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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
OP204BVisual Optics and Refraction IICompulsory244
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to learn the correction of visual defects.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Harun YÜCEL
Learning Outcomes
1Learning to correct visual defects with glasses.
2To learn the correction of visual defects with contact lenses.
3Learning the optical properties of the eye after the correction of visual defects.
Mode of Delivery
Second Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Correction of myopia with glasses, correction of hyperopia with glasses, correction of astigmatism with glasses, anisometropia, correction of presbyopia with glasses, correction of refractive errors with surgical methods, correction of refraction errors with contact lenses, use of prismatic glasses, properties and use of assistive devices for low vision
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Correction of refractive errors with glasses, effects of vertex distance and correction with contact lenses
2Location of far and near points after correction of refractive errors with glasses and contact lenses
3Correction of presbyopia
4Correction of astigmatism and prescribing according to the rule
5Eye movements, eye deviation defects and correction with prismatic glasses
6Accommodative Convergence (AC value) and the effect of correction with glasses or contact lenses on the AC value
7Sample Question Solution
8MIDTERM EXAM
9Retinal image size, anisometropia, and anisoconia
10Effect of eyeglasses and contact lens correction on retinal image size, Knapp's rule
11Advantages and disadvantages of glasses and contact lenses
12Surgical methods for the correction of visual defects
13Other medical equipment to aid vision, telescopes
14Other vision aids, magnifying glasses and prismatic glasses
15Sample Question Solution
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Görme Optiği ve Refraksiyonu, Ahmet Özer, Türkiye Optik ve Optometrik Meslekler Birliği-Derneği 2. Geometrical and Visual Optics: A Clinical Introduction, Steven H. Schwartz, McGraw-Hill Education, 2013 3. Clinical Optics, Basic and Clinical Science Course 3, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2018
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)107
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