can describe the physical properties of light and lasers with particular reference to their interaction with the eye and instruments and they are able to describe the geometrical principles of light and the laws governing lights interaction with materials. They can outline the optical properties, limitations and image formation of common ophthalmic instruments and the design aspects that improve image quality and describe the physiological optics of the human eye and how it is evaluated and the normal changes of accommodation with age. They will understand the use of optical instruments for this purpose and can describe the process of objective and subjective refraction and how this impacts prescription of spectacles, contact lenses or the surgical management of ametropia.
Unit details and rules
Unit code | OPSC5003 |
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Academic unit | Save Sight Institute |
Credit points | 9 |
Prohibitions
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None |
Prerequisites
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OPSC5001 |
Corequisites
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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Undergraduate knowledge of physics relating to light and optics |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Con Petsoglou, constantinos.petsoglou@sydney.edu.au |
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