Research Studies in Vision and Optometry (OPTO90025)

Note: This subject is only available to students enrolled in the Doctor of Optometry.

This subject aims to introduce the student to the research culture in the discipline by involvement in an investigation in vision science under the supervision of a member of the academic staff. The project will usually involve an in-depth appraisal of the scientific literature and, as appropriate to the topic, the use of biochemical, molecular biological, pharmacological, neurophysiological, psychophysical, computational, epidemiological or advanced clinical techniques. The practical component of the project will be typically undertaken as a collaborative team effort and a manuscript prepared by each student separately. There will be a series of lectures/tutorials that will provide students with the fundamentals of statistics that optometry students and newly graduated optometrists need to know to facilitate evidence-based practice. More complex research statistics will be covered in the group research project.