Refraction and Refractive Error

Module code: OPT4002-B

Module Aims

 

To provide students with a fundamental understanding of the principles underlying refraction and associated visual assessment. To develop an understanding of the effect of ametropia on unaided vision and to understand how this interacts with patient age and accommodation. To develop the basic clinical skills needed for objective and subjective refraction and visual acuity assessment.

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