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Cardiff University, BSc (Hons), Optometry (with a preliminary year)

Cardiff University
 United Kingdom
Year 1: Foundation studies. Year 2: Introduction to new terminology and concepts (extension of A-level knowledge) with emphasis on physiology, biochemistry and optics; introduction to visual optics, physiology of vision, clinical methods and dispensing techniques. Year 3: Expansion of foundation subjects; anatomy of the eye and visual pathways (lectures and practical sessions); visual optics and ophthalmic instrumentation; optometric clinical techniques; contact with patients; pathology; contact lenses; occupational vision; drugs. Year 4: Clinical emphasis (8 hours per week with patients in Department's Open Clinic); contact lenses; low vision analysis; binocular vision anomalies; regular attendance at hospital clinics (particularly with respect to ocular pathology); law; professional ethics; practice; patient management.

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