Preclinical Optometry Refresher (OPTO90029)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Year Long |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Note: This subject is only available to students enrolled in the Doctor of Optometry. Students will only enrol in this subject on the instruction of the OD Progress Committee.
This subject provides students with the opportunity to maintain the clinical skills developed through the completion of the subject OPTO90024 Preclinical Optometry, by providing further practice and training in the optometric procedures for the examination of the eyes and the treatment of common visual disorders. On completion of the subject, students will be able to investigate a patient’s visual problems, make a diagnosis, and plan an appropriate course of management for common conditions. Practical sessions maintain a student's skill in taking and recording a routine patient history, investigating an ocular complaint, completing a comprehensive refractive examination, and performing a routine screen to detect overt visual dysfunction.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should:
- identify and assess the structure and function of the normal human eye and visual system; and
- conduct a basic clinical ocular examination using key ophthalmic equipment and skills according to current best-practice standards.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
- integrate knowledge from different domains;
- value the collection and recording of accurate and complete data; and
- reflect upon and identify deficiencies in knowledge, skills and attitudes and consider strategies to address those deficiencies.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTO90024 | Preclinical Optometry | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Corequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTO90027 | Integrated Ophthalmic Sciences | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
75 |
Non-allowed subjects
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
3x 45-min Clinical proficiency examinations
| Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: Attendance at all preclinical duties | N/A |
Additional details
Students will be given the opportunity to retake failed components of assessment during semester.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Year Long
Coordinator Jia Jia Lek Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 4 hrs pratical and clinical work per week Total time commitment 160 hours Teaching period 3 March 2025 to 26 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 14 March 2025 Census date 2 June 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2025 Assessment period ends 21 November 2025
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Subject notes
Students should have an approved direct ophthalmoscope and retinoscope, gonioprism, binocular indirect ophthalmoscope, two fundus lenses, white coat, pre-focused pen torch or transilluminator, inter-pupillary rule, cover paddle, and a set of four flippers (lenses and prisms). Students are strongly advised to purchase their own equipment, which they will continue to use during their course and after graduation. However, those students who do not have their own equipment will be able to borrow equipment for classes. Students are required to conform to prescribed dress and conduct requirements when assigned to all clinical duties with patients.
- Related Handbook entries
Last updated: 4 March 2025